"Jonathan Creek" (1997) TV series 1997-2004

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

10 May 1997 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

It's not who, it's how.

Plot:

Madeline Magellan, an investigative journalist, is the kind of journalist that generally sticks her nose in where it isn't wanted...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Illusion | Character Name In Title

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Alan Davies	...	Jonathan Creek (26 episodes, 1997-2009)
Caroline Quentin	...	Maddy Magellan / ... (18 episodes, 1997-2000)
Stuart Milligan	...	Adam Klaus (14 episodes, 1998-2009)

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Series Directed by
Sandy Johnson		(9 episodes, 1997-2004)
Keith Washington		(6 episodes, 1998-1999)
Marcus Mortimer		(3 episodes, 1997)
Richard Holthouse		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Christine Gernon		(3 episodes, 2003)

Series Writing credits
David Renwick		(26 episodes, 1997-2009)

Series Produced by
Verity Lambert	....	producer (20 episodes, 1998-2004)
David Renwick	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 1997-2004)
Jonathan Paul Llewellyn	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Susan Belbin	....	producer (5 episodes, 1997)
Janet Wray	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1997)
Matthew Hamilton	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Julian Stewart Lindsay		(11 episodes, 1997-2001)

Series Cinematography by
Simon Maggs		(5 episodes, 1997)
Geoff Harrison		(5 episodes, 1998-2009)
Peter Jackson		(3 episodes, 1998)
Toby Moore		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
John MacDonnell		(11 episodes, 1998-2004)
Joe Walker		(6 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paul Garrick		(3 episodes, 1997)
Mark Lawrence		(3 episodes, 1998)
Chris Hainstock		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Production Design by
John Asbridge		(12 episodes, 1997-2009)
Jonathan Taylor		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Art Direction by
Clara Zita		(10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Antony Cartlidge		(6 episodes, 1998-2009)
Steve Wright		(6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sara Hawden		(3 episodes, 1998)
Linda Conoboy		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Costume Design by
Richard Winter		(6 episodes, 1998)

Series Makeup Department
Vanessa White	....	makeup designer (7 episodes, 1998-2001)
Vivien Riley	....	makeup designer (4 episodes, 1997)
Elaine Nicholas	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1998)
Martine Randall	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1998)
Nicola Frost	....	assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 2004)
Ashley Johnson	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1997)
Catherine Wilkins	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Production Management
Vanessa Lees	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 2001-2009)
Jason Waller	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jo Cole	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ian Hutchinson	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 1998)
Brett Fallis	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1997)
Julian Hearne	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1998)
Janice Langley	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1998)
Carrie Rodd	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1998)
Manuel Santa Cruz	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1998)
Katrin Strong	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1998)
Jamie Annett	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1997)
Kas Braganza	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1997)
Ryan Green	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes, 1999)
Simon Downes	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Darren Wisker	....	stand-by props (11 episodes, 1997-2001)
Simon Fairclough	....	property master (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Rob Sellers	....	stand-by props (9 episodes, 1997-2001)
Jean Mitchell	....	properties buyer (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kevin Hegarty	....	setting crew (7 episodes, 1998-2001)
Dickson Peschek	....	assistant property master / property master (7 episodes, 1998-2001)
Nick Barnett	....	properties buyer / production buyer (5 episodes, 1998-2009)
Paul Clifton	....	stand-by props (4 episodes, 1997)
Gregory Fangeaux	....	art department assistant (3 episodes, 2004)
Mark Earles	....	stand-by props (2 episodes, 1997)
Verity Woolf	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes, 2002)

Series Sound Department
Luiz Provin	....	dubbing mixer / sound dubbing mixer (10 episodes, 1998-1999)
Terry Elms	....	sound recordist (9 episodes, 1997-2001)
Richard Jupp	....	boom / boom operator (8 episodes, 1998-2009)
Ben Norrington	....	dubbing editor / sound effects editor (7 episodes, 1997-2001)
Jamie Caple	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Laurie Taylor	....	dubbing mixer (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Craig Irving	....	dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 1997)
Lee Crichlow	....	dubbing editor (3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Julian Dodwell	....	dubbing editor (3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nick Roast	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 1998)
Adam Powell	....	foley editor (3 episodes, 2004)
Mik Gough	....	boom (2 episodes, 1997)
Maurice Hillier	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1997)
Liam Ryan	....	boom (2 episodes, 1997)
Steve Fish	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2004)
Richard Manton	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2004)
Pete Collins	....	dubbing editor (1 episode, 1997)

