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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. Background image for The Wrestler's Tomb
    7.7/10(648 votes)

    #1 - The Wrestler's Tomb

    S1:E1

    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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  2. Background image for Jack in the Box
    7.8/10(537 votes)

    #2 - Jack in the Box

    S1:E2

    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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    7.6/10(504 votes)

    #3 - The Reconstituted Corpse

    S1:E3

    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. Background image for No Trace of Tracy
    7.5/10(489 votes)

    #4 - No Trace of Tracy

    S1:E4

    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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    7.6/10(474 votes)

    #5 - The House of Monkeys

    S1:E5

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Wrestler's Tomb" is the best rated episode of "Jonathan Creek" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 648 votes. Directed by Marcus Mortimer and written by David Renwick, it aired on 5/9/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Jack in the Box".