A Touch of Frost: Complete Series DVD Box Set | British Crime Drama | MPI Home Video | Perfect for Mystery Lovers & Detective Show Fans

From the writer R.D. Wingfield comes "A Touch of Frost" based on the book by the same name. While Sir David Jason plays the character he was not the original cast for the role; Leslie Sands, a close friend of Wingfield first performed the role on radio. In fact, Wingfield was not fond of Sir David Jason for the role at all. Wingfield was no supporter of books or television he preferred radio. However, with the success of his books about Frost Wingfield was offered more dosh than he had achieved in writing.Yorkshire Television (now ITV), produced the show using a one camera view system throughout the series. The show was not produced in high-definition and most of the episodes have a grainy edge to them. Which is unpopular with many people living outside the U.K. The main cast is comprised of some very notable performers such as; Bruce Alexander (Supt. Mullett), John Lyons (Sgt. George Toolan), and Arthur White (Sgt. Trigg) who is also Sir David Jason's real life brother. The show is set in the fictional village of Denton. However, its clear to most in the U.K. that West Yorkshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire are in fact the locations.While many of the reviews written reflect on the "style" of how our television shows have the look of non-glamorous, non-glitz, its not by design. But rather by budget. Before the satellite dish came to the U.K. our television line up consisted of only four channels; BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, and if lucky Yorkshire. We do not have "commercials or sponsors" hence the Crown (government), collects a tax on TV's (a license) which every home must have, and the tax is not used to pay for big budget shows.A Touch of Frost is a wonderful show. Other crime drama's to consider besides Midsomer Murders, and Inspector Morse are; Inspector Lewis, Prime Suspect (Helen Mirren), Silent Witness (Amanda Burton), The Bill, The Sweeney (For those who enjoyed actor John Thaw), and Cracker (Robbie Coltrane).