Jonathan Creek
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 1997 - 2016
- 32 episodes (5 series)
Comedy drama following a creator of magical illusions who finds his expertise suited to solving murders and mysteries. Stars Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha, Adrian Edmondson and more.
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 1 - The Letters Of Septimus Noone
Further details
The Mystery of the Yellow Room, based on a 19th-century story by Gaston Leroux, is currently thrilling London theatre audiences with its enticing blend of music, romance and sizzling Gothic melodrama.
But events take a sinister turn one night when the show's glamorous singing sensation Juno Pirelli is found horribly stabbed inside a locked dressing room, from which no assailant could possibly have escaped.
No weapon or any other evidence of an intruder can be found, nor any rational explanation for the victim's wounds.
As the actress's life hangs in the balance, her producer and colleagues remain baffled. And attention once again turns to the lateral-thinking Jonathan Creek for a solution to the whole grisly puzzle.
But can Creek - now a happily married man - even be persuaded to embark upon the investigation? As he and his wife Polly struggle to come to terms with a sudden personal tragedy, a series of dark and disturbing family secrets are about to emerge that will throw the couple's whole world into turmoil...
Notes
Songs The Yellow Room and Drifting composed and arranged by Philip Pope.
This episode contains a number of spoofs, references and homages to the highly successful Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, The Phantom Of The Opera.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 28th February 2014
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Monday 1st June 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 2nd June 2015 | 10:00pm | Drama |
Saturday 29th August 2015 | 9:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 16th March 2016 | 10:00pm | Drama |
Friday 16th September 2016 | 10:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 11th July 2017 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 12th July 2017 | 10:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 4th January 2022 | 8:00pm | Drama |
Sunday 23rd July 2023 | 10:25pm | Drama |
Saturday 11th November 2023 | 8:50am | Drama |
Wednesday 15th November 2023 | 1:20am | Drama |
Sunday 19th November 2023 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Cast & crew
Alan Davies | Jonathan Creek |
Sarah Alexander | Polly Creek |
Ali Bastian | Juno Pirelli |
Simon Thomas | Christophe Holtz |
Ross Armstrong | Angus |
Marianne Borgo | Zelda Niedlespascher (Director) |
Raquel Cassidy | Sharon (Ripley & Ridley's Mother) |
Kieran Hodgson | Ridley |
Rhydian Jones | Darryl (Make-up Artist) |
Alice O'Connell | Rachel (Angus's Wife) |
Paula Wilcox | Hazel Prosser |
Liberty Nichols-O'Connell | Ripley |
Roy Sampson | Mr. Partridge (Polly's Father) |
David Renwick | Writer |
David Sant | Director |
Rosemary McGowan | Producer |
Pete Thornton | Executive Producer |
David Renwick | Executive Producer |
Paul Garrick | Editor |
John Asbridge | Production Designer |
Rick Wentworth | Composer |
Philip Pope | Composer |
Videos
Spiritual photographs
Auntie Hazel tells Polly that death might not necessarily be the end.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek), Sarah Alexander (Polly Creek) & Paula Wilcox (Hazel Prosser).
Polly finds a mysterious letter
The Creeks try to decipher a letter they find among Polly's fathers possessions.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek) & Sarah Alexander (Polly Creek).
Jonathan and Polly at the Theatre
Jonathan Creek gets into a fight with another audience member at the theatre.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek), Sarah Alexander (Polly Creek), Ali Bastian (Juno Pirelli) & Simon Thomas (Christophe Holtz).
Press
When Creek satirised Sherlock & predicted its downfall
What was a cheeky dig from one mystery show to another turned out to be much more prophetic.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 12th July 2017