7.7/10608 votes#1 - The Wrestler's Tomb
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/9/1997
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.
Director: Marcus Mortimer
Writer: David Renwick
7.8/10504 votes#2 - Jack in the Box
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/16/1997
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?
Director: Marcus Mortimer
Writer: David Renwick
7.6/10471 votes#3 - The Reconstituted Corpse
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/23/1997
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...
Director: Marcus Mortimer
Writer: David Renwick
7.5/10453 votes#4 - No Trace of Tracy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/30/1997
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...?
Director: Sandy Johnson
Writer: David Renwick
7.6/10440 votes#5 - The House of Monkeys
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/6/1997
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....!
Director: Sandy Johnson
Writer: David Renwick
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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...
Genres:MysteryComedyDrama
Network:BBC One
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 608 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".