Touch of Frost: Season 15

Michael Vick isn't going to like this one.....
Season 15 consists of one 2 part episode (yes, just one disc for $22 at the time of this writing) that by all accounts is the finale of this generally excellent series. It's pretty obvious Frost meanders off into the sunset at the end, but Series 13 was originally to be a finale of sorts and they came back for 2 more years. This episode is ambiguous enough to leave open that possibility repeating itself, though realistically David Jason's age probably takes that option off the table.

The story has a couple different threads that involve a dog fighting ring, a crime spree dating back 20 years, a tragic murder with it's effect on two families and, FINALLY, a successful love life for the good inspector. Like most of the Frost stories there's a certain lack of suspense in the "mystery" part, but the script is involving and well enough acted to pull it off with a bitter-sweet, yet satisfying conclusion. Phyllis Logan in particular gives a nice performance as Jack's love...

A Very Special Ending
A Touch of Frost has been on the British telly for 17 years. All good things must end. British coppers must retire at 60; Sir David is 70 and felt that the series had to end because of the implausibility of Frost still being on the force at his advanced age. Here is the conclusion and what a conclusion it is. Three endings were shot and Sir David was permitted to choose the ending that he preferred. (How often would that have happened in Hollywood?) I believe that he chose the wrong ending. I won't spoil it, but I would have chosen alternate ending number one. (Both alternate endings are included as special features.) All three of the endings are powerful and plausible; I like alternate number one because of its roundedness and because it ennobled. You have to watch to see what I mean.

The concluding episode is a very powerful two-parter, with an A and B plot. The A plot concerns a drug dealer with a dog fighting operation on the side. This very unsavory...

$$$ in a depression economy?
I literally jumped with joy at seeing a new "A Touch of Frost" season, it is a great show, I own and rewatch them all. But $22 for a single short disk? Not on my stretched budget! This is a great product, but who can afford such prices? Not me, I will have to wait till the price comes down. Shame on the people who are trying to gouge us!

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