April 1st, 2013 by Matt D. Tags: Alan Davies, Jonathan Creek, Sheridan Smith
There are some programmes that feel like they just fit in the Bank Holiday schedules. Mystery drama Jonathan Creek is definitely one of those programmes due to its light nature and intriguing plots. This one-off special is also a sort of set-up for a brand new series of three episodes coming next year. It introduces us to a new-look Jonathan Creek who has grown-up, albeit only slightly, and is no longer living in that windmill. However we have to wait quite a while for Jonathan to actually appear on screen as we are first presented with the episode’s central mystery.
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December 6th, 2012 by Anna Howell. Tags: Alan Davies, Jonathan Creek, Sheridan Smith
Fans of Jonathan Creek will be pleased to know that the hit BBC1 detective show is due to return next year in a one-off Easter special, the Sun newspaper reports!
Alan Davies, who is currently involved in the legal battle over the false accusations that Lord McAlpine was a child abuser, is returning to reprise his title role for the special, and will be joined by Sheridan Smith and Joey Ross for the 90-minute show, entitled The Clue Of The Savant’s Thumb.
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November 19th, 2012 by Anna Howell. Tags: Alan Davies, Celebrity Big Brother, Exposure Update - The Jimmy Savile Investigation, Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, Jimmy Savile, Jonathan Creek, lord mcalpine, QI, sally bercow
Jonathan Creek star and comedian Alan Davies, may be among a number of people facing a law suit from Lord McAlpine over the false allegations that he abused children, the Sun newspaper reports!
Lord McAlpine’s legal team plan to take legal action against a “very long list” of people, after BBC Newsnight falsely accused an “unnamed Conservative peer” of being a paedophile linked to the huge investigation into the late TV presenter, Jimmy Savile.
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July 12th, 2011 by TV Writer Lynn. Tags: Alan Davies, Show Me the Funny
Comedian Alan Davies has blasted some stand-up comedy TV shows, saying they make the art of delivering comedy look “too easy.”
Speaking to the Daily Star, Alan said of shows such as Live at the Apollo, “Those shows are wall-to-wall hits, there is not a duff gag or a missed line.
“It’s like a football match with every shot on target.” Read more & comment »
January 1st, 2009 by TV Writer Lynn. Tags: Alan Davies, Jonathan Creek, Sheridan Smith
Alan Davies returns tonight at 9.00pm on BBC1 as Jonathan Creek in award-winning comedy drama about the adventures of the master of illusion, who uses his brilliance and intellect to explain the unexplainable.
This one-off special is written and directed by David Renwick and guest stars the fabulous Sheridan Smith and Stuart Milligan returns as illusionist Adam Klaus, Creek’s employer. Read more & comment »
