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Jonathan Creek: Season Four

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I have 1 thru 3 and loved them all. I wish we would not have to wait so long to see more of this fun and well acted series.
There is something about Alan Davies that makes him a joy to watch.
Some people are afraid that Jonathan without Maddie will spoil the series for them. I am not one of those people. She was good, but there were times when her punishment for Jonathan's male "cluelessness" bordered on mean. It was not cute or funny. Of course, that is how it was written, but it did have the effect of making me dislike her a little.
As long as there is Alan Davies being Jonathan Creek, I will be buying these and hoping for more.
Will we ever get a dvd of the specials ? Hopefully !!!

Like many other reviewers I did not know how I would react to series four without Caroline Quentin. While I did find Maddie to be mean sometimes, she was an original female character and could match wits with Jonathan's genius. I rented this series first to see whether I would like the new partner for Alan Davies. Lo, and behold, here is Lydia (Julia Sawalha) from the 1995 'Pride and Prejudice' all grown up, (although I guess she was 27 when she played Lydia) which is the only other time I've noticed her. Carla, too, has issues with Jonathan, and has a prickly relationship with him - what is that writer's problem with women. She is not as smart as Maddie, which works because Jonathan gives her the clues and she, like us, can't get it at first. But over the first three episodes I was totally hooked by the new venue - a TV show - and the new situations. So I bought the series. I, too, wish they would get this series out faster for those of us in the US. Alan Davies mentions that they are in series 7 and here we are in 4. This is a series like Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders: Set 13 where you never tire of the characters. I can watch these over again even when I know the solution because I enjoy the humor just as well. highly recommended.

Jonathan Creek is a well acted & presented british production from the BBC. I've purchased all the NTSC/DVD offerings thus far & look forward to adding this addition to my collection. I just wish the wait wasn't so long! Highly recommended to fans who can appreciate british television & a good british mystery series. Excellent caliber performances all around.

I had like the first three DVDs in this series and was hesitant to get this one because of the new female lead but it was still very good. Although I do miss Quintin

Where is the episode "Satan's Chimney" which introduced Julia Sawalha's character? I seem to remember it being a 2 hour story so maybe it will turn up on the (fingers crossed) set of the specials.

As much as I like Caroline Quentin (love Blue Murder too), the writers went too far in her spiteful nature. I just watched all of season four on youtube and found them excelent. His new companion, Carla seems to have better interaction with him, than the botched personality of Mady, in later seasons. The mixture of comedy, murder, romance, make for a wonderful TV experience. The same mixture was found in Horatio Hornblower: Collector's Edition

Season 4 simply doesn't live up to the high standards of seasons 1, 2, and 3. The new female is introduced with insufficient storyline transition from Maddy's character in the earlier seasons. Further, the new female is a boring ditz who doesn't stitch the story elements together. Jonathan's interest in her "endowments" doesn't ring true. I miss Maddy's humorous personality defects that made her seem "real." Even without the annoying new blond, this season is a mess. In every episode, small potentially interesting subplots are introduced but never picked up again. It is as though the writers (or editors) had to fill in a few minutes, and did so with random bits that have NOTHING to do with the main or secondary plots.

What a way to start,on the product detail Caroline Quention is listed in season 4 which she is not,Amazon should get it's facts straight,might not look so good that someone screwed up.Julia Sawalha is in series 4 plays Carla Borrego and in my mind she was not a good choice,no chemistry at all between her and Alan Davies,her character just does not work,the stories are not as good either ,the best one from this season was taken off and put on the specials dvd,the only reson I give it three stars is Alan Davies as J C still if you like the show you might want to take a look.

I quite enjoyed the new updated version of JC. I was wondering how the switch was going to be handled with Maddie going...but I thought the transition was good. I like Julia Sawhala and think she compliments Jonathon. The program is more verbally sexualy explicit than the old one and poor old Adam Klaus seems to be getting it in the neck at every turn. The closed room puzzles work as well as they ever did and are always entertaining. I always keep an open mind when series change format or characters but this one has done it quite nicely.

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