"A Touch of Frost" (1992) TV series 1992-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

Release Date:

6 December 1992 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

DI Frost is an old-school no-nonsense copper who believes in traditional policing methods. Assisted...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Police Officer | Investigation | Death | Police

Awards:

9 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

David Jason	...	D.I. Frost / ... (42 episodes, 1992-2010)
Bruce Alexander	...	Supt. Mullett / ... (42 episodes, 1992-2010)
John Lyons	...	D.S. Toolan / ... (39 episodes, 1992-2010)
Arthur White	...	Ernie Trigg / ... (27 episodes, 1994-2010)
James McKenna	...	Sgt. Brady / ... (23 episodes, 1995-2008)
David McKail	...	Dr. McKenzie / ... (20 episodes, 1992-2008)
David Gooderson	...	Pathologist / ... (18 episodes, 1992-2006)

Series Directed by
Roger Bamford		(9 episodes, 1994-2008)
Paul Harrison		(7 episodes, 2003-2010)
Don Leaver		(4 episodes, 1992-1996)
Roy Battersby		(4 episodes, 1994-2006)
David Reynolds		(3 episodes, 1992-1999)
Adrian Shergold		(3 episodes, 1996-1999)
Sandy Johnson		(2 episodes, 1997-1999)
Robert Knights		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Writing credits
R.D. Wingfield		(40 episodes, 1992-2008)
Michael Russell		(10 episodes, 1995-2010)
David Gilman		(9 episodes, 2001-2008)
Christopher Russell		(7 episodes, 1994-1996)
Richard Harris		(5 episodes, 1992-1994)
Malcolm Bradbury		(4 episodes, 1997-1999)
Christopher Blake		(2 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tony Charles		(2 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Produced by
Richard Bates	....	executive producer / producer (40 episodes, 1992-2010)
Philip Burley	....	executive producer (40 episodes, 1992-2010)
David Reynolds	....	executive producer / producer (39 episodes, 1992-2010)
Peter Lover	....	associate producer (32 episodes, 1992-2004)
David Jason	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 1999-2010)
Don Leaver	....	producer (15 episodes, 1992-2000)
Menzies Kennedy	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 2005-2010)
Martyn Auty	....	producer (6 episodes, 1997-2008)
Simon Lewis	....	producer (5 episodes, 1996)
Lars MacFarlane	....	producer (2 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Original Music by
Jon Hiseman		(19 episodes, 1992-1997)
Barbara Thompson		(19 episodes, 1992-1997)
Ray Russell		(18 episodes, 1992-2008)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Jackson		(35 episodes, 1992-2006)
Robin Vidgeon		(5 episodes, 2008-2010)

Series Film Editing by
David Aspinall		(37 episodes, 1992-2010)

Series Casting by
Marilyn Johnson		(35 episodes, 1992-2010)

Series Production Design by
Alan Davis		(18 episodes, 1995-2005)
Robert Scott		(6 episodes, 1996-2003)
George Kyriakides		(6 episodes, 2004-2010)
Roy Stonehouse		(5 episodes, 1992-1994)
Mike Long		(2 episodes, 1994-2006)
Ian Fisher		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Art Direction by
Charlie Kershaw		(16 episodes, 1995-1999)
Stephen Bradshaw		(7 episodes, 1999-2005)
Gillian Slight		(4 episodes, 1992-1994)
Liz Barnett		(3 episodes, 1994)
Liz Simpson		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Brian Castle		(19 episodes, 1995-2006)
Janet Powell		(10 episodes, 1992-1995)
Tudor George		(5 episodes, 2008-2010)
Jo Slater		(4 episodes, 2003)

