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December 24, 1998

Specials

01. Black Canary

Creek & Magellan investigate the apparently impossible suicide of a female illusionist, who daughter happens to be a former flame of Creek's, and whose twin sister was killed fifteen years previously. But there is another lateral mind at work this time, in the form of swashbuckling Det Insp Gideon Pryke.

1h 29min
December 24, 1998

02. Satan's Chimney

How can a gun be fired through a glass window without breaking the glass? How do bodies disappear and turn to dust within stone castle walls? Jonathan must once again put his thinking cap on to solve the mystery surrounding the murder of an actress, this time without the help of Maddy!

1h 59min
December 26, 2001

03. The Grinning Man

At midnight on Midsummer's Day 1938, a famous Harvard geneticist, Eli Mencken, accepts a challenge to spend the night inside a gloomy old attic room... where the ghost of a madman is said to prey upon human flesh. Next morning, he has impossibly vanished from the hermetically sealed chamber. The only clue to his disappearance is traces of grisly ectoplasm on the bed.

Seventy years on, the vast Gothic house known as Metropolis has passed into the hands of the original owner's daughter and her son, but the strange, unexplained events in "The Nightmare Room" continue...

January 1, 2009

04. The Judas Tree

A housekeeper's assistant working for a celebrated crime writer becomes convinced she is losing her mind following a series of bizarre occurrences in his house. As master of illusion Jonathan and his intrepid sidekick Joey Ross puzzle over the strange events, they realise the mysterious death of a former resident in 1889, who apparently fell victim to the supernatural powers of his Egyptian employee, could hold the key.

April 4, 2010

05. The Clue of the Savant's Thumb

Joey Ross draws Jonathan into a complex case involving a secret society, seemingly supernatural events at a girls' boarding school, and the miraculous disappearance of a body.

March 31, 2013

06. Daemons' Roost

The stepdaughter of horror film director Nathan Clore contacts Jonathan to help her find the answer to the mysterious deaths of her mother and two sisters years earlier. Her stepfather was going to reveal the secret to her, but suffered a stroke and is unable to communicate. She believes the answer lies within Daemons' Roost, her stepfather's mansion, formerly owned by notorious 19th century sorcerer Jacob Surtees. As Jonathan and Polly investigate, the sorcerer apparently returns from the grave and kills the woman's husband. With help from the local vicar, together they uncover a tale of murderous revenge. Meanwhile Jonathan is stalked by an adversary from a previous case who also has revenge on his mind.

December 28, 2016

07. Long Hair and Duffel Coat

A DVD extra, 25 minute Jonathan Creek documentary which feature interviews with the writer, cast and production team.

25min

08. Screen Tests

VHS screentest featuring Alan Davis (Jonathan Creek) and Caroline Quentin (Maddy Magellan).

13min

09. Video Profile: Alan Davis

Video profile of Alan Davis who plays Jonathan Creek. Included as a Season 4 DVD special.

4min

10. Video Profile: Julia Sawalha

Video profile of Julia Sawalha who plays Carla Borrego. Included as a Season 4 DVD special.

6min

11. Video Profile: David Renwick

Video profile of David Renwick, the writer of Jonathan Creek. Included as a Season 4 DVD special.

5min

12. The Seer of the Sands Deleted Scenes (S4)

Deleted scenes from episode 4 of Season 4 - "The Seer of the Sands".

8min

13. "Hot Stuff" Music Video

"Hot Stuff" featured in episode 2 of Season 4 - "Angel Hair".

3min