Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
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Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
Season 2 episodes
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Frost is assigned a new, West Indian detective constable, Clive Tanner; transferred in to help him investigate a string of commercial burglaries, which leads him to a black family on the local Eastdean estate, that he calls ""the crime academy"", while feeling guilt over the death of one of his informants. Will the arrest of the apparent culprit lead to accusations of police racism?
Episode credits
Directed by Roger BamfordWritten by Christopher RussellGuest stars Billy Hartman, Jane Wall, Neil Phillips, Lennie James, Bill Stewart, Bill Rourke, George Thompson, Christopher Rickwood
Frost investigates a series of break-ins and brutal attacks at the homes of elderly people. He is helped by a female detective, DS Lawson, who also offers him advice on his personal life.
Episode credits
Directed by Roy BattersbyWritten by Richard Harris, Richard HarrisGuest stars Lindy Whiteford, Clara Salaman, Steven Mackintosh, Margery Mason, Peter Benson, Sally Dexter, Neil Phillips, Christopher Fulford
Upon investigation, Frost discovers that the apparently accidental death of a drug addict was actually murder. He also decides to confront an aspect of his own past.
Episode credits
Directed by John GlenisterWritten by Richard Harris, Richard HarrisGuest stars Paul Moriarty, Tony Bluto, Ewen Bremner, Linda Bassett, Marion Bailey, Michael Feast, James Saxon, Stuart Barren
Frost is invited to join fellow George Cross recipients in London. He is instructed to enlist the aid of WPC Hazel Wallace as a decoy to catch a serial rapist, but it exposes her to serious danger.
Episode credits
Directed by Don LeaverWritten by Christopher Russell, Christopher RussellGuest stars Brian Bovell, Gavin Richards, Len Collin, Jean Ainslie, Zoe Hilson, Terence Budd, Mark Burdis, Bill Leadbitter
Richard Harris, Christopher Russell, Anthony Simmons, Christopher Blake, Michael Russell, David Gilman, Christopher Russell, Richard Harris, Malcolm Bradbury, Tony Charles, Christopher Blake, Robert Smith, Thomas Ellice
Production details
Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
42
Original language
English
Networks & production
ITV1United Kingdom
Yorkshire TelevisionUnited Kingdom
Themes
based on novel or bookdetectivemavericknorthern englandpartnerpoliceunorthodoxurban setting
