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22 out of 22 people found the following review useful:
SUPERB DETECTIVE DRAMA, 7 February 2002
Author: Big Movie Fan from England

Along with the American series Columbo, A Touch of Frost is a truly excellant drama. Frost is exactly how you'd imagine a real life Detective Inspector to be.

The cases which Frost investigates are truly thrilling. There are so many twists and turns in the plot you can never be sure who is guilty and who is innocent. Frost is all about systematic police work and just like Columbo, the reason for Frost's success is the superb storylines. It's great to see Frost methodically trying to solve a case with good old fashioned police work. Frost is no man of action but the superb detective work more than makes up for the ommission of any action scenes.

The other thing that is vital to Frost is the humour particularly in scenes between Frost and Superintendent Mullett.

All in all, one of the greatest detective dramas ever.

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18 out of 18 people found the following review useful:
Fantastic, 15 September 2003
Author: liammurphy1 from United Kingdom

David Jason Here stars as Det.Ins. 'Jack' Frost based on the series of books by R.D Wingfield. The stories are set around and near the fictitous town of Denton in which seems to be full of unplesant people, In which Frost aided by D.S George Toulan and most of the police station hunt down the towns seemingly endless scumbags. What's makes this a much better series than say 'THE BILL' is that you actually care about the main charecters - Frost in Particular who seems a very lonely man who seems his one and only drive in life - is his work, He has a disastrous lovelife, He's so preoccupied by his cases that his dosen't have a lot of time for the woman in his life. David Jason is a joy to watch with his old blue Volvo car and his scruffy clothes he dosen't seem like a copper at all, he is totally believable as the lonely copper. Jason before was a comedy/light drama actor that you can forget his 'typecasting' in Only fools and horses and 'Open all Hours', with his performance here. He as also been voted Best British actor & Best Britsh Comedy actor at the yearly UK TV awards which shows he is one of the most well liked Britsh actors ever, and deservedly so

Rating 10/10 P.S:- Some of the episodes can be quite grim and depressing

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16 out of 16 people found the following review useful:
I love it, 18 January 2005
Author: gvgelder from Belgium

This is one of the very few programs that can keep me at home. I wouldn't miss it for any reason. David Jason doesn't play some part, he makes us believe he really is that scruffy, grumpy, funny little guy who happens to be one of the best inspectors at Denton CID (I don't know where Denton is, somewhere in England I suppose). Sometimes the plots may not be not perfectly credible, but the way they are written make the audience start guessing "whodunit" and most of the time you're dead wrong or hardly close to the right solution. It's possible that a real police officer would think that the Frost character is not credible enough, but I'm not a police officer and I'm buying it, the whole lot of it. This is fine entertainment by some of the finest Britisch actors alive. May there be many more seasons of this.

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16 out of 16 people found the following review useful:
Enough to make you drool, 1 March 2003
Author: Quentin from Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Another of my favorite shows and one I try not to miss. I just savor every moment of this wonderful series about a rather dowdy little British detective who constantly runs into trouble with his uniformed superiors and everlastingly rocks "the establishment" within the Denton police force. Quirky, eccentric and not adverse to bursting the bubbles of his snobby and stiff bosses, he's really a copper's copper (without the helmet) and always leads us through such an entertaining series of plot twists and turns, it's really quite irresistible. Oh what fun!!

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15 out of 16 people found the following review useful:
A startling sense of reality, 23 November 2004
Author: Ray Massart from Belgium

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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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
A sublime series, 3 August 2000
Author: O'Hanrahanrahan from York, UK

I agree with other reviewers the Touch of Frost series are outstanding. In particular, the interplay between Jack Frost (David Jason) and his boss "Horn-rimmed Harry" are brilliantly observed and often very funny. There is usually an interesting relationship with his sidekick, who changes with each episode. One of the best things about the programme is the way it doesn't patronise the viewer: the characters, especially Frost, are shown as very imperfect. It's also not afraid to end on a melancholy note; Frost, after all, is something of a tragic figure.

I've seen 2nd and 3rd repeats of these, and they're still enjoyable, which is saying something for TV films. Jason is a superb actor, best known for a comedy in the UK (Only Fools and Horses) rather than serious drama, and his comedy touch is superb.

For anybody who delights in engrossing stories and exquisite human characterisation rather than standard police show cliches, Touch of Frost is exceptional. I can't recommend it highly enough.

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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
Detective with a human touch, 7 November 1999
Author: JoH-2 from Antwerp, Belgium

What a great detective series! "A touch of Frost" does not contain any stupid gunfights or rediculous unrealistic carchases. In a way, even the "whodunnit-part" is rather secondary in this series. Many of the cases that he must solve are not at all remarkable or especially spectacular. Instead, it all seems to come very close to real life police work. The real strength, then, lies in the very good characterization of the dramatis personae. Victims, criminals and most of all Frost himself are shown as people of flesh an blood. With their problems, their moods, their backgrounds... You really start to care for them, and that's why the rather trivial situations shown here are more powerful than typically poorly characterized people being killed by evil serial killers. With some mild humour inserted in places, you end up with a very good mix.

Highly recommended quality series, worth to stay at home for!

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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
One of the best ever, 19 June 2004
Author: JimPearson from USA

Undoubtedly one of the best ever in this genre; story lines are superb and the characters are realistic. Frost's difficulty relating to people is the key to many of the story lines and his relationship with Shirley Fisher sums up much of what is wrong with today's society. These stories can be viewed on many levels, but an empathy for the characters and the situations adds a whole lot to the enjoyment of the series. Jack Frost himself is a sad character, one for whom one feels considerably. David Jason is excellent as the main character - so different from any other series he has started in. It is almost impossible to believe that he was starring in this series at the same time as "The Darling Buds of May". Definitely a "must watch", even for those who do not normally enjoy police dramas.

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7 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
A Good detective......, 31 January 2005
Author: palexandersquires from United Kingdom

first of all, I think that this series is brilliant, I would not like to work for Mullet, he seems too strict!! I like Jack 's stuff the rules, attitudes to his work, To me he seems to like to do things His way, and Mullet always questions his motive's, but in the end Jack is always right, that chap at the beginning of the episode did murder the victim or do the hit and run. I am collecting that new magazine/DVD series of 32 issues. I think that Jack should keep his office,in order.This would help him find files quicker. I also liked the episode with Kia the dog! as he barked when Mullet was about to tell Jack off, and Mullet said, "get rid of the dog". so every time Kia saw him, he would bark! Jack said, " that dog grows on me,anyone thought of making him chief constable!" I say, "Why not" I also think that I should be Mullet! long may this series continue. I like Mullet 's office, the way it has been done.

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7 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
Excellent, realistic (I think), and at times touching., 12 September 2000
Author: gmr-4 from Lowell, Mich. U.S.A.

I see A TOUCH OF FROST on CBC-Windsor. Nothing like this detective story could be expected on American television, understated, often humdrum situations, with a "hero" who is merely quirky and diligent . . . and utterly sexless. "Jack" Frost's character carries the series, as does the supporting people, none of whom have "star" quality. He is a plucky lower-class chap come up through the ranks, making a fascinating character.

Often there are two stories running parallel, possible with a satisfyingly long running time. Often too, the viewer knows what is afoot or who is the likely villain -- but Frost and his colleagues' method of getting the goods is the story.

Without alleging that Windsor/Detroit viewers are likely to get ANYTHING first out of British television, it seems that the series has in fact ended. There is a finality that would be difficult to build upon, but only you in the U.K. would know for sure. That said, even if A TOUCH OF FROST has concluded, it is an important contribution to police detective film.

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