Sadly Over-hyped

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

A TOUCH OF FROST is one of those detective series that seems particularly British in terms of structure; a leisurely plot-development with plenty of red herrings, lots of establishing shots to create 'mood,' followed by shot/reverse shots to create character-development, and a focus on the central character's private as well as public self. David Jason has a great time in the leading role: the camera highlights his facial tics that communicate much more than words ever can. He always has been a superb actor, both in straight as well as comic parts. The fictional town of 'Denton' where the action is set, is portrayed as a typically British provincial town; neither violent nor idyllic, but somewhere where crime inevitably takes place. Some of the episodes seem a little quaint now, in view of the social and political changes taking place in Britain over the last two decades; but they are still watchable as pieces of middlebrow entertainment.

The most obvious plus, is the perfect performance of David Jason, who brings a sense of grit and humour to his role. Frost is definitely the most memorable of all the post-Morse detectives. His scenes with Superintendent Mullet are truly hilarious. Another plus is the quality of the script, funny, gritty and tense, a little reminiscent of the Sweeney. The episodes are interesting and sometimes touching. One standout scene, was when Frost is seen in tears as he says goodbye to a murdered colleague in the morgue. That was truly sad, and anyone who's seen the last Morse episode will probably find some similarities between the two scenes. My only criticism is that one or two of the later episodes lack the ingenuity of the early episodes. A good example is the episode with the crocodile, it just seemed more serious, and had a disappointing ending. (the murderer I seem to recall was given away halfway through) All in all, a truly entertaining gem. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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.

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.