Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)

TV Series   |  TV-MA   |    |  Comedy, Crime, Drama

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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.

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4 wins & 6 nominations.

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19 January 2005 | Metalfairy
10
| Absolutely fantastic
I was hooked on this programme when it first came out and now I have it on DVD, I can see just how fantastic this series is. Its a completely different take on the usual crime solving programme and the solutions to puzzles are absolutely amazing. I was constantly baffled and thought it was very clever the way Jonathan worked out some of the clues. Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin were absolutely fantastic in their parts, and I thought perfect for their roles. When Julia Sawahla replaced Caroline, I was dubious at first but she too was great in her role, despite not being the ultimate replacement for Caroline. I did not think any of the mysteries were at all daft, just very very clever and the chemistry between Alan and Caroline was fantastic.

The guest stars were great in their roles, Annette Crosbie was particularly good in the House of Monkeys episode and it was a joy to see Bill Bailey pop up in the later series. I think, providing the mysteries keep coming, this programme can continue for maybe one or two series more.

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Trivia

Jonathan Creek is a real place in Kentucky, USA which writer David Renwick discovered whilst driving through there with his wife and decided to store the name away for future reference.

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Jonathan Creek: I was just wondering what the technical term for that was - not so much "bigamy" as "bugger-me".

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.

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Genres

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Release Date:

27 February 2014

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK

Filming Locations

Rinsey Head, Rinsey, Cornwall, England, UK

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