kikkapi20
I love this show! It's one of the best dramatic shows that I've seen in quite some time, with splashes of humor thrown in for good measure. That's only partly why 'A Touch of Frost' is such a good TV show.avid Jason does the author's character, Jack Frost, justice, with his portrayal. He adds humor and pathos to him, thereby making him that much more of a realistic character and a better policeman overall. That's what gives this show flavor overall -- just seeing that irrelevant humor every now and then, helps to make the show worth watching. The chemistry within the cast is good as well, they seem to get along well and they're all good actors. I look forward to seeing every new episode that comes out on DVD, due to all of that. One of my favorite scenes was in either season nine or ten (pardon me if I got the season wrong -- it's been a while since I've seen them), when Jack got the promotion (even though he threw away the infamous "Grey Mullet" -- that was one of my favorite running gags from that show, it never failed to make me laugh) and as he was leaving the show, everyone saluted him. It was a class act all the way, and I loved how he kept the picture of himself in dress uniform, it showed how much he had grown as a character. Hopefully the new season will come out soon enough on DVD, so I can again watch Frost and company go after the bad guys with class and style.Please bring back the good shows!
l_rawjalaurence
A TOUCH OF FROST is one of those detective series that seems particularly British in terms of structure; a leisurely plot-development with plenty of red herrings, lots of establishing shots to create 'mood,' followed by shot/reverse shots to create character-development, and a focus on the central character's private as well as public self. David Jason has a great time in the leading role: the camera highlights his facial tics that communicate much more than words ever can. He always has been a superb actor, both in straight as well as comic parts. The fictional town of 'Denton' where the action is set, is portrayed as a typically British provincial town; neither violent nor idyllic, but somewhere where crime inevitably takes place. Some of the episodes seem a little quaint now, in view of the social and political changes taking place in Britain over the last two decades; but they are still watchable as pieces of middlebrow entertainment.
petra-59
"A Touch of Frost" is one of many British Police Crime dramas: Midsomer Murders, Taggart, Morse, Wycliffe there seem to be several of them. But Frost is undoubtedly the best. The handful of novels by R.D. Wingfield that inspired this series, are complex and deeply satisfying. The TV series is first class. The stories are good, and the characters real and believable. Frost, thank goodness, is flawed. He seems to be incapable of sustaining a relationship with a woman. His relationship with Chief Superintendent Mullet is not the one-dimensional one of animosity that we have come to expect in police shows. Mullet shows a grudging respect for Frost, and Frost, untidy and hating paperwork, seems to have some respect for Horn-Rim Harry, as he refers to his superior officer. Certainly Mullet occasionally protects Frost from his own impetuousness. Frost is not above bending the rules, even going so far as to frame a suspect he is certain committed a series of crimes. And there is humour in this series, something lacking in most police shows, a lightening of the tension. There are no car chases, no foul language, and no fighting. But the series is tops. There are 36 episodes in the 12 series released on DVD. And those episodes will provide excellent entertainment for the discerning viewer.
Ray Massart
Indeed an excellent series.David Jason who is is well-known to British audiences for his outstanding performance in "Only Fools and Horses" is unique as a true-to-life inspector who combines wit, arrogance, empathy and so many other human traits which are common to us all.No artificial settings here: each episode brings us down to earth by its startling sense of reality.The supporting cast consists of experienced actors with among others an excellent chief-inspector Mullet who is maddened by Frost's seemingly indifferent attitude and in a constant state of extreme tension due to his neurotic desire to please his superiors. The antagonism between Frost and Mullet is the key to many hilarious encounters. Although "Inspector Morse" was also an excellent series, the uncomplicated and sometimes even vulgar Frost offers the advantage of being a character we are more likely to encounter in everyday life. Update: June 2007: David Jason, now 67, has apparently signed a contract to act as Frost in at least two further episodes during the three coming years.
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