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.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Monday 13th December at 8pm on Drama
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1997 - 2016
- Channels
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 32 (5 series)
- Creator
- David Renwick
- Stars
- 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, Rosemary McGowan, Pete Thornton and David Renwick
- Companies
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).
Additional details
- Tagline
- It's not who, it's how.
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The theme tune is Variations on a Theme from Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns, arranged by Julian Stewart Lindsay.
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
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 10th May 1997 at 8:10pm on BBC One
- Last new broadcast
- Wednesday 28th December 2016 at 9pm on BBC One
- Next repeats
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- Series 1, Episode 1: Monday 13th December at 8pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 3: Tuesday 14th December at 8pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 2: Wednesday 15th December at 8pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 4: Thursday 16th December at 8pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 5: Friday 17th December at 8pm on Drama
- Series 2, Episode 1: Saturday 18th December at 8pm on Drama
- Series 2, Episode 2: Saturday 18th December at 9:05pm on Drama
- Series 2, Episode 3: Sunday 19th December at 8pm on Drama
- Series 2, Episode 4: Sunday 19th December at 9:05pm on Drama
- Most recent repeats
-
- Monday 6th May 2019 at 9:00pm on Drama - The Grinning Man, Special
- Friday 28th December 2018 at 8:00pm on Drama - Series 2, Christmas Special
- Thursday 27th December 2018 at 7:55pm on Drama - The Clue Of The Savant's Thumb, Easter Special