Mimi, an old colleague of Maddie’s, turns up with a strange tale of a murdered hermit, and Jonathan agrees to help despite Maddie’s jealousy.

Ezra Carr lived a solitary life for 20 years, so why would anyone try to kill him? And why didn’t they steal any of his valuables while they were at it?

When they head to the creepy scene of the crime to check it out, Maddie baffles the cocky Mimi with a tremendous disappearing trick of her own.

We analyse the episode, locate some location information and track down some utterly bizarre factual real-world connections to details in the show.

Did you know that Jonathan Creek from Melbourne (‘The viral video guy’) is a foremost authority on the art of online marketing? We hear some of his secrets and top tips.

Ghosts Forge was the fourth episode of series three of Jonathan Creek, airing on 18th December 1999.

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