Series Makeup Department
Phillipa Haigh	....	makeup designer (14 episodes, 1992-2003)
Judy Jarvis	....	makeup designer / makeup artist (12 episodes, 2002-2010)
Alison Twist	....	makeup supervisor (7 episodes, 1992-2003)
Nic Norton Collins	....	makeup supervisor / makeup designer (7 episodes, 2002-2008)
Cherry West	....	makeup designer (5 episodes, 1996)
Jo Gilyead	....	makeup supervisor (5 episodes, 1999-2001)
Margaret O'Keefe	....	makeup designer (4 episodes, 1999)
Gabrielle Hamilton	....	makeup supervisor (2 episodes, 1992)
Lisa Chape	....	makeup designer / makeup supervisor (2 episodes, 2008)
Sian Richards	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Colin Ware	....	makeup effects and props (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Menzies Kennedy	....	production manager (29 episodes, 1992-2006)
Daniel Gulliver	....	unit manager (5 episodes, 2003-2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anton Darby	....	second assistant director (38 episodes, 1992-2010)
John Heaton	....	first assistant director (26 episodes, 1992-2010)
Christa Feldhaus	....	third assistant director (7 episodes, 1992-1994)
Sarah Gilham	....	third assistant director (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jo Morris	....	second second assistant director / third assistant director (4 episodes, 2000-2002)
David MacDonald	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1997)
Daniel Gulliver	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sam Harris	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2003)
Sarah Lowe	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 1999)
Paul Walton	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 1999)
Marcus Catlin	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2003-2008)
John Dodds	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Melanie Heseltine	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Martin Curry	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
Katie Darby	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)
Kiri Cundall Mitchell	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2010)
Ben Sweet	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2010)
David Cherrill	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Michael Speight	....	production buyer (19 episodes, 1995-2002)
Michael Betts	....	prop master / props / ... (16 episodes, 1994-2006)
Adrian Pullen	....	painter / props dressing (13 episodes, 1999-2004)
Judy Lysaght	....	graphics designer / graphics / ... (11 episodes, 2001-2008)
Rod Whiting	....	props (8 episodes, 1999-2003)
Bob Bayne	....	production buyer / property buyer (7 episodes, 1992-1994)
Dave Procter	....	prop master / props master / ... (7 episodes, 1994-1997)
Dave Proctor	....	chargehand props / property master (6 episodes, 1992-1994)
Pat Mosley	....	props dressing / dressing props / ... (5 episodes, 1999-2003)
Shelly Pond	....	production buyer (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
John Blanchflower	....	props (4 episodes, 1994)
Ray Bradshaw	....	props (4 episodes, 1994)
Norman Woolley	....	painter (4 episodes, 1994)
Vinny Dinan	....	stand-by props (4 episodes, 1999)
Dave Huxham	....	stand-by props (4 episodes, 1999)
Dennis Murphy	....	production buyer (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Duncan Griffiths	....	property master / prop master / ... (4 episodes, 2008-2010)
Malcolm Breakespeare	....	carpenter (3 episodes, 1994)
John Robertshaw	....	props (3 episodes, 1994)
Ron Leonard	....	stand-by painter (3 episodes, 1999)
Graham Allen	....	stand-by carpenter (2 episodes, 1999)
Bob Charlton	....	stand-by carpenter (2 episodes, 1999)
Bernard Davies	....	dressing props / props dressing (2 episodes, 1999)
Roger Litherland	....	carpenter (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Steve Curry	....	stand-by props (2 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Sound Department
Adam Severs	....	dubbing mixer (24 episodes, 1992-2008)
Roy Lafbery	....	sound editor / dubbing editor / ... (17 episodes, 1992-1999)
Malcolm Midgley	....	boom swinger (14 episodes, 1994-1997)
Dave Whiteley	....	sound recordist (14 episodes, 1994-1997)
Steve Haynes	....	dubbing mixer (11 episodes, 1992-1997)
John Fountaine	....	sound recordist / sound supervisor (11 episodes, 1999-2004)
Helen Dickson	....	dubbing editor / sound effects editor (7 episodes, 2004-2010)
Chris Rayson	....	dubbing editor / sound editor (6 episodes, 1997-2005)
Dave Aston	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 2002-2008)
Bonnie Curtis	....	assistant dubbing mixer / foley mixer (6 episodes, 2005-2010)
Lee Corbett	....	sound recordist (5 episodes, 1992-1994)
Gavin Dunn	....	boom operator (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sarah McCowan	....	dubbing editor (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Les Honess	....	sound recordist (5 episodes, 2005-2008)
Alan Willis	....	dubbing editor (4 episodes, 1994)
Lynne Hegarty	....	dialogue editor / dubbing editor (4 episodes, 2000-2010)
Jim Ranyard	....	boom swinger (3 episodes, 1994)
Alun Banks	....	sound maintenance (3 episodes, 2008)
Carole Gleich	....	dubbing editor / dialogue editor (2 episodes, 2008)
Dave Armstrong	....	boom operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Jamie Ballinger	....	sound mixer: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Tom Harris	....	special effects: Any Effects (2 episodes, 1995)
