Stephen Scholes Watching re-runs of a show I never caught first or second time around. It passes the time but the last two eps. I have seen - the 2nd and 3rd made - I have noticed two odd things. The series looked a lot older than in fact it was; I suspected it being made in the mid-80s when I was watching but it turned out to be 1992. Secondly, Jason's mannerisms were extremely comedic - often I thought he was a step away from doing a classic slapstick doubletake. The dialogue of the secondary characters too was daggy ("we've got the bugger!!") and the music used, corny. So it is not the immortal Inspector Morse...but neither is it the ignoble Midsummer Murders.

roisfamily Buy it, rent it, get it at your local library at the very least. You'll be glad you did.I am truly and honestly surprised a Touch of frost hasn't more reviews here. It has being ranked numerous times as the "Number 1 Detective show in the UK" and I couldn't possibly agree more.Jack Frost is a character to get into very easily. He is sarcastic, full of flaws and at times even questionably unhygienic. He's got a nose for detective work like no other always annoying his superiors. I love the fact that his instincts never fail him always thinking independently from his peers.This series wouldn't be as successful if the story lines were not as brilliant and deeply dramatic. Some cases are even to controversial for American TV, like the case of the mentally handicapped teen ager accused of murdering a child. EMOTIONAL TO THE MAX! I specially enjoy how most movie episodes seem to always have two parallel cases side by side that seem to end up related at the end. Very different, very original. The writer R. D. Wingfield is just such an out-of-the-box thinker, he's a genius.A Touch of Frost is such an enjoyable series, (specially the early and mid seasons) I watch all 42 episodes and consider my self very lucky to have found such high quality programming.By Dedoshucos.

Corky1984 David Jason rarely puts a foot wrong when it comes to TV roles, and in A Touch of Frost he struck gold again. The series finally ended last night and I was very pleased to see Frost walk off into the sunset, rather than be carried away in a bodybag. The series was a very engaging and often witty detective series, with interesting cases for Frost to solve. He ate mountains of curry, munched numerous bacon sandwiches and delivered plenty of cheeky quips along the way. Detective dramas can often be fairly slow-paced, but the characters in Frost were always well-played. At the end of the day, a detective series stands or falls on its lead: in David Jason the makers of Frost had perhaps the best mainstream British TV actor of the last 30 or so years. Top show and glad to see it end on a high.

lionel-libson-1 Where do they come from? After 35 years of British films and TV series, I continue to be astounded by the seemingly endless stream of outstanding actors(both sexes). I discovered "Touch of Frost" while searching Netflix for new detective series'.What I found was this rumpled little guy who was absolutely riveting, not through histrionics, but by becoming the character he portrayed. I would not have been surprised if they announced that Frost was a real person. There is one scene in the first episode in which you find yourself holding your breath as he quietly, matter-of-fact, bares his soul. It happens without warning, but with the realism of a half-finished drink in a dimly-lit bar.Now we have many more episodes to share, enjoy and discuss. Jason, and the entire cast, and particularly the writers, are to be applauded.