A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television (later ITV Studios) for ITV from 6 December 1992 until 5 April 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R. D. Wingfield. Writing credit for the three episodes in the first 1992 series went to Richard Harris.
| A Touch of Frost | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural Comedy drama |
| Created by | R. D. Wingfield |
| Starring | David Jason Bruce Alexander John Lyons Arthur White |
| Theme music composer | Barbara Thompson Jon Hiseman |
| Composers | Barbara Thompson Jon Hiseman (1992–1997) Ray Russell (1999–2010) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75–100 minutes |
| Production companies | Yorkshire Television (1992–2004) Granada Yorkshire (2005) ITV Productions (2006–2008) ITV Studios (2010) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 6 December 1992 – 5 April 2010 |
The series stars David Jason as Detective Inspector William Edward "Jack" Frost, an experienced and dedicated detective who frequently clashes with his superiors. In his cases, Frost is usually assisted by a variety of detective sergeants or constables, with each bringing a different slant to the particular case. Comic relief is provided by Frost's interactions with the bureaucratically-minded Superintendent Norman "Horn-rimmed Harry" Mullett, played by Bruce Alexander.
A number of young actors had their major debut as supporting cast in the show, including: Matt Bardock, Ben Daniels, Neil Stuke, Mark Letheren, Colin Buchanan, Jason Maza, Jim Sturgess, Damian Lewis and Marc Warren.