The Jonathan Creek Podcast

This special update episode marks ten years since we published Episode One of the Columbo Podcast – Murder by the Book. In this episode, Gerry and Iain look back on ten years of podcasting together and announce their plans for the Columbo Podcast in 2025.

You can find all of the shows discussed on the episode here:

Sledgecast – A Sledge Hammer! Podcast

The Jonathan Creek Podcast

The Blackadder Podcast

The Fawlty Towers Podcast

Fascinating – A Star Trek Podcast

The Leap Home – A Quantum Leap Podcast

Coffee Talk

Apolitical Podcast

Drawn Out Podcast

The Poker Face Podcast on The Columbo Podcast

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After 34 podcasts covering 31 stories we’ve reached the final show. In this podcast Gerry and Iain look at some of the overarching themes and messages from Jonathan Creek‘s run, along with their favourite moments, characters and episodes across the entire series.

Jonathan Creek by David Renwick is available on Netflix in the UK and Ireland and the entire series is available on DVD in the UK and other countries, including a comprehensive box set of all the episodes, released by the BBC.

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Daemon’s Roost was the final episode of Jonathan Creek’s run (so far). A mysterious Gothic mansion conceals a number of disturbing secrets. In this podcast Gerry and Iain wonder how you would casually burn some guy to death with no repercussions.

Mysteries of the distant and recent past, along with present concerns, occupy Jonathan’s attention in the most recent Jonathan Creek special. With assistance from the Rev. Wendell Wilkie (Warwick Davis), Jonathan probes the case of a young woman named Alison Belkin (Georgie Lord) whose mother and sisters died without explanation in a home famed for the unsolved deaths of many men a century earlier. She is newly married to Stephen Belkin (Emun Elliott), who previously made Jonathan’s acquaintance when accused of murdering his first wife, Imelda (Nicole Cooper).

Also on the scene are Mr Ryman (Jason Barnett), a security camera installer; Phillipa Teller (Rosalind March), carer for the proprietor; and the proprietor himself, filmmaker Nathan Clore (Ken Bones). Meanwhile Jonathan is being pursued by Patrick Tyree (Ryan Oliva) – a man he put in jail – with Polly and her friend Nina (Jo Martin) preoccupied by a local scarecrow competition. DS Alben Barkley (Chris Forbes) offers advice at a critical stage.

Daemon’s Roost was written by David Renwick and directed by the returning Sandy Johnson. Rosemary McGowan continued as producer.

Daemon’s Roost was released in 2016. It is 89 minutes long and originally aired on the BBC. The episode is available on Netflix in the UK and Ireland and the entire series is available on DVD in the UK and other countries, including a comprehensive box set of all the episodes, released by the BBC.

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The Curse of the Bronze Lamp was the final episode of Jonathan Creek’s fifth season. An unexpected death helps Jonathan figure out a high profile kidnapping case. In this podcast Gerry and Iain tie knots in their undergarments to send the listeners a message.

When Lindsey Isherwood (Elizabeth Conboy), the wife of a politician, is kidnapped and the Creeks’ cleaner Denise (Josie Lawrence) finds herself with a body to dispose of, it stands to reason that Jonathan’s involvement will ultimately see the two problems intersect.

Meanwhile the return of a blast from Jonathan’s past in the form of Daisy Shand (Melanie Gray) is tough for Polly to cope with; Denise’s husband Dean (Mark Flitton) gets a shock; and just what are Heidi and Laurel (both June Whitfield) conspiring about?

The Curse of the Bronze Lamp was written by David Renwick and directed by David Sant in his final stint behind the Creek cameras. Rosemary McGowan continued as producer.

The Curse of the Bronze Lamp was released in 2014. It is 58 minutes long and originally aired on the BBC. The episode is available on Netflix in the UK and Ireland and the entire series is available on DVD in the UK and other countries, including a comprehensive box set of all the episodes up until Christmas 2016, released by the BBC.

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The Sinner and the Sandman was the second episode of Jonathan Creek’s fifth season. A seemingly impossible prediction from a much-maligned magician has the whole village stumped. In this podcast Gerry and Iain consider scavenging for lottery tickets.

In a multi-threaded episode, Jonathan must ascertain how former magician Eric Ipswich (David Gant) has produced a prediction of seemingly random lottery-winning numbers decades before the event, won by local businessman Sir Leonard Corbyn (Michael Troughton). A family quirk leads him to Salvation Army Captain Ian Amery-Cooper (John Voce) and an apparent solution.

Elsewhere, Rev. Hugh Chater (James Bachman) and his wife Alison (Selina Griffiths) are concerned at the dissemination of local secrets in the parish newsletter produced by Horace Greeley (John Bird) and a recurring nightmare triggers a painful memory for Polly.

The Sinner and the Sandman was written by David Renwick and directed by David Sant. Rosemary McGowan continued as producer.

The Sinner and the Sandman was released in 2014. It is 58 minutes long and originally aired on the BBC. The episode is available on Netflix in the UK and Ireland and the entire series is available on DVD in the UK and other countries, including a comprehensive box set of all the episodes up until Christmas 2016, released by the BBC.

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The Letters of Septimus Noone was the first episode of Jonathan Creek’s fifth season. When a musical theatre star falls gravely ill in impossible circumstances, can Jonathan avoid being sucked into the investigation? In this podcast Gerry and Iain consider appointing a vigorous young sidekick with all the wrong ideas.

When West End diva Juno Pirelli (Ali Bastian) is stabbed by a colleague’s jealous girlfriend (Alice O’Connell), her decision to cover up the crime with the help of make-up genius Darryl (Rhydian Jones) leads to an inexplicable situation as theatre impresario Zelda Niedlespascher (Marianne Borgo) finds her in a locked room having apparently recently sustained the near-mortal blow.

Meanwhile, the death of Polly’s father leads to the discovery of some concerning letters and a lot of explaining to do for her late mother’s friend Hazel (Paula Wilcox). Speaking of friends, a visit to see Sharon (Raquel Cassidy) and her imaginative child Ripley (Liberty Nichols-O’Connell) leads to more drama and Jonathan acquires an assistant in the shape of Ripley’s older brother Ridley (Kieran Hodgson).

The Letters of Septimus Noone was written by David Renwick and directed by series newcomer David Sant. Rosemary McGowan continued as producer.

The Letters of Septimus Noone was released in 2014. It is 59 minutes long and originally aired on the BBC. The episode is available on Netflix in the UK and Ireland and the entire series is available on DVD in the UK and other countries, including a comprehensive box set of all the episodes up until Christmas 2016, released by the BBC.

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