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.
The best episode of "A Touch of Frost" season 1 is "Care and Protection", rated 7.9/10 from 552 user votes. It was directed by Don Leaver and written by Richard Harris. "Care and Protection" aired on 12/6/1992 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Not with Kindness".
Nursing his terminally-ill wife, Det Insp ""Jack"" Frost's life becomes more stressed when, during a missing-child investigation, he unearths evidence on a 30-year-old case involving a skeleton chained to a locked strongbox that turns out to be empty.
Director: Don Leaver
Writer: Richard Harris
Frost investigates the murder of a teenage girl, and the case of a woman who has been receiving threatening phone calls. Meanwhile, at the Denton police station, there are threats, deaths, arson and a staff shortage.
Director: David Reynolds
Writer: Richard Harris
Frost 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. He gets a humorless new partner to assist him.
Director: Richard Harris
Writer: Richard Harris, Anthony Simmons