Jonathan Creek: The Problem at Gallows Gate - Part Two
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The Problem at Gallows Gate - Part Two
Season 2, Episode 5
Part two of two. The detective duo strive to convince the police they were not involved in the murder of Felicity Vale. Slowly, however, Jonathan traces the sequence of events and begins to suspect one of the apparent deaths was staged. Crime drama, with Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin, guest starring Amanda Holden
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Mystery
Cast & Crew
Alan Davies
(Actor)
.. Jonathan Creek
Caroline Quentin
(Actor)
.. Maddy Magellan
Stuart Milligan
(Actor)
.. Adam Klaus
Clarke Peters
(Actor)
.. Hewie Harper
Jennifer Piercey
(Actor)
.. Kitty
Annabel Mullion
(Actor)
.. Felicity Vale
Jessica Lloyd
(Actor)
.. Clare Sallinger
Alistair Petrie
(Actor)
.. Duncan Proctor
Stephen Billington
(Actor)
.. Neville Bruce
Andrew Barrow
(Actor)
.. Ben
Calum Macpherson
(Actor)
.. Buster
Amanda Holden
(Actor)
.. Petra
Akemi Otani
(Actor)
.. Kiko
Stanley Townsend
(Actor)
.. Det Insp Barrison
David Renwick
(Writer)
Keith Washington
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Alan Davies
(Actor)
.. Jonathan Creek
Born:
March 06, 1966
in
Loughton, Essex
Best Known For:
Jonathan Creek and being the permanent panellist on QI.
Early-life:
Alan Roger Davies was born in Loughton, Essex, on March 6, 1966. Together with his older brother and younger sister, Alan was raised by his accountant father, following the death of his mother from leukaemia when he was six. Despite disliking school, he was a bright child and passed 12 O-Levels and two A-Levels before studying drama at the University of Kent. On graduating, he signed on for an Enterprise Allowance Scheme to help fund his assault on the London comedy circuit.
Career:
Davies performed his first stand-up gig in 1988, and by the early 1990s was a rising star, picking up rave reviews at Edinburgh. He later gave up playing clubs to concentrate on radio. His Radio 1 series, Alan's Big One FM, led to TV appearances on shows such as One Foot in the Grave, before he was cast as the lead in Jonathan Creek, the light-hearted mystery drama that made him a household name. Other acting work includes Bob and Rose, A Many Splintered Thing, The Brief, Marple, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008), Lewis and Whites. He presented the three-part documentary Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution for Channel 4 in 2010 and was a judge in 2011 on ITV talent show Show Me the Funny. He's also appeared in West End hit Auntie and Me. He has been a permanent panellist on irreverent quiz QI since the show began in 2003.
Quote:
'I'm like a fine wine. I'm maturing.'
Trivia:
In early 2012, he announced his first UK stand-up tour in 12 years.
Caroline Quentin
(Actor)
.. Maddy Magellan
Born:
July 11, 1960
in
Reigate, Surrey
Best Known For:
Playing Dorothy in 1990's sitcom Men Behaving Badly.
Early-life:
Born Caroline Jones in Reigate, Surrey, on July 11, 1960. She has three older sisters. She learnt her trade at the Tring Park School, a boarding school focusing on the performing arts, which would eventually give her the platform to forge a TV career. Her first proper job, however, came on stage in Lowestoft, where, at the age of 16, she was a member of a chorus line. A director spotted her and offered her a job at London's Royal Court Theatre.
Career:
During the 1980s, Quentin had small, supporting roles in a number of projects. In the early 1990s she made appearances in Harry Enfield and Chums before landing the role of Dorothy on Men Behaving Badly in 1992, which eventually ended in 1998. Jonathan Creek offered Quentin a chance to delve into slightly more serious territory. Acting projects since include Life Begins, Blue Murder, Life of Riley, Just William, Dead Boss, Switch and Dancing on the Edge. Quentin also presents Restoration Home (she has dabbled in property restoration herself on numerous occasions) and has begun a second TV career as a travelogue presenter thanks to series such as A Passage Through India and Caroline Quentin's Cornwall.
Quote:
'Reaching 50 is a reason for great celebration, if you ask me, because we all know people at this stage who haven't made it. In the end, it's so much better than the alternative.'
Trivia:
In 2004, Quentin received a special recognition gong at the National Television Awards.
