True Confessions (23 Feb. 1997)

Returning from holiday, Frost investigates a drowning death in the river, but the autopsy reveals she was drowned in a bathtub.

Director:

Sandy Johnson

Writers:

R.D. Wingfield (characters), Michael Russell (screenplay)

Stars:

David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Anthony Calf

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Jason	...	D.I. Frost
Bruce Alexander	...	Supt. Mullett
Anthony Calf	...	James Barr
David Beames	...	Alec Barr
John Lyons	...	D.S. Toolan
Eoin McCarthy	...	Father Sullivan
Isla Blair	...	Rosalie Martin
Gwyneth Powell	...	Kitty Rayford
Yolanda Vazquez	...	Jeanette Barr
Noel Johnson	...	Father Clark
Jason Riddington	...	Richard Sheridan
Jane Wymark	...	Fiona Barr
Kenneth Cope	...	Charlie Fairclough
David McKail	...	Dr. McKenzie
Alexandra Gilbreath	...	Jackie Sheridan

Storyline

Just back from a holiday in Spain with his friend Kitty Rayford, DI Jack Frost investigates the death of Jeanette Barr, found on a nearby riverbank. The autopsy reveals that although she downed, it more likely happened in her bathtub and in the river. In the course of the investigation, Frost learns that she was having an affair with Richard Sheridan, a graphic designer who worked for her husband and his brother but he has an alibi for the time of her death. Jeanette's husband, Jack Barr, is known to Frost from when he investigated the murder of his first wife 10 years previously. Unfortunately someone is already serving a sentence for that killing and Jack finds himself suspended while an internal investigation takes place.

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Plot Keywords:

autopsy | drowning | jack frost | bath salt | art deco | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1997 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Excelsior Group Productions, Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 102 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

D.S. Toolan: Of all the cars in all the world, you had to bump into mine.
D.I. Frost: Yes, and that's the worst Peter Lorre impression I've ever heard.
D.S. Toolan: Yes. It's Bogart.

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Connections

References Casablanca (1942)

User Reviews

Confess your sins.....

Jack Frost is on the case of a murdered woman. It seems her husband had killed her, but is it really that simple? It turns out that this man was also under investigation 10 years previously....

Frost discusses his case with his former boss, but has he got something to hide? That's the least of Jack Frost's problems however...

Cue Cassandra from Only Fools and Horses and there is certainly great rivalry between Gwyneth Strong and David Jason, but you can never shy away from the fact that these two are really the best of friends! As usual with A Touch of Frost, you get a great storyline mixed with intrigue and a super conclusion - True Confessions is certainly that.