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The Best Episodes of Jonathan Creek Season 1

Every episode of Jonathan Creek Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Jonathan Creek Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Jonathan Creek Season 1

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...

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  1. 7.8/10(526 votes)

    #1 - Jack in the Box

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    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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  2. 7.7/10(636 votes)

    #2 - The Wrestler's Tomb

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    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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  3. 7.6/10(492 votes)

    #3 - The Reconstituted Corpse

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    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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  4. 7.6/10(461 votes)

    #4 - The House of Monkeys

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    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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  5. 7.5/10(476 votes)

    #5 - No Trace of Tracy

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    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Jack in the Box" is the best rated episode of "Jonathan Creek" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 526 votes. Directed by Marcus Mortimer and written by David Renwick, it aired on 5/16/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Wrestler's Tomb".