(In his early planning, Renwick had thought that Maddy should be Creek's stepmother and that they would investigate crime in memory of his murdered father. The relationship would be a mainly platonic one, though they do at some stage consummate their relationship only to agree that it must never happen again.
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The series would also focus on the relationship between Creek and his collaborator Maddy Magellan, a writer who often uses dishonest means in order to expose miscarriages of justice. The programme often exposed how such tricks are actually done, but in a way quite banal compared to the trick itself. Magic would play an important part of the series, but it would be in the form of tricks and sleight-of-hand used by stage magicians to audiences. Finding a culprit would still be part of the detective's job, but the emphasis would be on discovering how the crime was committed. Also, whereas most of these were about who did it ( Inspector Morse or Taggart) and why it was done ( Cracker), this new series would be about how it was done, with such tropes as murders committed in locked rooms, a person being in two places at once or impossible thefts. on a number of PBS stations, while the remainder aired on BBC America.ĭavid Renwick wanted to write a detective series that dealt with the actual work of detection rather than action, which most crime dramas appeared to focus on at the time. The first two series were broadcast in the U.S. It has included guest-stars such as Bob Monkhouse, Griff Rhys Jones, Rik Mayall, Jack Dee, Bill Bailey, John Bird, Nigel Planer and Ade Edmondson, who are mainly associated with comedy, but who gave straight performances. Unusually, it was produced by the BBC's in-house Entertainment department rather than the Drama department – this was because Renwick preferred working with people he knew rather than the people at Drama who might not share his vision. It was notable for featuring comic characters and sub-plots that lent a lot of humour to the series. The cult success of the series won it the BAFTA for Best Drama Series in 1998. Sarah Alexander returned as Jonathan Creek's wife Polly, alongside guest stars Warwick Davis, Emun Elliott and Rosalind March. This new 90-minute special aired on 28 December 2016. On 4 March 2016, it was reported that the series would be returning for another 90-minute one-off special, with filming to begin in summer 2016. In one article published online he was said to be 'happy to do Jonathan Creek for another ten years' and praised David Renwick's talent as a writer. In 2014, conflicting reports surfaced regarding Alan Davies's view of the show. These episodes were shown at 9 pm on Friday 28 February, 7 and 14 March 2014 respectively. Series 5 comprised three episodes and featured Sarah Alexander as Jonathan's wife Polly. Sheridan Smith reprised her role as Joey in both specials. Smith had previously worked with Renwick on his sitcom Love Soup. A third special, "The Clue of the Savant's Thumb", was shown at Easter 2013. A further 90-minute special, " The Judas Tree", was filmed in October 2009 and broadcast on 4 April 2010.
Following a five-year hiatus, the series returned for a one-off special on 1 January 2009, " The Grinning Man", which featured Sheridan Smith as another paranormal investigator with whom Creek joins forces. After Quentin's departure in 2001, Julia Sawalha joined the cast as new character Carla Borrego, a theatrical agent turned television presenter. The series ran semi-regularly from 1997 to 2004, broadcasting for four series and two Christmas specials, initially co-starring Caroline Quentin as Creek's collaborator, writer Maddy Magellan. It stars Alan Davies as the titular character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solving seemingly supernatural mysteries through his talent for logical deduction and his understanding of illusions. Jonathan Creek is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. " Danse macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns (arr by Julian Stewart Lindsay)
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