Jonathan Creek (1997–2013)

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 ... See full summary »

Stars:

Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Alan Davies	...	Jonathan Creek (28 episodes, 1997-2013)
Caroline Quentin	...	Maddy Magellan (18 episodes, 1997-2000)
Stuart Milligan	...	Adam Klaus (15 episodes, 1998-2010)

Storyline

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...

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Plot Keywords:

murder | illusion | character name in title

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Taglines:

It's not who, it's how.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1997 (UK)

Also Known As:

Jonathan Creek - illuusioiden mestari

Filming Locations:

Rinsey Head, Rinsey, Cornwall, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (25 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second series of "Jonathan Creek" was commissioned even before the first one was shown.

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in QI: Food (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Danse Macabre"
Variations by Camille Saint-Saëns

User Reviews

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.