Casper Lailey	....	special effects technician (1 episode, 1995-2003)
Ken Lailey	....	special effects supervisor (1 episode, 1995-2003)
Alastair Vardy	....	special effects technician (1 episode, 1995-2003)
Graham Aikman	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Judy Lysaght	....	cgi (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Stunts
Roy Alon	....	stunt coordinator / stunt arranger (26 episodes, 1994-2004)
Paul Weston	....	stunt coordinator / stunt performer (6 episodes, 1999-2008)
Terry Forestal	....	stunt coordinator / stunt arranger (3 episodes, 1992-1996)
Abbi Collins	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 1996)
Steve Whyment	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 1996)
Andreas Petrides	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunt performer / stunts (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Derek Lea	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2003)
Nina Armstrong	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Marc Cass	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Darren Miller	....	focus puller / second unit: camera operator / ... (27 episodes, 1992-2010)
Adge Smith	....	lighting gaffer / gaffer / ... (19 episodes, 1992-2003)
Dave Carey	....	camera operator / Steadicam operator (16 episodes, 1992-1999)
John Maskall	....	camera operator (12 episodes, 1999-2008)
Kevin Binns	....	grip / key grip (11 episodes, 1992-1999)
Richard Brindle	....	gaffer / electrician (10 episodes, 1999-2008)
Craig Atkinson	....	grip / assistant grip (9 episodes, 1999-2003)
David Bell	....	focus puller (8 episodes, 1996-1999)
Chris Sowden	....	best boy / best boy electric / ... (8 episodes, 2003-2010)
Chris Heeley	....	gaffer (7 episodes, 1999-2003)
Mal Irwin	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 1992-1994)
Mick Quinn	....	grip / key grip (6 episodes, 2003-2008)
Richard Bevan	....	focus puller (6 episodes, 2004-2008)
Sean Healy	....	grip / assistant grip (6 episodes, 2004-2008)
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator (5 episodes, 1992-1999)
Ian Jackson	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1997-1999)
Duncan Scott	....	second focus puller (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jamie Harcourt	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1992-2002)
Jimmy Diffley	....	electrician (4 episodes, 1994)
Andrew McDonnell	....	clapper loader (4 episodes, 1994)
Peter Sharp	....	generator operator (4 episodes, 1994)
Tony Horner	....	lighting technician (4 episodes, 1999-2001)
David Bedford	....	best boy (4 episodes, 1999)
Alan Daniel	....	electrician (4 episodes, 1999)
Mark Dempsey	....	clapper loader (4 episodes, 2002-2008)
Dave Brindle	....	electrician (3 episodes, 1999)
Daniel Inman	....	grip (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Daniel Gadd	....	clapper loader / focus puller: second unit / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Marianne I. van Abbe	....	still photographer (2 episodes, 1997)
Peter Howard	....	clapper loader (2 episodes, 1999)
Carl Summerscales	....	clapper loader (2 episodes, 1999)
Paul Whitaker	....	assistant grip (2 episodes, 1999)
Luke Selway	....	camera trainee (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kirsten Budd	....	clapper loader / first assistant camera: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2008)
Phil Newton	....	assistant grip (2 episodes, 2010)
James Moss	....	camera operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Robert Shacklady	....	daily focus puller (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Marilyn Johnson	....	casting (7 episodes, 1999-2010)
Faye Styring	....	extras casting (4 episodes, 1999)
Juliette Wright	....	extras casting (4 episodes, 1999)
Helen Robinson	....	casting assistant (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Cara Beckinsale	....	casting assistant (2 episodes, 2010)
Nicky Morrow	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Janice Marsden	....	costume supervisor (11 episodes, 1992-1996)
Ned Smailes	....	costume dresser (4 episodes, 1999)
Alison James	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 2008)
Julia Bairstow	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1999)
Julia Radakovic	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 1999)
Jo Slater	....	costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)
Nigel Hyams	....	daily costume supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Rosemarie Dowson	....	post-production coordinator / assistant editor (7 episodes, 1994-2008)
Ian Mortimer	....	telecine colorist (4 episodes, 1999)
Glenn Kyte	....	colourist (3 episodes, 2008)
Lynn Ellis	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1992-1994)
Tony Edmondson	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1994)
Michael Cluskey	....	assistant film editor (2 episodes, 1999)
Kate Dobson	....	assistant film editor (2 episodes, 1999)
Elisa Cherene Holliday	....	assistant editor / editor's assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Adrian Sinclair	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Jon Hiseman	....	composer: opening title music / composer: title music (15 episodes, 1992-2006)
Barbara Thompson	....	composer: opening title music / composer: title music (15 episodes, 1992-2006)

