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.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1997 - 2016
- Channel
- 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
- Company
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).
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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
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 29th November 2023 at 8:00pm on Drama - Easter Special
- Monday 27th November 2023 at 12:20am on Drama - Series 5, Episode 3
- Sunday 26th November 2023 at 11:00pm on Drama - Series 5, Episode 2