The most disturbing / tragic episode of your choice
Having watched the entire series on TV and DVD, I was wondering what do the other Frost fans consider to be the most disturbing or tragic episode.
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My own selection would be episode 4 from series 5, ‘Love me tender’. In this episode Frost deals with a grandfather who turns out to be sexually abusing his granddaughters and has killed his own son fearing the truth will be revealed. Another parallel story is that of a dear old woman who killed her husband as a manslaughter due to years of psychological abuse and personal tragedy. In the same episode Frost’s sidekick of several times, Clive Barnard, dies by getting the bullet intended for Frost. The episode is extremely well written, as the plot keeps getting fresh twists and for a moment (which seems like a lifetime) we don’t know who is dead – Frost or Barnard. The final scenes – Frost handing over his resignation and crying above Barnard’s coffin are deeply moving and show yet again what a fine actor David Jason is.
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In this respect, what do other Frost fans say – which episode did they find most disturbing and why?