Stuart Milligan
(Actor)
.. Adam Klaus
Clarke Peters
(Actor)
.. Hewie Harper
Born:
April 07, 1952
in
New York
Best Known For:
Playing Lester Freamon in The Wire.
Early-life:
Born Peter Clarke on April 7, 1952, in New York, and was raised in New Jersey. He's the second of four brothers and knew from the age of 14 that he wanted to be involved with the performing arts. He moved to London in 1973, where he formed soul band the Majestics. Clarke lent his distinctive vocal talents to Joan Armatrading's Love and Affection and the disco classic, Boogie Nights.
Career:
He switched his name due to another actor called Peter Clarke. One of his earliest screen roles came in Sean Connery's 1981 sci-fi thriller Outland. Peters appeared in a string of TV and film projects, including Mona Lisa, Between the Lines, Jonathan Creek, Notting Hill and K-Pax. His stage hits have included The Iceman Cometh, Blues in the Night, Porgy and Bess, The Witches of Eastwick and Five Guys Named Joe (which he also wrote). He has appeared in critically acclaimed dramas The Wire and Damages; played Nelson Mandela in TV drama Endgame, and also appearing in Marley and Me. Aside from appearing in Holby City, his other projects include HBO drama Treme (from The Wire's David Simon). He's also appeared on stage in the title role of Shakespeare's Othello alongside his Wire co-star Dominic West.
Quote:
'It's good to be working. That's the bottom line, to be part of different things; voicing my opinions about the world. I feel like an actor on a mission.'
Trivia:
In 1992, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his work on Five Guys Named Moe. While filming Outland he rang his mother one evening to tell her he'd just beaten up James Bond.
Jennifer Piercey
(Actor)
.. Kitty
Annabel Mullion
(Actor)
.. Felicity Vale
Jessica Lloyd
(Actor)
.. Clare Sallinger
Alistair Petrie
(Actor)
.. Duncan Proctor
Stephen Billington
(Actor)
.. Neville Bruce
Born:
December 10, 1969
in
Bolton
Best Known For:
Playing Greg Kelly in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Stephen was born in Bolton on December 10, 1969. He trained at the Drama Centre London. He starred in the TV series Space Precinct and The Buccaneers before making his film debut in Braveheart (1995).
Career:
Billington starred in TV series Out of the Blue before making an impact as the lead role in the miniseries The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Guest roles in Jonathan Creek and Highlander: The Raven were followed by a spell in Coronation Street as Greg Kelly. More recently, he has starred in Casualty and Doctors. In 2013, he joined the cast of Hollyoaks. When he is not acting, he teaches the subject at Drama Centre London and the London School of Dramatic Art.
Quote:
'I was fortunate enough to play John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. It had been my dream role since I was 15 and I ended up getting the best reviews of my career.'
Trivia:
In 1999, he won a gong in the villain of the year category at the British Soap Awards.
Andrew Barrow
(Actor)
.. Ben
Calum Macpherson
(Actor)
.. Buster
Amanda Holden
(Actor)
.. Petra
Born:
February 16, 1971
in
Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire
Best Known For:
Being a judge on Britain's Got Talent.
Early-life:
Born Amanda Louise Holden in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, on February 16, 1971. She grew up in Southsea, before moving to Bournemouth in her teens. After completing her A-levels she went to Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in north London where she trained for three years. She then made an impression as a contestant on Blind Date in 1991. Her younger sister, Debbie, is a former model who is now a scuba-diving instructor.
Career:
Holden's first dramatic role was as a murder victim in the Edward Woodward series In Suspicious Circumstances. Bit parts in EastEnders and the Julie Walters film Intimate Relations (1996) paved the way for larger roles in The Grimleys, Kiss Me Kate, Happy Birthday Shakespeare and other TV dramas, as well as filling in for Judy Finnigan on ITV's This Morning. She also appeared in the Anthony Edwards movie Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999), steamy miniseries The Hunt and short-lived sitcom Big Top. Arguably her most successful acting projects have been Cutting It and Wild at Heart. She has been on the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent since 2007 and played the role of Princess Fiona in the West End production of Shrek the Musical in 2011. In 2013, she published her autobiography, No Holding Back.
Quote:
'I certainly don't think I would use my looks or anything like that to take advantage of any situation. I don't know why, it's just not in my nature.'
Trivia:
Holden is an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Akemi Otani
(Actor)
.. Kiko
Stanley Townsend
(Actor)
.. Det Insp Barrison
David Renwick
(Writer)
Keith Washington
(Director)
