Touch of Frost, A

The character Jack Frost, real name Detective Inspector William Frost but commonly just known by his surname is one of the great creations from the acting talent that is David Jason whose comic character Del Boy has a place in the Brtish publics heart well Frost also has a place in most people affections. When you think of all the police heroes of American TV shows with their chiselled good looks surrounded by other beautiful peopl well you realise that Frost is the complete opposite of these, more Columbo than Miami Vice, he is a scruffy dishevelled fifty something who is always pulling scraps of paper out of his coat pockets and lives off junk food and ...  Read the complete review

R.D.Wingfield wrote the books and David Jason, in my opinion, has brought Jack Frost to life in a superb way for television. Two hours of great drama which I look forward to as I've never yet been disappointed. There are usually two storylines in each episode involving crimes plus there are often 'lighthearted' ones referring to (eg) Jack's failure to pay his bills on time, several tenants, his food habits and an unsuccessful love life , which usually add to the entertainment. One particular drama that sits in my mind is where one of the actors has Down's Syndrome and was a suspect in a murder investigation - brilliant ...  Read the complete review

A Touch of Frost is the ITV detective drama series based on thd character created by R D Wingfield. It stars David Jason as Detective Inspector William Frost, known as Jack to all who meet him, and is a hard hitting detective drama. The detective is very experienced but something of a rebel, and often grates on his superiors, in particular Superintendent Mullet, played by Brice Alexander. The majority of the cases Frost takes on he is accompanied in some way by Detective Sergeant George Toolan, played by John Lyons. These three characters seem to be the main three throughout the episodes, and all actors do very well in bringing their characters to the ...  Read the complete review

I first started watching A Touch of Frost because I had read the books by R.D Wingfield on which the show is based. The books are absolutely amazing and I was not at all convinced that the TV series would be able to recreate the magic of the books. However, I soon realised that this was not the case. There are certainly differences between DI Jack Frost in the books and the one that you meet in the TV version. In the books he is a chain smoker, a little bit of a drinker and he makes outrages remarks about pretty much every woman he comes into contact with whether they are victims of crimes or not. This is not the case in the series, where he is more politically correct. ...  Read the complete review

A Touch of Frost is the highly successful crime drama produced by ITV1, which is currently enjoying a re-run of old episodes. Based on the books by R. D. Wingfield, the format is a series of 2-hour self-contained episodes starring David Jason as the irascible and sarcastic bumbling detective inspector, Jack Frost, of Denton division. If you’ve read any of the books, then you will notice subtle differences in the book character, and the portrayal by David Jason. You don’t get all the bawdy humour, or the cigarette puffing and alcohol swilling. However, David Jason does present an instantly likeable character, who can best be described as a British ...  Read the complete review