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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
Frost's house is burned down, and he moves in with a colleague temporarily. A mysterious, ruthless kidnapper on a motorcycle tests Frost's skills to the limit. It proves a tough case to crack, and for the abducted woman, time is running out.
Directed by Ross DevenishWritten by Christopher RussellGuest stars Emma Cunniffe, Marc Warren, Owen Aaronovitch, Linda Henry, Danny Webb, Camille Coduri, Jon Sotherton, Ysobel Gonzalez
Episode 2
Frost is held at gunpoint by a drugs dealer, a Territorial soldier is shot dead on an exercise, and a security van is robbed by a shotgun-wielding gang. Frost investigates the three incidents, and tries to find any links between them. His intrusions onto the army base stir up hostility from the commanding officer.
Directed by Adrian ShergoldWritten by Michael RussellGuest stars Paul Moriarty, Jake Wood, Daniel Newman, Benedict Sandiford, Sam Kelly, Ralph Brown, Nicholas Jones, David Bradley
Episode 3
A woman commits suicide naked in public, and Frost connects her death with the later death of a gigolo. He discovers that the dead man had business with several women in Denton. Meanwhile there appears to be a series of break-ins at the local cricket pavilion, and Supt Mullett, who is a member, orders Frost to investigate them as well as the murder.
Directed by Adrian ShergoldWritten by Alma CullenGuest stars Paul Moriarty, Jonny Phillips, David Dixon, Martin Jarvis, James Faulkner, Jan Harvey, Tilly Vosburgh, Bill Stewart
Episode 4
A young woman is found viciously stabbed to death. Frost consults the victim's personal organiser, from which a trail leads him to a religious community.
Directed by Peter SmithWritten by Robert SmithGuest stars Paul Moriarty, Belinda Sinclair, Michael Kitchen, David Ryall, Malcolm Terris, Kacey Ainsworth, John Webber, Stuart Barren
Episode 5
A sub-postmistress is fatally stabbed in a small-scale robbery, and Frost wastes a lot of time questioning the leading suspects. Then, Helen Tudor, a beautiful first-year psychology student and keen swimmer at Denton University, is attacked on the campus, and suspicion initially falls on her psychology tutor, Keith Michaelson, but Frost's investigations uncover a link with the death of another beautiful young girl swimmer two years earlier, in another town.
Directed by Don LeaverWritten by Christopher RussellGuest stars Paul Moriarty, Tamzin Malleson, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Hyde, Peter Needham, Amerjit Deu, Stephanie Turner, Matt Bardock
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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