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 2, Episode 6 repeated Tuesday at 8pm on U&Drama
Streaming rank this week: 433
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1997 - 2016
- Channel
- BBC 1
- 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
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 6: Tuesday at 8pm on U&Drama
- Series 3, Episode 1: Tuesday 26th November at 8pm on U&Drama
- Most recent repeats
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- Tuesday 12th November 2024 at 8:00pm on U&Drama - Series 2, Episode 5
- Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 8:00pm on U&Drama - Series 2, Episode 4
- Tuesday 29th October 2024 at 8:00pm on U&Drama - Series 2, Episode 3