Apparently my brother and I watched this as a child, but last year my brother started talking about it again so I got it for his christmas present. We fell straight back in love with it. It is so timeless and for all ages! Each of the episodes are so clever and creative, you just have to try and figure it out while watching it, though you rarely suceed. You don't need to have seen the previous episodes to follow whats going on in each episode as they stand alone, with a few links with past episodes, but nothing it depends on. There are so many episodes but there is no repetition of episode storylines, they manage to come up with something unique every time. It's not a 'who-done-it' it's a 'how-done-it' which is far more original than regular detective type stories. It's also, though something to think about while watching, it's still light to watch if you want a relaxing film and a curl up on the sofa. They're working on a new series of Jonathan Creek now, which will hopefully start airing at Easter next year! We'll all definately be tuning in.