Jonathan Creek Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Jonathan Creek: Season 5 (2004)

• Season 5 Episode 3: Gorgon's Wood

  The disappearance of a priceless porcelain figurine from a municipal museum triggers a series of tragic events, raising the ominous possibility that it could be cursed. As Jonathan and Carla search for the missing statuette, they are led on a quest deep into a sinister forest where an ancient beech tree could hold the key to the mystery. Offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies

• Season 5 Episode 2: The Chequered Box

  Highly regarded police officer DI Adrian Fell is invited to appear on Carla's Eyes and Ears true crime show, but the inquisitive amateur detective wonders what she has got herself into when evidence emerges which appears to implicate him in a murder. As Jonathan tries to separate truth from lies, he begins to suspect a mysterious chequered box belonging to the officer could hold the key to the conundrum. Offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies, Julia Sawalha and Colin McFarlane

• Season 5 Episode 1: The Seer of the Sands

  Offbeat mystery, starring Alan Davies and Julia Sawalha. Hoaxers everywhere breathe a sigh of relief when Professional sceptic Justin Mallory, who dedicated his life to debunking fraudulent paranormal phenomena, dies in a tragic boating accident. But when his body mysteriously disappears and his lover Geraldine claims his spirit has been trying to contact her, it seems only Jonathan Creek and sidekick Carla Borrego are able to lay his ghost to rest. With Gary Cady and Lorelei King

Jonathan Creek: Season 4 (2003)

• Season 4 Episode 3: The Tailor's Dummy

  When leading fashion designer Marco Bergman commits suicide, his son Claude sets out to shatter the cosy world view of feature writer Donna Henry, who savaged him in print, by appearing to change identity before her eyes. The unconventional sleuth attempts to find a rational explanation for this apparent miracle and is drawn into an even more puzzling mystery involving a drawer full of socks and a parrot called Harvey. Offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies

• Season 4 Episode 2: Angel Hair

  Jack Dee guest stars as a successful composer who wonders how his new lover has managed to miraculously regrow a full head of hair in just two days. Carla resolves to work it out for herself, while Jonathan finds himself at the centre of some unwanted attention. Light-hearted crime drama, starring Alan Davies and Julia Sawalha

• Season 4 Episode 1: The Coonskin Cap

  The unconventional hero investigates the puzzling murder of a policewoman, with the only clue to her bizarre death being reports of a stranger in a coonskin hat at the scene of the crime. Hired by a ruthless TV producer to locate the culprit, he discovers the mysterious man is not all he seems - but is soon distracted by the intervention of old acquaintance Carla Borrego. Offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies, Julia Sawalha and Adrian Edmondson

Jonathan Creek: Season 3 (1999 - 2000)

• Season 3 Episode 6: The Three Gamblers

  The duo investigate the case of a murdered drug-runner who seems to have returned from the dead to exact vengeance on his killers using the power of voodoo. Offbeat drama, starring Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin and Stuart Milligan

• Season 3 Episode 5: Miracle in Crooked Lane

  A former sex kitten tells a tabloid newspaper all about her promiscuous past, much to the disgust of villagers, and later suffers a tragic accident which leaves her in a coma. Shortly after, she is spotted making her way to church, remorseful and ready to seek forgiveness for her sins. Jonathan and Maddie are baffled but not entirely convinced that her recovery has a supernatural explanation

• Season 3 Episode 4: Ghost's Forge

  Maddy's former colleague starts poking her nose into an unsolved murder at a spooky old house, so the investigative duo tag along. While foraging for clues, Maddy somehow vanishes into thin air, leaving Jonathan to solve her disappearing act and the apparently motiveless killing of an elderly hermit. Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin star, with guest appearances by Jim Bowen and Lysette Anthony

• Season 3 Episode 3: The Omega Man

  Jonathan uses his intuitive powers to help the US government investigate the strange disappearance of an alien skeleton supposedly discovered in Omega, New Mexico, which has vanished from under the noses of the soldiers guarding it. Mystery, starring Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin and John Shrapnel

• Season 3 Episode 2: The Eyes of Tiresias

  A widow steeped in classical mythology is alarmed to discover her nightmares predict impending murders in vivid detail, until Jonathan becomes the killer's nemesis, and finds a more rational explanation closer to home. Drama, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Curious Tale of Mr Spearfish

  Jobless, penniless and with no hope for a better future, Lenny Spearfish is a desperate man - until he sells his soul to the Devil, resulting in a change of fortune overnight. The money suddenly starts pouring in and to top that he becomes seemingly invincible, leaving his wife Alice, a God-fearing Catholic, terrified of repercussions. And that's when she calls in Maddy and Jonathan. Offbeat detective drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Alan Davies

Jonathan Creek: Season 2 (1998)

