Get Your Creek On: A Podcast About Jonathan Creek

The wrap-up episode!After 26 in-depth analyses, this final chapter of the pod runs through the final five Creeks and explains why they aren't being covered.Indulge my narcissistic attempt at ranking the top five episodes, and find out more about the soundtrack to your life Get Your Creek On.Forget all previous suggestions of donating to the pod and fling some cash to one or both of these fabulous charities instead.https://www.myname5doddie.co.uk/https://wildatheartfoundation.org/

A house vanishes into the ether. A man dies without cause on his own front lawn. A woman falls to her death but later wanders into a field. All inexplicable… right?Joey and Jonathan have a list of weird stuff as long your arm to solve in this Easter special.While that's all happening, Adam Klaus repeatedly falls victim to internet mischief makers.Crummy poet Willam Topaz McGonagall blesses us with his presence again, unwind with some Creek-themed ASMR, and our robot-voiced bud is back with more erotic filth.The Judas Tree aired on the 4th of April 2010. Sheridan Smith returned as Joey Ross and we encountered Adam Klaus for the final time.Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

People have disappeared from a locked attic room in the middle of the night on several occasions over many years. But how?The house may belong to a magician, but perhaps it's his creepy old mother on whom suspicion should fall…Meanwhile, Klausy has decided to plunge a load of cash into the emerging world of 3D porn.Shit poet Willam Topaz McGonagall returns, we chill the hell out with some fabulous ASMR, and our robot-voiced friend is back with some erotic lines to raunch things up!The Grinning Man was a New Year's Day special, airing on the 1st of January 2009. Sheridan Smith made her first appearance as Joey Ross.Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

A priceless porcelain statue disappears into thin air despite being under the watchful eye of three museum guards. Impossible, surely?Suspicion falls on the curator and her daughter, who may or may not have hidden the coveted figurine in the woods behind their house.Elsewhere, Adam has apparently hypnotised an old woman beyond return, and deals with the matter by going on a low-rent reality show.And worry not, another relaxing and stimulating session of Creek-themed ASMR is in the offing!Gorgon's Wood was the sixth and final episode of series four, airing on 28th February 2004. It was the final episode to star Julia Sawalha.Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

An esteemed police officer is photographed sneering at a hanged woman, but denies being a murderer.Chewing gum in a plant pot, walnuts sown into pyjamas and a bible in a wooden box are among the strange clues to consider.Meanwhile, Adam is channelling (i.e. ripping off) David Blaine for attention.If you're struggling with the rigours of daily life, why not tingle away all your problems with some Creek-themed ASMR?The Chequered Box was the fifth and penultimate episode of series four, airing on February 21st 2004. It was the final episode to star Ade Edmonson.Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

When a paranormal investigator drowns his sorrows and then, accidentally, himself, it makes no sense; after all, his lover had just given him some great news.He appears to then contact her from beyond his watery grave, which is astonishingly inexplicabe. Unless you're Jonathan Creek, who somehow makes it… explicable.Meanwhile, Adam is on a quest to prove his diversity awareness, largely because it could help him get his end away.Why not take the chance to chill out a bit after the excitement of the episode by indulging in some Creek-themed ASMR?The Seer of the Sands was the fourth episode of series four, airing on Valentine's Day 2004. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

An ageing fashion designer defenestrates himself from the third floor of his family home, taking his beloved parrot with him for good measure. Why?When his grieving son pulls off an impossible identity-changing trick just days later, there's only one shaggy-haired, duffel coat-clad man who can explain things.Meanwhile, moronic moron Kenny Starkiss gets into league with some foreign baddies. What a chump.If you need to calm down after all this - and you almost certainly will - then this pod has just the trick: Jonathan Creek-themed ASMR.The Tailor's Dummy was the third episode of series four, airing on March 15th 2003. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

When a philandering composer's bit on the side has all her hair chopped off by kidnappers, surely it's physically impossible for it to grow back in just two days?Elsewhere, when a ventriloquist's dummy is built umpteen times larger than it should have been, Jonathan needs to figure out how to keep the show on the road.And has he finally found a new paramour? Not if she keeps on treating him like a replacement for her dead spaniel, that's for sure.After all the excitement of this high stakes mystery, why not take the opportunity to relax with some dreamy, JC-themed ASMR?Angel Hair was the second episode of series four, airing on March 8th 2003.Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

When a police officer is strangled to death in a locked gymnasium that the killer couldn't possibly have escaped from, nobody can explain it.She's the third victim of a mysterious killer who knocks about the place wearing a Davy Crockett-style hat - how many more will there be?Jonathan and Carla Borrego not only cross paths again but become colleagues on her new TV show. But will past indignations stymie everything?In a new feature on the pod, you can relax, unwind and relieve stress thanks to some soothing, JC-themed audio stimuli!The Coonskin Cap was the first episode of series four, airing on March 1st 2003.Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Actress Vivien Brodie is shot dead in impossible circumstances on the set of her latest film. When her ex-husband is found dead just a few days later, it doesn't take a genius to work out that there's some kind of connection... but what is it?Meanwhile, Adam Klaus and Jonathan find themselves in a vertical but thankfully fully-clothed 69 position, and whilst Maddie may be gone, a new laydee is about to enter JC's life.And in other news, get ready to hear about some really crazy bastards from the zany world of postcard collecting.Satan's Chimney was the second Jonathan Creek Christmas special, airing on Boxing Day 2001. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

