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On 4 March 2016, it was reported that the series would be returning for another 90-minute one-off special, with filming to begin in summer 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/news/a785761/jonathan-creek-is-returning-to-bbc-one-for-a-new-special/|title=Jonathan Creek is returning to BBC One for a new special |first=Catriona |last=Wightman |work=Digital Spy |date=4 March 2016 |access-date=3 August 2016}}</ref> This new 90-minute special aired on 28 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-11-29/what-time-is-the-jonathan-creek-christmas-special-on-tv|title=What time is the Jonathan Creek Christmas special on TV?|last=Dowell|first=Ben|date=29 November 2016|work=Radio Times}}</ref> [[Sarah Alexander]] returned as Jonathan Creek's wife Polly, alongside guest stars [[Warwick Davis]], [[Emun Elliott]] and [[Rosalind March]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/08/02/jonathan-creek-returns-to-bbc-one/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/08/02/jonathan-creek-returns-to-bbc-one/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jonathan Creek returns to BBC One|date=2 August 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The cult success of the series won it the [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series|Best Drama Series]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000123/1998 |title=BAFTA Awards (1998) |work=imdb.com |year=2014 |access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref> It was notable for featuring comic characters and sub-plots that lent a lot of humour to the series. Unusually, it was produced by the BBC's in-house Entertainment department rather than the Drama department – this was because Renwick preferred working with people he knew rather than the people at Drama who might not share his vision.<ref name=WorldOfJonathanCreek>{{cite book|first=Steve |last=Clark |title=The World of Jonathan Creek Paperback |date=21 October 1999 |publisher=BBC Books |location=London |isbn=978-0563551355 }}</ref> It has included guest-stars such as [[Bob Monkhouse]], [[Griff Rhys Jones]], [[Rik Mayall]], [[Jack Dee]], [[Bill Bailey]], [[John Bird (actor)|John Bird]], [[Nigel Planer]] and [[Ade Edmondson]]
The first two series were broadcast in the U.S. on a number of [[PBS]] stations, while the remainder aired on [[BBC America]].
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