'I watched Jonathan Creek for the first time and noticed one thing in seconds'

Since its debut in 1997, Jonathan Creek quickly became a beloved staple drama on BBC One. Created by One Foot in the Grave and Love Soup writer, David Renwick, the series ran until 2016 and sae Alan Davies in the titular role. The series followed Jonathan who utilised his innate problem-solving skills to crack puzzling crimes and murders.

The distinctive character resided in a Sussex windmill and collaborated with investigative journalist Maddy Magellan, portrayed by Caroline Quentin. Despite the show being such a huge hit at the time, I somehow managed to miss the boat on the beloved show which has been praised throughout its nearly two-decade stint.

I was assured that it was "well worth the watch" from the very first episode, with some sharing their favourite episodes that we must talk about after watching. It's fair to share that my expectations were seriously high as I settled down for the evening with a cup of tea and a fluffy blanket.

So, do I feel that the show lived up to its expectations? Going off the first episode alone, absolutely not. I'll provide a quick summary of the storyline for those who haven't rewatched the show in the last 20 years.

The first episode centres on the murder of a middle-aged man who appeared to have an affair with a model at his family home, unbeknownst to his businesswoman wife. He was found shot to death by his cleaner, with the supermodel tied up with duct tape over her eyes and mouth, squealing in the corner of the bedroom.

Something that surprised me was how long it took for the show to introduce the main characters to viewers. Jonathan first appeared on screen nearly 15 minutes into the show, followed by his soon-to-be sidekick Maddy, another five minutes later.

But arguably my biggest gripe with the show overall was the outlandish storyline, which made absolutely no sense. Spoiler alert for those wanting to watch or rewatch the episode, which you can stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

Viewers are introduced to Jonathan as a magician's assistant who creates all the wonderful tricks, and Anthony Head's character, Adam Klaus, who is attempting to sell a terrible American accent. Creek and Magellan finally cross paths almost half an hour into the 90-minute show when the model is selected to take part in the evening production of Adam's magic show.

At the time of the husband's murder, his power-hungry wife was working in her office, with her alibi confirmed by her personal assistant. The show then set up the premise that, despite having no obvious way of leaving the building unnoticed, Jonathan deduced that if she crawled behind the sofas and shouted to her PA to meet her in her office, she could have snuck out.

It turns out that the model who attended the show was a scorned lover of the cheating husband who turned down her advances, pushing her to get revenge. But his murder gets even more unrealistic when it is revealed at the end how the model killed him whilst also being tied up to look like a victim.

After breaking into his second-floor flat, she covered her mouth and eyes with tape, leaving two pin holes to see out of, before lying on the floor. She then screamed out for help and shot him when he opened the door with a gun, using only her feet. Yes, you read that right.

It was revealed that she had a loaded gun strapped to both feet using nothing but rubber bands before she tied herself up and shot him with very limited vision. How she managed to carelessly destroy his bedroom and tie herself up with a loaded gun strapped to her bare feet, I'll never know.

The final nail in the coffin for the case was when Creek and Magellan stole her scales from her dressing room, as toe prints that the police found on the gun. The bizarre storyline completely pulled me out of the dramatic show and left me in stitches all night.

Family and friends have told me that the show does get a lot better, but with that as the first episode, it'd be hard to make something worse. Overall, the show has a lot of promise with the charming windmill and the funny banter between Davies and Quentin, but the opening episode left a lot to be desired.

So, will I watch this again? Probably not. The show's unbelievability makes it difficult for me to take it seriously as a murder mystery when the classic reruns of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Poirot blow it out of the water.