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. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of all British Police forces to which plain clothes detectives belong. ... The George Cross (GC) is the highest Commonwealth decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry not in the face of the enemy, while the Victoria Cross is awarded for valour in the face of the enemy. ...

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. BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Derek Martin (Born 11 April 1933) is a soap opera actor who is best known for his role as Charlie Slater in the British soap opera EastEnders. ...

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)

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. This series has been broadcast under the umbrella title A Touch of Frost. To date, there have been thirty-three stories broadcast (thirty-six if two-part stories are counted individually). These have been released on VHS and DVD internationally. A Touch of Frost is a detective television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV in the United Kingdom. ...

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.

Reference

• Fan page about the radio plays of R. D. Wingfield, by Alison and Nigel Deacon.