Having always had a fascination for detective mystery dramas, 'Jonathan Creek' has always been a very enjoyable series and for four seasons was a favourite.
There is a consensus that 'Jonathan Creek' wasn't the same post-Season 4 and when Julia Sawalha replaced Caroline Quentin. Thought that Sawalha did a very good job considering the big daunting shoes she had to fill, but it is difficult to not compare her to Quentin who was so amazing in her tenure and her chemistry with Alan Davies stronger. The post-Season 4 episodes were also a little daft, suspense-lacking and sometimes implausible and Jonathan wasn't as interesting or as likable, the way he was written like somebody else entirely.
At its best however, 'Jonathan Creek' was fantastic. Davies has never been better as Jonathan, and Quentin was amazing. The guest stars are uniformly excellent.
Visually, 'Jonathan Creek' is a stylish and atmospheric show, always beautifully photographed and with scenery that has a lot of atmosphere. The use of Saint Saens' "Danse Macabre" for the theme tune is a masterstroke and suits the mysterious nature of the show itself with its mix of magic and mystery.
Much of the script writing is taut and entertaining, while a vast majority of the story lines, when the show was in its prime years, are very clever with impossible crimes told in a way that challenges the viewer but never alienates or insults them. The characters are interesting and well drawn.
Overall, while post-Season 4 has not been as strong as before the show is still excellent because of how good it was in particularly Seasons 1-3. 9/10 Bethany Cox
There is a consensus that 'Jonathan Creek' wasn't the same post-Season 4 and when Julia Sawalha replaced Caroline Quentin. Thought that Sawalha did a very good job considering the big daunting shoes she had to fill, but it is difficult to not compare her to Quentin who was so amazing in her tenure and her chemistry with Alan Davies stronger. The post-Season 4 episodes were also a little daft, suspense-lacking and sometimes implausible and Jonathan wasn't as interesting or as likable, the way he was written like somebody else entirely.
At its best however, 'Jonathan Creek' was fantastic. Davies has never been better as Jonathan, and Quentin was amazing. The guest stars are uniformly excellent.
Visually, 'Jonathan Creek' is a stylish and atmospheric show, always beautifully photographed and with scenery that has a lot of atmosphere. The use of Saint Saens' "Danse Macabre" for the theme tune is a masterstroke and suits the mysterious nature of the show itself with its mix of magic and mystery.
Much of the script writing is taut and entertaining, while a vast majority of the story lines, when the show was in its prime years, are very clever with impossible crimes told in a way that challenges the viewer but never alienates or insults them. The characters are interesting and well drawn.
Overall, while post-Season 4 has not been as strong as before the show is still excellent because of how good it was in particularly Seasons 1-3. 9/10 Bethany Cox