After drug baron Frank Geiger has several bullets pumped into his brain and is left in a locked basement, that really ought to have been that.However, when the police end up finding him, his corpse has somehow managed to climb a set of stairs.Meanwhile, Adam Klaus is up for a prestigious award, but takes umbrage when he's beaten to it by drag act Deborah Cadabera.And are you ready for a dangerous search-and-seizure operation in Iraq that goes awry? The Three Gamblers was the sixth and final episode of series three of Jonathan Creek, airing on 2nd January 2000. It was the last occasion on which we saw Maddie Magellan.Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

When a former glamour model is burned alive (to death) after her cigarette falls into a lawnmower's fuel tank, the last thing you'd expect is for her to be wandering down a country lane just a few hours later.Nevertheless, a completely reliable witness says that this is exactly what happened. How bizarre. Meanwhile, Maddie books Jonathan in to do a Q&A with the Jonathan Creek Fan Club, much to the man's umbrage.And did you believe the only way to grow stuff is to plant it in soil? Think again, idiots!Miracle in Crooked Land was the fifth and penultimate episode of series three of Jonathan Creek, airing on 28th December 1999. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

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. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Maddie is summoned to a dark and dingy warehouse by Professor Lance Graumann to see an alien skeleton that has come into his possession.The US military turn up and steal the skeleton from him, but by the time they transport it back to their base it has disappeared into thin air.Jonathan's reputation as a mystery-solving genius leads to him being forced to help the army figure out what the hell has gone on.There's then a chance to hear what else was going on in the world on the day the episode aired, and we find out about what's been pissing off aficionados in the world of line dancing.The Omega Man was the third episode of series three of Jonathan Creek, airing on 11th December 1999. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Elderly Audrey has a vivid dream of a Frenchman being shot dead, and it spookily becomes true the following day. As does her next dream about another death… what's going on?As his windmill becomes the set for a crap-looking period drama, Jonathan finds himself on the trail of yet another explanation.Meanwhile, Maddie opens the door to a potential ménage à trois with two hunky studs after mistakenly copping off with both within minutes of one another.Once again, long-dead William Topaz McGonagall (often described as the worst poet to have ever walked the earth) resurrects himself from the grave to watch the episode and pen some lines about it.The Eyes of Tiresias was the second episode of series three of Jonathan Creek, airing on 4th December 1999. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Down-on-their-luck Alice and Lenny Spearfish get rich after digging up treasure in their garden. Whilst this provides them with a lovely new house, Lenny goes off the rails as Alice gets more and more despondent.After being drugged following a big-spending night in the casino, Lenny manages to survive being shot twice by a prostitute-murdering maniac… but how? As he becomes convinced that he's now immortal and his financial investments start to really pay off, Alice gets Maddie and Jonathan involved to find out what's really going on.Does selling your soul to Lucifer really make you invincible? (Spoiler alert: it does not).And as if that wasn't enough, long-dead poet William Topaz McGonagall resurrects himself from beyond the grave to commit his thoughts on the episode to paper. The Curious Tale of Mr Spearfish was the opening episode of series three of Jonathan Creek and aired on November 27th 1999. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

A former magician is seen shooting herself with a rifle, yet medics say she'd already been dead for hours. But why did an interfering hobo nearby leave no footprints in the freshly fallen snow? And how come someone slightly shifting a small table confuses everyone?And what does all this have to do with residents of Hammersmith being angry about a new strip bar in the neighbourhood?Black Canary was the first ever Jonathan Creek Christmas special, sitting in-between series two and three, airing on 24th December 1998. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Seven men are each frightened to death just by looking out of an old pub window. A High Court judge is murdered in a locked and guarded room. How the bejeezus do you explain these two things? Maddie becomes embroiled in the former after going for dinner with a nudist, and Jonathan is strongarmed into assisting with the latter by the cantankerous D.I. Ken Speed.Once again, long-dead William Topaz McGonagall (perhaps the world's shittest ever poet) resurrects himself from the grave to watch the episode and pen some doggerel about it.Mother Redcap was the sixth and final episode of the second series of Jonathan Creek, airing on 28th February 1998. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

