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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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- 01
Mind GamesA man is released on licence after serving 20 years for the murder of a 14-year-old girl. When the body of her best friend, who disappeared at the same time, is found, Frost has to investigate a 20-year-old murder. - 02
Dead EndA bus driver and conductress are abducted. Frost is unhappy at being paired with DS Marsh, who made a complaint about him 15 years before. - 03
Mistaken Identity (2)Background enquiries turn up two previous deaths, which appear related to the case. But their initial suspect, armed bank-robber Charlie Lehman, turns out to have died in prison over a year earlier. As they work to profile the killer they are hunting, Frost starts to get close to Hartley personally as well as professionally, though neither realises just how closely she is linked to the case until it is almost too late. Frost has a race against time to find where she is being held.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Care and ProtectionDecember 6, 1992Nursing his terminally-ill wife, Det Insp ""Jack"" Frost's life becomes more stressed when, during a missing-child investigation, he unearth - S01E02
Season's bestNot with KindnessDecember 13, 1992Frost investigates the murder of a teenage girl, and the case of a woman who has been receiving threatening phone calls. Meanwhile, at the D - S01E03
ConclusionsDecember 20, 1992Frost investigates an MP's son who is involved in a hit-and-run accident, and a robbery at a private casino, which occur on the same night.
Season02
- S02E01
A Minority of OneJanuary 9, 1994Frost is assigned a new, West Indian detective constable, Clive Tanner; transferred in to help him investigate a string of commercial burgla - S02E02
Season's bestWidows and OrphansJanuary 16, 1994Frost investigates a series of break-ins and brutal attacks at the homes of elderly people. He is helped by a female detective, DS Lawson, w - S02E03
Nothing to HideJanuary 23, 1994Upon investigation, Frost discovers that the apparently accidental death of a drug addict was actually murder. He also decides to confront a - S02E04
Stranger in the HouseJanuary 30, 1994Frost is invited to join fellow George Cross recipients in London. He is instructed to enlist the aid of WPC Hazel Wallace as a decoy to cat
Season03
- S03E01
Season's bestAppropriate AdultsJanuary 8, 1995An 8-year-old girl is missing, and the last person to have seen her is Billy Conrad, a gentle young man with Down's syndrome, but who appear - S03E02
QuarryJanuary 15, 1995An odd group of animal rights advocates attempting to sabotage a foxhunt includes a working-class teenager, who is murdered. Then another pe - S03E03
Dead Male OneJanuary 22, 1995Frost's Saturday afternoon is disrupted by the discovery of a man's body floating in the river, and it turns out that he is not who he claim - S03E04
No RefugeJanuary 29, 1995There is an armed robbery at a local family-run glassworks, in which an employee is shot dead. The owner, who is one of the witnesses, is th
Season04
- S04E01
Paying the PriceJanuary 7, 1996Frost's house is burned down, and he moves in with a colleague temporarily. A mysterious, ruthless kidnapper on a motorcycle tests Frost's s - S04E02
Unknown SoldiersJanuary 14, 1996Frost is held at gunpoint by a drugs dealer, a Territorial soldier is shot dead on an exercise, and a security van is robbed by a shotgun-wi - S04E03
Fun Times for SwingersJanuary 21, 1996A woman commits suicide naked in public, and Frost connects her death with the later death of a gigolo. He discovers that the dead man had b - S04E04
The Things We Do for LoveJanuary 28, 1996A young woman is found viciously stabbed to death. Frost consults the victim's personal organiser, from which a trail leads him to a religio - S04E05
Season's bestDeep WatersFebruary 4, 1996A sub-postmistress is fatally stabbed in a small-scale robbery, and Frost wastes a lot of time questioning the leading suspects. Then, Helen
Season05
- S05E01
Penny for the GuyFebruary 9, 1997A ruthless kidnapper holds a supermarket chain to ransom by threatening the life of a young boy. - S05E02
Season's bestHouse CallsFebruary 16, 1997The 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 sl - S05E03
