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Jonathan Creek

  • TV Series
  • 1997–20161997–2016
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Alan Davies in Jonathan Creek (1997)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and ... Read allWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
7.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,262
80
  • Stars
    • Alan Davies
    • Caroline Quentin
    • Stuart Milligan
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  • Stars
    • Alan Davies
    • Caroline Quentin
    • Stuart Milligan
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    • 60User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Alan Davies
    Alan Davies
    • Jonathan Creekas Jonathan Creek
    32 episodes32 eps • 1997–2016
    Caroline Quentin
    Caroline Quentin
    • Maddy Magellanas Maddy Magellan…
    18 episodes18 eps • 1997–2000
    Stuart Milligan
    Stuart Milligan
    • Adam Klausas Adam Klaus
    16 episodes16 eps • 1998–2010
    Julia Sawalha
    Julia Sawalha
    • Carla Borregoas Carla Borrego
    7 episodes7 eps • 2001–2004
    Adrian Edmondson
    Adrian Edmondson
    • Brendan Baxteras Brendan Baxter
    5 episodes5 eps • 2003–2004
    Sarah Alexander
    Sarah Alexander
    • Polly Creekas Polly Creek
    5 episodes5 eps • 2013–2016
    Geoffrey McGivern
    Geoffrey McGivern
    • Barry Opperas Barry Opper
    4 episodes4 eps • 1997–1998
    John Bird
    John Bird
    • Horace Greeleyas Horace Greeley…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2000–2014
    Sheridan Smith
    Sheridan Smith
    • Joey Rossas Joey Ross
    3 episodes3 eps • 2009–2013
    Jessica Lloyd
    • Clare Sallingeras Clare Sallinger
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Alistair Petrie
    Alistair Petrie
    • Duncan Proctoras Duncan Proctor
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Stephen Billington
    Stephen Billington
    • Neville Bruceas Neville Bruce
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Annabel Mullion
    Annabel Mullion
    • Felicity Valeas Felicity Vale
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Calum MacPherson
    Calum MacPherson
    • Busteras Buster
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Lorelei King
    Lorelei King
    • Geraldine Vaccaraas Geraldine Vaccara…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2004
    Stanley Townsend
    Stanley Townsend
    • Det. Inspector Barrisonas Det. Inspector Barrison
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Sonya Saul
    • Sonyaas Sonya…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999–2001
    Jennifer Piercey
    • Kittyas Kitty…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
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    Storyline

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    Madeline Magellan, an investigative journalist, is the kind of journalist that generally sticks her nose in where it isn't wanted. While writing a story about the murder of a famous Artist she happens across a quiet but brilliant man named Jonathan Creek. Jonathan makes a living inventing magical tricks for Adam Klaus. Adam is a very famous magician but it is Jonathan that is the real genius behind Adam's illusions. Madeline (Maddy) and Jonathan team up to solve the Artist murder and then (for Jonathan with some reluctance) again team up to solve near-impossible cases. Over the stories, we see that Maddy is in love with Jonathan but Jonathan, being a shy person, doesn't show if he knows about Maddy's feeling for him but he loves solving the tricky mysteries that Maddy brings for his mind to solve... —Lee Horton <Leeh@tcp.co.uk>
    • murder
    • illusion
    • character name as series title
    • magician's assistant
    • whodunit
    • 3 more
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      • It's not who, it's how.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      In the first episode, the character of Adam Klaus was played by Anthony Head. Although intended to be in every episode, the character was never seen in the rest of the first series. For the second series and beyond, Stuart Milligan played the role due to Head's involvement in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
    • Quotes

      [after Jonathan stops a criminal holding Maddy hostage by throwing a card at his face]

      Madeline Magellan: If you'd missed, he would have killed me!

      Jonathan Creek: I did miss. I was aiming for his balls.

    • Alternate versions
      The first series of "Jonathan Creek" was re-cut for broadcast in countries outside of the U.K. The first episode, "The Wrestler's Tomb" (originally 90 minutes) was divided into two one-hour parts for commercial television, and the remaining four episodes were edited down from 60 minutes to 50 minutes each.
    • Connections
      Featured in Comedy Connections: Men Behaving Badly (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Danse macabre
      (Op. 40)
      Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns
      [series theme tune]

    User reviews60

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    Disclaimer: I love this show
    Yes, I admit it, all my comments here are coloured by the fact that I loved this high quality, well written, funny, intelligent, crime-drama-comedy show since the pilot episode (The Wrestler's Tomb).

    Jonathan Creek is one great show: seemingly impossible murder mysteries combined with an interesting sexual tension between the two leads (at least, it was in the first 3 series when we had Maddy, not that I disapprove of Julia Sawalha) and some good comedy. The writing was great, the acting was likewise, and the show saw Alan Davies become a new "thinking woman's sex symbol" almost overnight. :P

    But seriously, Jonathan Creek deserves not only its BAFTA but also a place in the UKTV hall of fame.
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    • where is Jonathan's windmill house located?

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Џонатан Крик
    • Filming locations
      • Shipley Windmill, Shipley, West Sussex, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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