Series Transportation Department
Damien Lucas	....	facilities driver (7 episodes, 2002-2006)

Series Other crew
Mike Flower	....	title designer / titles (15 episodes, 1992-1997)
Wendy Yeoman	....	continuity / script supervisor (12 episodes, 1994-2001)
Claire Thompson	....	production coordinator (12 episodes, 1999-2006)
Ben Hepworth	....	location manager (12 episodes, 2003-2010)
Tim Vaughan	....	story consultant / script editor (9 episodes, 1992-1995)
Patricia H. Preston	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 1992-1994)
Joyce Wilson	....	title designer (7 episodes, 1992-1994)
Nikki Vincent	....	location manager (7 episodes, 1995-1997)
Menzies Kennedy	....	location manager (6 episodes, 1992-2003)
John Daniel	....	police advisor (6 episodes, 1992-1995)
Wendy Smeaton	....	continuity (6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Nicky Holdsworth	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Christa Lovisetto	....	location manager (5 episodes, 1996-1999)
Elaine Collins	....	script editor (5 episodes, 2008-2010)
Chris Hordley	....	location manager / runner (4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Gill Raddings	....	dog trainer / dog supplier: Mullett's dog / ... (4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Paul Whitehead	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 1999)
David Lamb	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 1994)
Carol McKenzie	....	continuity (3 episodes, 1994)
Melanie Gaskell	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2005-2010)
Angie Pontefract	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2008-2010)
Lesley McGreavy-Dowd	....	personal assistant: to David Reynolds (3 episodes, 2008)
Nicola Morrow	....	production coordinator / production secretary (3 episodes, 2008)
June McDonald	....	continuity (2 episodes, 1992-1997)
Chorley Bunce	....	caterer (2 episodes, 1992)
Paul Shires	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 1992)
Gill Hinchcliffe	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1994-1996)
Paul Wetherby	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1997-2001)
Dennis Firminger	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1999)
Alex Scott	....	runner (2 episodes, 1999)
Jim Allan	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2002)
Karen Wright	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Sue Dewhirst	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2008)
Nicky Morrow	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2008)
Claire Munro	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2008)
Hayley November	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2008)
Nardia Hall	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 2010)
David Robbins	....	production accountant (1 episode, 2007-2008)

Production Companies

• Excelsior (in association with)
• Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (1992-) (UK) (TV)
• Canvas (2004-) (Belgium) (TV)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 11)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) (199?-) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Any Effects (special effects)

Other Companies

• Grafax  graphics
• Wallace Arnold Coaches  coach tour company (uncredited)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:M (season 1) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Excelsior

Trivia:

Novellist R.D. Wingfield, whose "Frost" book were the inspiration for the series, was very critical of the TV adaptation and said that it had ruined the character of Jack Frost that he had created in his novels. The main change between the books and the TV series is that Frost's prurient and earthy interest in pubescent teenage girls and young women is much less evident in the TV series.

Quotes:

Frost: Yeah, well, I just wish Horn-rimmed Harry would be a little more choosy about his jargon. I mean anyone who spends all day with their pen stuck up their a-aah, there you are, sir!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Family: The Mouthtrap (#5.9)" (2004)

One of the best ever

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.