Jonathan Creek is called upon to try and uncover what happened to a young woman's family in her eerie childhood home, Daemons' Roost.Jonathan Creek is called upon to try and uncover what happened to a young woman's family in her eerie childhood home, Daemons' Roost.Jonathan Creek is called upon to try and uncover what happened to a young woman's family in her eerie childhood home, Daemons' Roost.
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- TriviaClore's films are credited to Great Portland Productions. Great Portland Street in London has long been home to many film production offices, including some for Hammer.
- ConnectionsReferences The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- SoundtracksVariations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' by Saint Saens
Arranged by Julian Stewart Lindsay
Written by Theo Vidgen
Featured review
Missing a good friend
Jonathan Creek (Alan Davies) and Sarah Alexander make the best romantic team since back when Caroline Quentin played Maddy. Maddy was the best partner to Creek. She had a genuine comedy chemistry and warmth that none of the replacement girlfriends or wives ever had with Alan Davies. The subtle humor of Davies depended on having a great partner.
I love the Jonathan Creek series. I am sad that it ended. Stuart Milligan played a great supporting role in the series, and he was eliminated in season five. He added humor too.
Jonathan had an unlikey job this season as a corporate CEO in a business owned by his Father-in-Law. After a couple of scenes at the coporate offices, that entire back-story disappeared. Jonathan Creek's career as a magic show consultant was part of what made him unique and special. Jonathan's career background was one of his strengths, and it should have been respected.
In regards to this episode, one of the worst misses is that the amazing Warwick Davis was the guest star, but it seemed like they had no idea what to do with him. Having seen Davis in numerous other roles, it was clear that he was given nothing to do in this episode. What a waste.
The back-story about Belkin, the death of his past wife, and Jonathan's involvement in that mystery was badly botched. It was clear almost as soon as the story was revealed, that Belkin would probably turn out to be the killer. All the odd flashbacks were intended to deflect suspicion away from the killer, and so they just came across as bizarre.
Especially odd was the giant pill that rolled down the shelf into the cup. That pill would have taken hours to dissolve, and it would have been impossible for anyone not to notice a big fat pill in their transparent cup of water.
The fact that nothing about the first victim's family was discussed made the eventual twist seem kind of a cheap dodge by the writer. Also wrong was when everyone met the vigilante killer at the end, why wasn't Belkin's wife included in the meeting? They all knew Barnett killed Belkin, so why was the meeting so angry?
Barnett figured it all out before Creek or Warwick Davis. That was also kind of deflating for this last episode. It seemed like a lot of the story was about Jonathan Creek failing to discover who the killer was on the first time Belkin killed his first wife, and then failing again in this mystery. Barnett even made dismissive remarks to Creek, and that was not really necessary. Him going out like a loser was a bit sad for any fan of Jonathan Creek.
The last subplot that was a waste of time was the Tyree character trying on various occasions to kill Creek. It seemed like a tip of the hat to the Pink Panther, or perhaps some other character. It also felt like they were using that vengeful ex-convict as a time-filler to make up for a light script.
Another odd plot twist was that Philippa (Rosalind March) kept quiet about the fact that the 6 page letter to Alison (Georgie Lord) from her Father (Ken Bones) was missing four pages. Considering all the grief that caused everyone, it was hard to believe Philippa's excuse for not telling everyone the truth.
Overall, I was sad to see that Warwick Davis, one of my favorite actors, was not better integrated into the story, and that there was a lot of negativity going in the direction of Jonathan Creek and his skills.
On the positive side, there was a fair amount of action, and a lot more killing than usually happened. All the villains got their due.
I love the Jonathan Creek series. I am sad that it ended. Stuart Milligan played a great supporting role in the series, and he was eliminated in season five. He added humor too.
Jonathan had an unlikey job this season as a corporate CEO in a business owned by his Father-in-Law. After a couple of scenes at the coporate offices, that entire back-story disappeared. Jonathan Creek's career as a magic show consultant was part of what made him unique and special. Jonathan's career background was one of his strengths, and it should have been respected.
In regards to this episode, one of the worst misses is that the amazing Warwick Davis was the guest star, but it seemed like they had no idea what to do with him. Having seen Davis in numerous other roles, it was clear that he was given nothing to do in this episode. What a waste.
The back-story about Belkin, the death of his past wife, and Jonathan's involvement in that mystery was badly botched. It was clear almost as soon as the story was revealed, that Belkin would probably turn out to be the killer. All the odd flashbacks were intended to deflect suspicion away from the killer, and so they just came across as bizarre.
Especially odd was the giant pill that rolled down the shelf into the cup. That pill would have taken hours to dissolve, and it would have been impossible for anyone not to notice a big fat pill in their transparent cup of water.
The fact that nothing about the first victim's family was discussed made the eventual twist seem kind of a cheap dodge by the writer. Also wrong was when everyone met the vigilante killer at the end, why wasn't Belkin's wife included in the meeting? They all knew Barnett killed Belkin, so why was the meeting so angry?
Barnett figured it all out before Creek or Warwick Davis. That was also kind of deflating for this last episode. It seemed like a lot of the story was about Jonathan Creek failing to discover who the killer was on the first time Belkin killed his first wife, and then failing again in this mystery. Barnett even made dismissive remarks to Creek, and that was not really necessary. Him going out like a loser was a bit sad for any fan of Jonathan Creek.
The last subplot that was a waste of time was the Tyree character trying on various occasions to kill Creek. It seemed like a tip of the hat to the Pink Panther, or perhaps some other character. It also felt like they were using that vengeful ex-convict as a time-filler to make up for a light script.
Another odd plot twist was that Philippa (Rosalind March) kept quiet about the fact that the 6 page letter to Alison (Georgie Lord) from her Father (Ken Bones) was missing four pages. Considering all the grief that caused everyone, it was hard to believe Philippa's excuse for not telling everyone the truth.
Overall, I was sad to see that Warwick Davis, one of my favorite actors, was not better integrated into the story, and that there was a lot of negativity going in the direction of Jonathan Creek and his skills.
On the positive side, there was a fair amount of action, and a lot more killing than usually happened. All the villains got their due.
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- Johnny_West
- Feb 8, 2024
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