True ConfessionsFebruary 23, 1997A man's church confession provides an insight into what appears to be a straightforward murder. But before Frost can make an arrest, he is s - S05E04
No Other Love, aka Love Me TenderMarch 2, 1997Frost investigates two domestic cases. The first is the tragically straightforward murder of a cantankerous old man by his wife. The other i
Season06
- S06E01
Appendix ManMarch 7, 1999Hazel Wallace returns from her training, as the new Detective Sergeant, and is put to work by Supt Mullett sorting out the mess left behind - S06E02
Season's bestOne Man's MeatMarch 14, 1999Frost investigates two deaths: a homeless teenage girl, found beaten up and drowned in Denton's river; and that of an environmental health o - S06E03
Private LivesMarch 21, 1999A woman is found in a critical condition in a quiet village on the outskirts of Denton, a victim of an apparent hit-and-run incident. Her hu - S06E04
Keys To The CarMarch 28, 1999Frost is called upon by Supt Mullett to investigate the theft of his friend's car from their golf club by a confidence trickster, who leaves
Season07
- S07E01
Line of Fire (1)December 25, 1999Frost's Christmas is overshadowed by a local power station worker falling to his death in a mysterious accident, shortly after he was burgle - S07E02
Line of Fire (2)January 1, 2000Frost continues to try to identify the detective's killer. The task is complicated by a bizarre series of pet shootings, about which he is r
Season08
- S08E01
Benefit of the Doubt (1)January 14, 2001While Denton´s female population has to watch out for a con man posing as Frost, Frost himself has more dire concerns: a woman found dead by - S08E02
Benefit of the Doubt (2)January 15, 2001With the railroad murder solved, Frost tries to come to terms with having an previously unknown daughter. Detective Reid is sent to look for
Season09
- S09E01
Mistaken Identity (1)January 27, 2002A body with no identification is found in a local reservoir, and a couple fall victim to a brutal killer in their own home. Frost is assigne - S09E02
Mistaken Identity (2)January 28, 2002Background enquiries turn up two previous deaths, which appear related to the case. But their initial suspect, armed bank-robber Charlie Leh
Season10
- S10E01
Season's bestHidden TruthJanuary 19, 2003A vital witness to a gangland killing goes missing before she can give evidence in court, And frost finds himself under pressure to find her - S10E02
Close EncountersMarch 3, 2003Denton's last remaining quarry is vandalised. Frost finds a baby in his office and is delighed to discover it belongs to DS (previously WPC) - S10E03
Held In TrustSeptember 14, 2003DI Frost pursues a paedophile suspected of abducting a 10-year-old boy from a Denton Town football match. Initially, Frost is unsure whether
Season11
- S11E01
Another LifeOctober 26, 2003After a seven-month long suspension, Frost is back on the job. His first case is a floater in Denton River, with £6000 in his pockets. The m - S11E02
Dancing In The DarkFebruary 22, 2004Pole dancers, false passports and murder. A lethal combination of events draws Inspector Jack Frost and his new assistant into a tragic case
Season12
- S12E01
Near Death ExperienceSeptember 25, 2005The murder of a widow soon gives Frost a chance to prove his worth again, but the investigation only reveals an intriguing web of deceit, an
Season13
- S13E01
Endangered SpeciesNovember 5, 2006Frost responds to a call for help but, when he arrives at the scene, all he finds is a disembodied leg… and a crocodile!
Season14
- S14E01
Season's bestMind GamesOctober 12, 2008A man is released on licence after serving 20 years for the murder of a 14-year-old girl. When the body of her best friend, who disappeared - S14E02
Dead EndOctober 19, 2008A bus driver and conductress are abducted. Frost is unhappy at being paired with DS Marsh, who made a complaint about him 15 years before. - S14E03
In the Public InterestOctober 26, 2008Three naked bodies are found buried, and laid out in the shape of a triangle. Meanwhile, there is trouble when a multi-millionaire businessm
Season15
- S15E01
If Dogs Run Free (1)April 4, 2010The first in the final two-part episode in the series sees Frost attempting to crack an illegal dog-fighting ring, only to discover that its - S15E02
If Dogs Run Free (2)April 5, 2010Frost considers retiring from the Police force and plans to get married, ending the series, however DS George Toolan dies of heart failure f
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