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The ppwer of CSI Las Vegas is, that in between the pretty standard weekly murder/investigation/solution episodes a single story can pop out, so powerful that it will blow you out of your small screen lethargy. The average of 8.9 shows that many people agreed about the power of a real good story, especially if it is so well told and acted, that I can't even hint about the plot or the twists in it, but every year when I'm cobbling together a kind of bing-weekend, this one still tops the list. If you have seen it, no need for expatiation. If you haven't, be in for a pretty serious surprise. With the emphasis on serious.

And, yes, it's one of the first appearances of Dakota Fanning on the small screen. What a performance it was!

If you've never seen a Jonathan Creek episode before you're left with a competent but not really exciting mystery that would have suited "Midsummer Murder" better than the original series.

If you're in for another pleasant meeting with Jonathan Creek you're in for a less pleasant experience. The originals series were a heady mix of outrageous crimes and a brilliant magician's solutions. Never mind the improbabilities, it was pure fun, something the present (2014) series utterly lacks. This series have no real mysteries, and certainly no magic.

Series 5 are three episodes on a single disk, also a sign on the wall; The Letters of Septimus No one, The Sinner and the Sandman, and The Curse of the Bronze Lamp.