A former 1970s sex kitten decides to spill the beans about her past love affairs. Then she has an accident and is left in a coma - so how come she was seen near a church making her peace with god. Enter a man in a duffel coat and shaggy hair with the answer....but this time it isn't Jonathan Creek. Billen, Andrew (21 March 2008). " 'I miss having a man, but only if he has a toolkit,' says Julia Sawalha". The Times. Times Newspapers . Retrieved 2009-01-02. The Puppini Sisters won a Gold Disc for international sales of their first CD, Betcha Bottom Dollar, in 2007. [7] Hasted, N (6 January 2009). "The Puppini Sisters, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London". Music. The Independent . Retrieved 15 January 2009.

After the performance, a worried Gessler accosts the Caretaker and asks him if he has seen Elodie as he can't seem to find her. Guest stars: Amanda Holden, Annabel Mullion, Alistair Petrie, Georgie Glen, Clarke Peters, Jennifer Piercey, Jessica Lloyd and Stanley Townsend. Angst? What Angst?: In "The Grinning Man", Joey nearly drowns after falling into a tank filled with the corpses of people that have vanished over 70 years, coming face to face with her dead friend who was the last victim, in a scene that has earned an impassioned entry under Nightmare Fuel on this very Wiki. By the next scene she has completely recovered her composure, and at the end of the episode is looking forward to writing it up in her blog. Guest stars: Bob Monkhouse as Le Fley, Sophie Langham as Melissa, Christine Kavanagh as Lady Theresa Cutler and Peter Copley as Eric. A pretty strong return after years away, The Grinning Man serves up two interesting impossibilities while also introducing us to a new assistant who makes a strong first impression. Episode SummaryDonaldson, Brian (11 December 2008). "TV - Remote Control: Christmas TV". The List. Robin Hodge . Retrieved 2009-01-02. When two young women take shelter in the attic from a raging thunderstorm, it's not long before the ominous 'presence' has claimed another victim. Corcos, Christine Alice (27 April 2004). "The Magical World of Jonathan Creek". Picturing Justice: The On-line Journal of Law and Popular Culture. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012 . Retrieved 21 July 2014. Final appearance of Sheridan Smith as Joey Ross. First appearance of Sarah Alexander as Polly Creek.

A judge on a police protection programme is killed by a rapier blade into the chest and after a brief struggle, but only his sleeping wife was in the room at the time, and the only evidence at the crime scene is a torn fingernail. As Jonathan investigates the murder, Maddy and a new friend are investigating the derelict Mother Redcap Inn, where seven people apparently died of fright after looking out the window in the same room. A connection between the cases is drawn when Maddy discovers the body of a vagrant woman... missing a fingernail. Maddy's former newspaper colleague Mimi Trantor investigates an old mystery at a house called Ghost's Forge, but can she do it without the help of Jonathan Creek? And why were there five copies of The Grave Digger by Gerald Eastland hidden in the attic...? She explains how, when her parents died, she was sent to live with relatives in Oslebrukk, Germany. When she was a teen, a stray coal in one of the large house's parlours set fire to a rug and the house caught fire. She walked into the parlour to find it ablaze, and saw the priceless Bosch painting was in danger of going up in smoke. As she rushed to rescue it, she saw her elderly, wheelchair bound uncle wake up from a nap and panic as the flames rose around him. Constance made the decision to rescue the painting instead, and left her Uncle to be consumed by the flames. She regrets her choice, obviously, and knew that God would find a way to punish her for her selfishness and greed. She believes she turned her son into the cold killer he is through her actions. As she speaks, the caretaker brings out the Bosch painting, and throws it into the fire, upon her request, thereby ending her own personal curse.They both discuss the eerie oil painting, and Constance's strange attitude to it, despite the fact she rescued it from a fire as a young girl. Jonathan believes it is important. He studies the eaves of the room, but can't think of an explanation. de Campi, Alex (18 January 2008). "The Puppini Sisters in Vivienne Westwood (1 of 3)". Documentary. Glamour Magazine UK. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 . Retrieved 18 January 2008. Later that evening, in bed, Jonathans girlfriend makes a casual mention of all the 'young talent' around these days and hits a raw nerve with an already insecure Jonathan, who feels Joey is out to replace him with her trendy style and web-blogs. The other young woman (Sheridan Smith), who has a blog where she solves complex problems, wants to find out out what happened to her friend. Lance's mother, Judy Parfitt, whose father was a famous magician, advises her that she will need help and gets her together with Jonathan (in a very funny scene). The two embark on an adventure together trying to figure out what happened in that room. Modern day: Jonathan Creek is annoyed to discover there is a younger, female version of himself currently making waves as a lateral thinking investigator. She is Joey Ross (an excellent Sheridan Smith).

Meanwhile, Jonathan runs into an old flame, who was told by Carla Barrego (Jonathan's former partner, one one-time girlfriend before an unfortunate case of hiccups at a dinner party prompted her to dump him and marry a televisions producer) that he had died of an awful wasting disease. She is delighted he is alive after all, and the pair start dating. title music: variations on a theme from "Danse Macabre" / title music: variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' / composer: title music variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' / title music: Variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' by (31 episodes, 1997-2016) Joey throws down the gauntlet and suggests they stay the night in the haunted room as none of this has explained what happened to Mina. Guest stars: John Bluthal, Bernard Kay, Maureen O'Brien, Robin Soans, Andrew Powell and Geoffrey Beevers Creek is a somewhat cynical designer of illusions for stage magician Adam Klaus. He originally lived in a windmill in West Sussex. [12] His ingenuity and lateral thinking usually, if not immediately, lead to an unveiling of the intricacies of the crime.As the series progresses, Creek gradually changes from an asocial anorak (nerd) to a man with a great deal of wit and charm. This helps to fuel the romantic thread between him and Maddy. Jonathan's trademark duffle coat worn in the first series was actually Alan Davies' own coat that he wore to the auditions; it helped him win the role, as the writer and producers thought it suited the character. After the first series, Jonathan's coat was supplied by the wardrobe department. Davies kept the original at his home, and wore it again for the 2009 New Year special. [14] Also, the sub-plot in "The Problem at Gallows Gate" about the Blind Musician who is not actually blind but uses his supposed disability as a cover for groping pretty women wouldn't fly today. Especially given that it's played for laughs, although he does get his comeuppance in the end. twentysix wins three top awards in one night creativematch 5 November 2008". Creativematch.co.uk. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009 . Retrieved 2 January 2011.