Jack Frost (detective)
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Detective Inspector Jack Frost, GC is a fictional detective created by R. D. Wingfield. The character has appeared in two radio plays, five published novels, and an ongoing television series.
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[edit] Radio plays
The character first appeared in a radio play entitled Three Days of Frost first transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 12 February 1977. He was portrayed by Leslie Sands. The character's second appearance was also on BBC Radio 4, in a play entitled A Touch of Frost, transmitted on 6 February 1982. In the second radio play the character was portrayed by Derek Martin.
[edit] Novels
Wingfield has published five novels about D. I. Frost:
- Frost at Christmas (1984 / 1995, Bantam Crimeline, New York), ISBN 0-553-57168-0 (U.S. mass market paperback edition)
- A Touch of Frost (1987 / 1995 Bantam Crimeline, New York), ISBN 0-553-57169-9 (U.S. mass market paperback edition)
- Night Frost (1992, Constable, London / 1995, Bantam Crimeline, New York), ISBN 0-553-57167-2 (U.S. mass market paperback edition)
- Hard Frost (1995 UK & U.S.) ISBN 0-553-57170-2 (U.S. mass market paperback edition)
- Winter Frost (1999, Constable, London / 2000 Corgi Books, London) ISBN 0-552-14778-8 (Corgi Books paperback)
[edit] Television series
Beginning in 1992, television adaptations of the novels, and further stories based on the characters have been transmitted on ITV in the UK. The series stars David Jason as William "Jack" Frost. This series has been broadcast under the umbrella title A Touch of Frost. To date, there have been thirty-four stories broadcast (thirty-seven if two-part stories are counted individually). These have been released on VHS and DVD internationally.
[edit] Trivia
- The character's name in the novels is given as Jack Frost, while in the TV series his name is William Frost, and "Jack" is a nickname.
[edit] Reference
- Fan page about the radio plays of R. D. Wingfield, by Alison and Nigel Deacon.