A romantically rebuffed man flings himself off a balcony to his death, but three weeks later is seen strangling one of the witnesses of his own suicide. How is that possible?Maddie's been burgled, a badger watch goes tits-up and a supposedly blind trumpet-playing pervert is getting very handsy.In a thrilling and atmospheric tale with a varied list of strange characters, how will Maddie and Jonathan get to the bottom of this one?Once again, the untalented Mr William Topaz McGonagall resurrects himself from the grave to watch the episode and pen some lines about it.The Problem at Gallows Gate was a two-parter forming episodes four and five of the second series of Jonathan Creek, airing on 14th and 21st of February 1998. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Snobby theatre critic Sylvester Le Fley's cherished El Greco painting is stolen from under the noses of several onlookers. Jonathan takes great delight in figuring out the solution but not telling the supercilious drama reviewer how it was all done. The rotter. Did someone spirit it through the glass ceiling? Or a crack in the floor? And why hasn't the 97-year-old security guard retired yet?Once again, long-dead William Topaz McGonagall (often described as the worst poet to have ever walked the earth) resurrects himself from the grave to watch the episode and pen some lines about it.The Scented Room was the third episode of the second series of Jonathan Creek, airing on 7th February 1998. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Half-man, half-weasel Norman is adamant he was in New York rather than the Bishop's Stortford branch of Wimpy, but a burger flipper insists he's lying - and there's photos to prove it.Things go from bad to worse when a firework goes off in his face… or does it?In an episode where nothing seems to add up, Maddie and Jonathan query how someone can do a return trip from NYC to eastern Hertfordshire in only a few hours.Once again, long-dead William Topaz McGonagall (often described as the worst poet to have ever walked the earth) resurrects himself from the grave to watch the episode and pen some lines about it.Time Waits For Norman was the second episode of the second series of Jonathan Creek, airing on 31st January 1998. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

A skeleton-costumed criminal locks himself inside a stone-walled garage that is quickly surrounded by police, but somehow spirits himself away without being seen… how?Maddie initiates a solo investigation to begin with because Jonathan is busy frolicking in the bath with a singer of operatic arias.In this gothic-themed episode we analyse the story, dig up some location information and track down some stunning real-world connections to details in the show.In a new feature, long-dead William Topaz McGonagall (often described as the worst poet to have ever walked the earth) resurrects himself from the grave to watch the episode and pen some lines about it.Danse Macabre was the opening episode of the second series of Jonathan Creek, airing on 24th January 1998. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Dr. Elliott Strange is found dead in his locked office with a massive sword through his back. The slight issue in identifying the perpetrator is that the room is locked from the inside, the windows barred, and nobody could possibly have escaped without being seen. It can't have been suicide… surely?With monkeys aplenty knocking around the house, not to mention the wider Strange family living up to their name, Maddie and Jonathan find themselves in their oddest kerfuffle yet.And what exactly does a UFO shaped like a goose have to do with all this? The House of Monkeys was the fifth and final episode of the first series of Jonathan Creek, airing on 7th June 1997. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Surely prog-rock legend Roy Pilgrim didn't abduct a schoolgirl? How could he, when he was handcuffed to a radiator, Terry Waite-style?As he protests his innocence and a local cult back him to the hilt, his bitchy fiancée Francine loses faith in him. Thankfully for Roy, Jonathan is a huge fan and teams up with Maddie once again to get to the bottom of what happened to young Tracy Cook.We also hear about model railways, Suffolk-based ale producers and a tragic airport accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo.No Trace of Tracy was the fourth episode of Jonathan Creek, airing on 31st May 1997. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Did Zola Zbzewski kill her ex-lover, surgeon David Curchin? No, apparently, and she had an iron-clad alibi.And who then killed Zola and dumped her body in the second hand wardrobe Maddie's just bought?A classic Creek episode in which Maddie's love life comes firmly into focus and Jonathan delights in how much of a buffoon her blind date is.In this edition of the pod we analyse the story before digging up some location information, tracking down some frankly bewildering real-world connections to details in the show, and finding out what was happening on the day the episode aired.The Reconstituted Corpse was the third episode of Jonathan Creek, airing on 24th May 1997. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Old-school jolly japester Jack Holliday is shot dead in a watertight nuclear bunker. If it wasn't suicide, how the heck did the killer escape?Jack couldn't possibly have killed himself due to crippling arthritis in his hands… or could he? Maddie and Jonathan team up for the second time, although her presence is resented by Jack's family due to the fact she recently helped get his first wife's murderer freed from prison.In this show we analyse the story before digging up some location information, track down some mesmerising real-world connections to details in the show, and find out what was happening on the day the episode aired.We also investigate whether still having your own teeth was a genuine selling point on the Liverpool dating scene during the nineties.Jack in the Box was the second episode of Jonathan Creek, airing on 17th May 1997. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

Artist Hedley Shale is found dead on his bedroom floor, having spent the morning indulging in bedroom frolics with a young model.When crime writer Maddie Magellan becomes involved and subsequently encounters magician's consultant Jonathan Creek, she realises that his brilliant lateral mind could help her find out what really happened to Hedley.Could his perturbed wife possibly be the perpetrator? And what does an Army Coronel from northern Michigan have to do with all this?In addition to a summary and analysis of the episode, this podcast includes details about locations featured and sheds some light on extraordinary real-world connections to people, places and other stuff. We also delve into what was going on in the real world on the day the episode aired.The Wrestler's Tomb was the first ever episode of Jonathan Creek and hit UK screens on May 10th 1997. Email: getyourcreekon@gmail.comTwitter: @creekgetWebsite: www.getyourcreekon.co.uk

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