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Jonathan Creek

1997 Ended 50m episodes

7.6/10 78 votes

MysteryComedyDrama

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.

Created by:: David Renwick
Cast:: Alan Davies, Sarah Alexander
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One

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Seasons

6 available

Series 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 6.5

The Wrestler's Tomb

1997-05-09 · 89m

Feature length pilot episode. Investigative crime writer Maddy Magellan joins forces with quirky magic expert Jonathan Creek to investigate when a painter, called Hedley Shale, is murdered in suspicious circumstances. However the way in which he was murdered doesn't quite add up.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.7

Jack in the Box

1997-05-16 · 59m

When veteran comedian Jack Holiday is found dead in a locked nuclear bunker inside a cliff, it looks like an open and shut case of suicide. However, Jack had crippling arthritis and couldn't even peel a banana himself let alone hold a gun to his head! But if it was murder....how did the murderer escape?

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.9

The Reconstituted Corpse

1997-05-23 · 59m

Zola Zbzewski's plastic surgeon is found shot to death in his home, and she claims she knows nothing about it. The fact he would have ruined the launch of her new book gives her no motive at all! But when Zola turns up dead in Maddy's wardrobe, things start to look suspicious...

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.0

No Trace of Tracy

1997-05-30 · 59m

Roy Pilgrim an old rocker from the 60's comes home from his run only to be knocked out and chained to his radiator. Meanwhile at four O'clock a fan of his arrives at his house and walks in. However at four O'clock all Roy saw was a frog enter and then leave...where did Tracy go...?

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.2

The House of Monkeys

1997-06-06 · 59m

Elliot Strange is found murdered in a locked room, which has bars on the windows. As there was no way of the killer leaving without being seen, as his wife knocked on the door moments later where did they go...? Cue Jonathan Creek and Maddy Magellan....!

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