Jonathan Creek

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1. #001

   Adam Klaus was originally to be named Adam Faust, but the name had to be changed when checks by the BBC Legal Department revealed that a real-life magician already used it.

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2. #002

   The Jonathan Creek sports jacket that gave the character his name actually belonged to Alan Davies. He wore it on set on the first day of filming, and everyone agreed it suited the character perfectly.

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3. #003

   Adam Klaus was played by Anthony Head in the first episode. Although the character was intended to appear in every episode, he was not seen again for the rest of the first series. From the second series onward, Stuart Milligan took over the role because of Head's part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

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4. #004

   The windmill Jonathan Creek lives in is called King's Mill, or Vincent's Mill, and was built in 1879 in the town of Shipley, West Sussex, about 6 or 7 miles south of Horsham, England. It once belonged to the writer Hilaire Belloc, a Frenchman who held British citizenship. It has been open to the public at various points in its history but has been closed since July 2009.

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5. #005

   Alan Davies said he was the 38th person to audition for the lead role. Those considered included Paul Bown, Angus Deayton, Douglas Hodge, Peter Howitt, Alex Jennings, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Hugh Laurie, Rik Mayall and Nigel Planer. Lyndhurst and Laurie turned the role down.

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6. #006

   Jonathan Creek is a real place in Kentucky, USA, which the writer David Renwick discovered while driving past it with his wife; he decided to keep the name in case he applied it to something later.

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7. #007

   The second series of Jonathan Creek was commissioned before the first had even been shown.

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8. #008

   Throughout the series there are various references to 1970s American television programmes such as The Waltons, Quincy, Kojak and Columbo. All of them except The Waltons are murder mystery series.

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9. #009

   Although Anthony Head appears as Adam Klaus only in the first episode, he is also seen in the second episode as an Adam Klaus poster hung on the wall of Creek's windmill room.

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10. #010

    There are various references to DC Comics characters and places: a famous magician once known as "Black Canary" (a popular DC hero), a mansion called "Metropolis" (the city where Superman lives), and another property called "Green Lanterns" (a name used by several DC heroes).

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11. #011

    Three episodes feature actors who played the Doctor in Doctor Who. Colin Baker appeared in the episode The Wrestler's Tomb (1997). Peter Davison appeared in the episode Danse Macabre (1998). Finally, Paul McGann appeared in the episode Judas Tree (2010).

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12. #012

    Maddy's house in the second series was in Chelsea, near Fulham Road.

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13. #013

    The car Maddy Magellan uses in the series is a Volvo 240 GL Estate with an automatic transmission. The gear selector is easily visible in the episode in which Jonathan drives the Volvo for the first and only time.

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14. #014

    There is a reporter in Tasmania, Australia, named Jonathan Creek.

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15. #015

    The three leading women of Coupling (2000) — Kate Isitt, Gina Bellman and Sarah Alexander — all appeared in the series during its run.

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