A manpower shortage and a rash of child kidnapped for ransom force a vacationing Frost back to work partnering with beautiful but ambitious DS Liz Maud.A manpower shortage and a rash of child kidnapped for ransom force a vacationing Frost back to work partnering with beautiful but ambitious DS Liz Maud.A manpower shortage and a rash of child kidnapped for ransom force a vacationing Frost back to work partnering with beautiful but ambitious DS Liz Maud.
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- TriviaFirst appearance of the new Denton "Central" Police Station, which is used until the end of the series. The previous building in Leeds was sold and soon demolished. Interestingly, the first novel, "Frost at Christmas", refers to a new station being planned for Denton, but this never eventuates.
- GoofsNear the end of the show, Jack finds a pair of gum-boots on the edge of a creek near the mill. So Jack decided that the kidnapper must have hidden the kid on the other side of the creek. But they went into the water up to their thighs in the creek. The gum-boots wouldn't have done any good at keeping the water out.
- Quotes
Sir Richard Cordwell: You're a bastard, frost!
D.I. Frost: Takes one to know one.
- ConnectionsFeatured in David Jason: Frost and Me: Difficult to Film (2008)
Featured review
What a way to kick off Season 5
'A Touch of Frost' is a personal favourite of mine, and one of my favourite shows from the detective/mystery genre. Do have a preference perhaps for the earlier-mid-show episodes over the later ones, but none of the episodes are less than watchable and none do anything to embarrass the show.
So much appeals about 'A Touch of Frost'. Love the mix of comedy (mostly through Frost's snide comments and quips) and dark grit, the tension between rebellious Jack Frost and by-the-book Mullet which has led to some humorous moments, how he interacts with the rest of the staff, the deft mix of one or two cases and Frost's personal life, how Frost solves the cases, the production values, music and of course David Jason in one of his best roles.
There may have been people initially sceptical about whether the show would work, and with Jason (a mainly comedic actor) in a departure from usual in the lead role. Scepticism very quickly evaporated, with the first season containing three consistently great episodes, even with the darker and grittier approach with less humour, that established the tone and characterisation so brilliantly so early on with no signs of finding-their-feet. Seasons 2 and 3 continued that high standard, "Appropriate Adults" and "Stranger in House" particularly being show highlights. Season 4 was also very good, particularly "Paying the Price" and "Deep Waters", the weakest "Unknown Soldiers" still being pretty good.
"Penny for the Guy" kicked off Season 5 brilliantly, matching "Paying the Price" in the amount of tension and suspense it had and being a highlight episode of 'A Touch of Frost'.
Visually, as always with 'A Touch of Frost', "Penny for the Guy" looks great. It matches the dark, gritty tone of the episode beautifully with atmospheric lighting and the stylish way it's shot. The music is haunting without being over-bearing while the theme tune is one of the most iconic in the detective genre (or at least to me it is).
The script is well written, with a few very amusing quips from Frost, and thought-provoking, while the direction is solid. The story is absorbing with some very surprising twists and turns when things get more complicated (without getting overly so), and the climax is an absolute nail-biter.
Frost is a remarkably well-established character , and one cannot help love his interaction with the rest of the officers and his chemistry with Bruce Alexander's stern and by-the-book Mullet, who constantly despairs of Frost's unconventional approach. Even more so the scenes between Frost and Finch, very tautly written and suspenseful.
Jason is brilliant, then again he always was as Frost, while Bruce Alexander and John Lyons are more than up to his level. A deceptively innocent but actually chilling Phillip Stone gives one of the standout supporting performances of the whole show.
Overall, tension-filled brilliance and how a season opener should be done. 10/10 Bethany Cox
So much appeals about 'A Touch of Frost'. Love the mix of comedy (mostly through Frost's snide comments and quips) and dark grit, the tension between rebellious Jack Frost and by-the-book Mullet which has led to some humorous moments, how he interacts with the rest of the staff, the deft mix of one or two cases and Frost's personal life, how Frost solves the cases, the production values, music and of course David Jason in one of his best roles.
There may have been people initially sceptical about whether the show would work, and with Jason (a mainly comedic actor) in a departure from usual in the lead role. Scepticism very quickly evaporated, with the first season containing three consistently great episodes, even with the darker and grittier approach with less humour, that established the tone and characterisation so brilliantly so early on with no signs of finding-their-feet. Seasons 2 and 3 continued that high standard, "Appropriate Adults" and "Stranger in House" particularly being show highlights. Season 4 was also very good, particularly "Paying the Price" and "Deep Waters", the weakest "Unknown Soldiers" still being pretty good.
"Penny for the Guy" kicked off Season 5 brilliantly, matching "Paying the Price" in the amount of tension and suspense it had and being a highlight episode of 'A Touch of Frost'.
Visually, as always with 'A Touch of Frost', "Penny for the Guy" looks great. It matches the dark, gritty tone of the episode beautifully with atmospheric lighting and the stylish way it's shot. The music is haunting without being over-bearing while the theme tune is one of the most iconic in the detective genre (or at least to me it is).
The script is well written, with a few very amusing quips from Frost, and thought-provoking, while the direction is solid. The story is absorbing with some very surprising twists and turns when things get more complicated (without getting overly so), and the climax is an absolute nail-biter.
Frost is a remarkably well-established character , and one cannot help love his interaction with the rest of the officers and his chemistry with Bruce Alexander's stern and by-the-book Mullet, who constantly despairs of Frost's unconventional approach. Even more so the scenes between Frost and Finch, very tautly written and suspenseful.
Jason is brilliant, then again he always was as Frost, while Bruce Alexander and John Lyons are more than up to his level. A deceptively innocent but actually chilling Phillip Stone gives one of the standout supporting performances of the whole show.
Overall, tension-filled brilliance and how a season opener should be done. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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