• Season 2 Episode 6: Mother Redcap

  Chinese gangsters threaten to murder a High Court judge, prompting a major security operation at his home. Despite a wall of police protection, however, he is fatally stabbed through the heart in his own bedroom and Creek believes a clock and a local pub hold the key to the mystery. Drama, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Problem at Gallows Gate : Part Two

  Part two of two. The detective duo strive to convince the police they weren't involved in the murder of Felicity Vale. Slowly, however, Jonathan traces the sequence of events and begins to suspect that one of the apparent deaths was in fact staged. Crime drama, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Problem at Gallows Gate : Part One

  First of a two-part story. Adam Klaus's sister Kitty witnesses a murder in a country cottage in the woods during a night spent badger-watching with Maddy and Jonathan

• Season 2 Episode 3: The Scented Room

  Jonathan seizes the opportunity to get his own back on a reviewer who criticised his show by refusing to reveal how his priceless painting was stolen, turning down a £50,000 reward in the process. A disgruntled Maddie must try and persuade him to let bygones be bygones. Drama, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin, with a guest appearance by Bob Monkhouse. Part of Verity Lambert Night

• Season 2 Episode 2: Time Waits for Norman

  Maddie and Jonathan investigate the intriguing case of a businessman with an acute fear of watches and clocks who appears to have defied the laws of nature. Evidence soon emerges suggesting he has a bizarre ability to make time stand still - but it could be just an elaborate hoax. Offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin

• Season 2 Episode 1: Danse Macabre

  A famous gothic horror writer is found murdered on Hallowe'en, leading Maddy and Jonathan into a macabre world of pantomime skeletons, reincarnation and severed heads. Offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin, with Peter Davison and Pippa Haywood

Jonathan Creek: Season 1 (1997)

• Season 1 Episode 6: The House of Monkeys

  An eminent scientist on the brink of a major breakthrough in cancer research is found impaled on a razor-sharp Samurai sword in his locked study. Jonathan and Maddie are called in to find out if this is a case of murder or an extremely elaborate suicide. Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin star

• Season 1 Episode 5: No Trace of Tracy

  A teenager sets out to visit her favourite pop star but never returns - and although witnesses claim they saw her going into his house, he insists the only thing that entered was a small frog. Jonathan and Maddy resolve to find the truth. Offbeat detective drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Alan Davies

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Reconstituted Corpse

  The duo plunge headlong into a murder case, investigating a glamorous beautician accused of killing the plastic surgeon she loved and left. Offbeat detective drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Alan Davies

• Season 1 Episode 3: Jack in the Box

  An ageing comedian is found dead in a sealed fallout shelter. Locked in from the inside of the concrete bunker with no other means of exit, all clues point to suicide, but Maddy Magellan thinks otherwise and calls on the services of professional illusionist Jonathan Creek. Offbeat detective drama, starring Caroline Quentin and Alan Davies

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Wrestler's Tomb : Part Two

  Part two. The duo continue their hunt for the killer responsible for a painter's death. Offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Wrestler's Tomb

  An investigative reporter enlists the help of magician's assistant Jonathan in a bid to discover who is responsible for a painter's death. Drama, starring Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Anthony Head and Sheila Gish

Jonathan Creek: Special (1998 - 2008)

• Special Episode Christmas: The Black Canary

  The inexplicable death of a retired female illusionist, whose twin sister was killed during an on-stage powersaw stunt, has Maddy and Jonathan clutching at straws. Perhaps the dead woman's long-lost niece might be able to help the duo and suave DI Gideon Pryke piece together a reasonable explanation for the grisly murder. Christmas edition from 1998, starring Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin, with Rik Mayall and Hannah Gordon

• Special Episode Christmas: The Grinning Man

  Alan Davies returns in a one-off special episode of the offbeat crime drama. Master of illusion Jonathan is called in to solve several disappearances inside the gloomy attic of a vast Gothic house, but is completely baffled by the mystery, which for 70 years has been attributed to the ghost of a madman said to prey upon human flesh. When two women shelter from a thunderstorm there one night, the ominous presence claims another victim, leaving her friend - Joey Ross - determined to get to the truth of what happened. Jonathan finds himself working alongside Joey, and it seems his formidable powers of deduction are in danger of being eclipsed by her raw intuition. Alan Davies stars, with Sheridan Smith as Joey

• Special Episode Christmas: Satan's Chimney

  A veteran actress is shot through the heart during the filming of a darkly surreal love story, but the bullet appears to have passed through a plate-glass window without breaking it. With Maddy out of the country, Jonathan is lumbered with a pushy theatrical agent who has a nose for mystery. Feature-length special of the offbeat detective drama, starring Alan Davies, Julia Sawalha, Steven Berkoff, Mary Tamm and Jay Benedict