Jonathan Creek

Comedy drama following a creator of magical illusions who finds his expertise suited to solving murders and mysteries

Genre: Comedy Drama
Broadcast: 1997 - 2016
Channel: BBC One
Episodes: 32 (5 series)
Creator: David Renwick
Starring: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha, Adrian Edmondson, Sarah Alexander and John Bird
Writer: David Renwick
Directors: Marcus Mortimer, Sandy Johnson, Keith Washington, Richard Holthouse, Christine Gernon and David Sant
Producers: Susan Belbin, Verity Lambert and Rosemary McGowan

Jonathan Creek (Alan Davies) works with the amoral magician Adam Klaus (Stuart Milligan), creating a range of various magic tricks and illusions for him.

When he bumps into investigative journalist Maddy Magellan (Caroline Quentin), Jonathan suddenly finds himself reluctantly trying to solve crimes, which on the surface appear to be impossible to crack. However, Creek's superb lateral-thinking always manages to figure out what is going on.

In later series, Maddy is replaced by different assistants. In the 2014 series, Creek is now a happily married man and is helped by his wife Polly (Sarah Alexander).

2016 special trailer

Production Details

Tagline

It's not who, it's how.

Production company

Soundtrack

The theme tune is Variations on a Theme from Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns, arranged by Julian Stewart Lindsay.

Laugh track

None

Broadcast details

First broadcast: Saturday 10th May 1997 on BBC One at 8:10pm
Last new broadcast: Wednesday 28th December 2016 on BBC One at 9pm
Last repeat: Monday 6th May 2019 at 9:00pm on Drama

Website links

The Jonathan Creek Homepage
A fansite dedicated to the series.
BBC Homepage
The official BBC homepage to the series.
BFI Screenonline
An article on Jonathan Creek provided by the British Film Institute.
IMDb
Wikipedia