Jonathan Creek/Trivia

• The Other Darrin: Adam Klaus was played by Anthony Head in the first episode, but he had to drop out owing to his role in Buffy, although his photo appears on Adam Klaus t-shirts and posters throughout Series One. From Series 2 onwards, he's played by Stuart Milligan, and appears in pretty much every episode.
• The Pete Best: Stuart Milligan is considered the definitive Adam Klaus, particularly since Anthony Stewart Head only played him in the pilot episode.
  • A straighter example is Maddy's cameraman boyfriend from the pilot (played by Alistair McGowan) who was intended to become a recurring character, but is never mentioned again.
• What Could Have Been: Previous candidates for the role of Jonathan included Rik Mayall, Hugh Laurie (who was still being typecast as an Upper Class Twit back then) and even Bill Bailey.
  • Hugh Laurie was actually cast at one point before the pilot was filmed, but left the project because of Jonathan's reluctance to solve crimes - Laurie couldn't find the character's motivation for actually following Maddy on her investigations. Somewhat ironic, given that House is something of a Dr. Jerk Jonathan Creek - obsessed with puzzles, not so much with people.
  • Rik Mayall did have a guest appearance as a brilliant and hammy detective who rivalled Jonathan's skill, and Bill Bailey was a terrible aspiring magic trick creator that ended up working with Jonathan for Klaus.