Hot as Frost (Touch of Frost, A)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Touch of Frost, A
Date:	12/05/09 (35 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great detective series

Disadvantages: Have to live off repeats

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 eating on the go.

The success of this ITV crime programme rested firmly on the character acting of Jason however he was well supported by Brice Alexander as his commanding officer Superintendant Mullet who despaired at Jacks maverick style and total disregard for authority and also John Lyons as Sergeant Toolan.

There was a gritty quality to these murder crime episodes and the plots were well constructed and had a realness about them that I found I could relate to.

Frost was on our screens in the days when ITV was enjoying a good period as we also had Morse to enjoy, sadly they have failed to find anything to match either Frost or Morse since they both left our screens.

Summary: Great crime show