Jonathan Creek 1997
Created by David Renwick
- Mystery, Comedy, Drama
- 50 min episodes
- 5 seasons
- 26 episodes
- Ended
Sometimes it's useful to look beyond the obvious
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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Resolved, classical in form, contemporary and spare.
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Alan DaviesJonathan Creek
- Sarah AlexanderPolly Creek
Crew
- David RenwickCreator
- Geoff HarrisonDirector of Photography
- Paul GarrickEditor
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Seasons
- Series 15 eps · 1997
- Series 26 eps · 1998
- Series 36 eps · 1999
- Series 46 eps · 2003
- Series 53 eps · 2014
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