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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
A ruthless kidnapper holds a supermarket chain to ransom by threatening the life of a young boy.
Directed by Paul SeedWritten by Malcolm BradburyGuest stars Paul Moriarty, Daniel Casey, Tony Curran, Carol Harrison, Philip Stone, Fiona Dolman, Michael Angelis, Sarah Smart
Episode 2
The body of Lemmy Hoxton, a small-time burglar, is found at an abandoned farm. There is a spate of break-ins where the intruder gives the sleeping children injections, which reminds Frost of a similar series a few years earlier. A man returns home late one night to find his children dead and his wife missing. Frost's investigations make as many demands on his compassion as on his professional expertise, and he makes a serious error of judgement.
Directed by Graham TheakstonWritten by Malcolm BradburyGuest stars Arthur White, Paul Moriarty, Shelagh Fraser, Charles De'Ath, Billy Riddoch, Susannah Doyle, Bill Stewart, Nigel Harrison
Episode 3
A man's church confession provides an insight into what appears to be a straightforward murder. But before Frost can make an arrest, he is suspended over the outcome of a related case 10 years earlier.
Directed by Sandy JohnsonWritten by Michael RussellGuest stars Arthur White, Angela Lonsdale, Kenneth Cope, Gwyneth Strong, Anthony Calf, Noel Johnson, David Beames, Yolanda Vazquez
Episode 4
Frost investigates two domestic cases. The first is the tragically straightforward murder of a cantankerous old man by his wife. The other is a more cruelly deceptive one, in which a man is killed, and his son and one of his daughters go missing: Frost tracks them down to Blackpool, where she has gone for an abortion - but who was the father? The answer leads him and DS Barnard into a tragic confrontation with an armed and dangerous paedophile.
Directed by David ReynoldsWritten by Sian OrrellsGuest stars Arthur White, Diane Keen, Luisa Bradshaw-White, Jean Heywood, Matt Bardock, Isla Blair, Nigel Harrison, James McKenna
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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