Jonathan Creek | |
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Genre | Mystery Drama |
Written by | David Renwick |
Directed by | Sandy Johnson Keith Washington Marcus Mortimer Richard Holthouse Christine Gernon David Renwick David Sant |
Starring | Alan Davies Caroline Quentin (1997–2000) Julia Sawalha (2001–2004) Sheridan Smith (2009–2013) Sarah Alexander (2013–2016) |
Opening theme | "Danse macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns (arr by Julian Stewart Lindsay) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | Various (49–119 mins) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 10 May 1997 28 December 2016 | –
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Jonathan Creek is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the title 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.