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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
An 8-year-old girl is missing, and the last person to have seen her is Billy Conrad, a gentle young man with Down's syndrome, but who appears is hiding something.
Directed by Herbert WiseWritten by Michael RussellGuest stars Paul Moriarty, Rupert Holliday-Evans, Elizabeth Estensen, Vilma Hollingbery, Alex Walkinshaw, Rob Edwards, George Thompson, David Killick
Episode 2
An odd group of animal rights advocates attempting to sabotage a foxhunt includes a working-class teenager, who is murdered. Then another person associated with the anti-hunt protesters is murdered. His investigations take Frost to tea with a local squire, but Supt Mullett is apprehensive lest he upset the gentry.
Written by Christopher RussellGuest stars Lindy Whiteford, Paul Moriarty, Derren Litten, Michael Byrne, Malcolm Sinclair, Duncan Bell, Sean Pertwee, Mary Healey
Episode 3
Frost's Saturday afternoon is disrupted by the discovery of a man's body floating in the river, and it turns out that he is not who he claimed to be. Events become more intriguing when the star player of a local football team collapses during a press conference, following an incident on the pitch in which he received head injuries.
Directed by Roger BamfordWritten by Christopher RussellGuest stars Lindy Whiteford, Paul Moriarty, Danny Dyer, Craig Kelly, Berwick Kaler, Larry Lamb, Jane Wall, Steve Ryan
Episode 4
There is an armed robbery at a local family-run glassworks, in which an employee is shot dead. The owner, who is one of the witnesses, is then threatened, and goes into hiding. The family has a tangled web of personal relationships, which Frost has to understand, in order to find who is doing the threatening. Meanwhile, Shirley Fisher's mother dies, and he fails to attend the funeral. DS Lawson lets business and personal relationships mix, with serious consequences.
Directed by Don LeaverWritten by Christopher RussellGuest stars Lindy Whiteford, Charlie Creed-Miles, Charlotte Cornwell, Billy Murray, Susan Brown, Jon Sotherton, George Thompson, Roy Alon
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
David JasonDI Jack Frost
David McKailDr. Mckenzie / Pathologist
David GoodersonDerek Simpkins
Caroline HarkerHazel Wallace
Bruce AlexanderSuperintendent Norman Mullett
John LyonsDS George Toolan
Lindy WhitefordShirley Fisher
Paul MoriartySgt Wells
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