#Touch detective 3 characters registration#
#Touch detective 3 characters series#

Philip Jackson as Billy Sharpe (1999вЂ“2005).

Sally Dexter as DC/DS Maureen Lawson (1994вЂ“2003).

Matt Bardock as DC/DS Clive Barnard (1992вЂ“1997).

Caroline Harker as WPC/DS Hazel Wallace (1992вЂ“2003).

Neil Phillips as DCI Jim Allen (1992вЂ“1994).

Matthew Marsh as DCI Charlie Hawkes (1995).

Nigel Harrison as DCI Jim Peters (1996вЂ“1997).

Bruce Alexander as Superintendent Stanley Mullett.

I still enjoy doing it and it's a great part but I just think he's got to retire. Frost is getting a little long in the tooth. Sir David said: 'You wouldn't want me to play Frost in a wheelchair, would you?. At 68, a police detective would already have been retired for eight years. Jason's main reason for quitting the role was that Frost was by now the oldest detective on television and he felt that it was 'natural' to retire as Frost. The role of Frost was notable in changing the public perception of David Jason from a predominantly comic actor to a dramatic actor.ДЄt a press conference in London on 15 September 2008, David Jason announced that he would be quitting the role of DI Jack Frost. The scene was filmed at King George Gardens, Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Filming location names are sometimes used in lieu of a fictional address, one such example occurs in SE2E1 where Frost is made aware of, and later visits, an address of interest located at King George Gardens. Several scenes were filmed in and around the city and district of Wakefield and neighbouring small towns of Pontefract and Castleford, West Yorkshire. The programme was produced by ITV in Leeds, and most of the outdoor locations were shot in West Yorkshire. A situation analogous to that of Oxford City Police and Oxfordshire Constabulary pre-1968. Either 'County' is the HQ of the county force Denton belongs to, or Denton is a small city force, surrounded by a larger county force.

One reference implies 'County' has jurisdiction beyond that of Denton. Also in SE2E4 a couple of ambiguous references to 'County' are made. This is broadly consistent with most of the putative locations listed, though not with the actual Yorkshire locations. In SE2E4 Frost hurries to Denton station and Network SouthEast branding is visible on the station signs. Paperwork given to Frost and other characters refers to Denton station as being part of the Thames Valley Police. In the earlier episodes, the M4 and A417 were often seen, and the map of Swindon was seen in the control room, although a map of Reading was used occasionally.

#Touch detective 3 characters registration#

This is a Luton registration (ending 'PP'), a very common registration in Hertfordshire, consistent with Bishop's Stortford. Frost drives a blue Ford Sierra - D843 MPP. In SE2E3 a suspect talks about 'Driving over to Chelmsford', implying reasonable proximity to Denton, again placing the action in the Herts/Essex area. In SE1E1 a character mentions going to Bishop's Stortford, implying it is a short journey away and thus in the Hertfordshire or Essex area. There are many references to Reading, Oxford, and Swindon. Denton may be in Berkshire, Oxfordshire or Wiltshire.

#Touch detective 3 characters series#

The series is set in the fictional southern England town of Denton. Comic relief is provided by Frost's interactions with the bureaucratically-minded Superintendent Stanley 'Horn-rimmed Harry' Mullett, played by Bruce Alexander.ДЄ number of young actors had their major debut as supporting cast in the show, including: Matt Bardock, Ben Daniels, Neil Stuke, Mark Letheren, Colin Buchanan, Jason Maza, Damian Lewis and Marc Warren.

In his cases, Frost is usually assisted by a variety of different detective sergeants or constables, with each bringing a different slant to the particular case. The series stars David Jason as Detective Inspector William Edward 'Jack' Frost, an experienced and dedicated detective who frequently clashes with his superiors. Writing credit for the three episodes in the first 1992 series went to Richard Harris. A Touch of Frost is a television detective series produced by Yorkshire Television (later ITV Studios) for ITV from 6 December 1992 until 5 April 2010, initially based on the Frost novels by R.