Series Special Effects by
Chris Lawson	....	special effects / special effects designer (5 episodes, 2001-2009)
Peter Kersey	....	special effects (4 episodes, 2001-2004)
Tony Harding	....	special effects (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Daniel Lawson	....	special effects (2 episodes, 2003)
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects senior technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Chris Lawson	....	visual effects designer / visual effects (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Kersey	....	visual effects (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Stunts
Steve Whyment	....	stunt coordinator (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Rod Woodruff	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2003)
Tom Lucy	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Robinson	....	gaffer (11 episodes, 1997-2001)
Billy Byrne	....	best boy (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Mark Funnell	....	electrician (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Robert Shacklady	....	clapper/loader / clapper loader (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Simon Anderson	....	electrician / generator operator (6 episodes, 1998)
Ian Jackson	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Andy Kendall	....	grip (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
James Moss	....	focus puller (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
John Cridlin	....	focus puller (3 episodes, 1998)
Darren Harvey	....	electrician (3 episodes, 1998)
Adrian McCarthy	....	grip (3 episodes, 1998)
Clive Pittman	....	clapper loader (3 episodes, 1998)
Richard Terry	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1998)
Bob Brock	....	electrician (2 episodes, 1997)
Ian Franklin	....	electrician (2 episodes, 1997)
David Meadows	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 1997)
Noel Probyn	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1997)
John Rake	....	grip (2 episodes, 1997)
Brian Sullivan	....	electrician (2 episodes, 1997)
Jim Wall	....	electrician (2 episodes, 1997)
Marc Ehrenbold	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Russell Diamond	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Camilla Drennan	....	camera trainee / clapper loader: pick-up shots (unknown episodes)
Tim Gee	....	camera trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Tracey Gillham	....	casting / casting advisor (12 episodes, 1997-2009)
Judy Loe	....	casting (4 episodes, 1997)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Baylam	....	assistant costume designer (6 episodes, 1998)
Julie Nash	....	dresser (6 episodes, 1998)
Stuart Nuttall	....	dresser (6 episodes, 1998)
Karen Beale	....	dresser / wardrobe assistant (5 episodes, 1997)
Sheena Gunn	....	assistant costume designer (4 episodes, 1997)
Riley Clark	....	dresser (2 episodes, 1997)
Ray Greenhill	....	dresser (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Editorial Department
Vanessa Lees	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 1998)
Heather Thompson	....	post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 1997)
Trevor Brown	....	telecine / colorist (3 episodes, 1997)
Neville Donoghue	....	vt editor (2 episodes, 1997)
Dave Hawley	....	telecine post production (2 episodes, 1997)
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	assistant on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Mykola Pawluk	....	editor: video tape (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Julian Stewart Lindsay	....	music arranger / arranger: title music (10 episodes, 1997-2009)
Camille Saint-Saëns	....	title music: variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' / title music: variations on a theme from "Danse Macabre" (10 episodes, 1997-2009)

Series Other crew
Mark Gladwin	....	assistant location manager / location scout (9 episodes, 1998-2004)
Lisa McArthur	....	location manager (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kim Ahrens	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 1998)
Heather Siverns	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 1998)
Paula Turnbull	....	runner (6 episodes, 1998)
Caroline Sanders	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Claire Stanley	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Andy Lumsden	....	runner (4 episodes, 1997)
Angus Smith	....	location manager (4 episodes, 1997)
Emily Smith	....	production secretary (4 episodes, 1997)
Janice Brackenridge	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1998-2009)
Sarah Hitchcock	....	production executive (3 episodes, 1997-2009)
Charlotte Blair	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1998)
Michael Day	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 1998)
Johnny Ludlow	....	location manager (3 episodes, 1998)
Mike Paterson	....	location manager (3 episodes, 1998)
Jo Randall	....	location manager (3 episodes, 1998)
Rachel Heard	....	production secretary (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lorraine Anderson	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1997)
Lesley Hardstaff	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 1997)
Maggie Kelleher	....	programme budget assistant (2 episodes, 1997)
David Leach	....	programme budget assistant (2 episodes, 1997)
June McDonald	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1997)
Jenny Penrose	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1997)
Edward Skillbeck	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1997)
Ali Bongo	....	magic consultant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• JAM Location Services  location assistance
• JAM Location Services  security
• JAM Location Services  unit management
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Wood Hall Catering  catering

Runtime:

60 min (25 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Rinsey Head, Rinsey, Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Adam Klaus was originally to have been called Adam Faust, but this had to be changed when checks by the BBC's Legal Department revealed that there was a real-life magician with this name.

Quotes:

[to Carla Borrega, having learned that her husband used to be married to a man]
Jonathan Creek: I was just wondering what the technical term for that was - not so much "bigamy" as "bugger-me".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "QI: Food (#6.12)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Danse Macabre

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.