Jonathan's Zoo Trivia Quiz

Answer: elephant

This was in the third episode ('The Reconstituted Corpse'). Adam Klaus was only seen once in the first series, and that was in the pilot episode - the rest of the time he was only talked about, and this was the first of those off-stage 'appearances' as Jonathan told Maddie what happened at the theatre.

Answer: frog

Tracy entered Roy Pilgrim's house at 4pm, and at the same time a small frog was put into the duplicate room some miles down the road, where Roy was handcuffed to the false radiator. This, along with his small radio tuned to Classic FM, established the time-frame for the singer who was able to furnish Jonathan with an additional, animal-based, clue.

Answer: Samson

Poor Samson died a similar death to his human, Dr Elliot Strange, because he also tasted the drugged gummed flap of an SAE (self-addressed envelope) which had been sent by an animal-rights activist and tripped out. Ironic really.

Answer: a small dog attacked him

The worst of it was that the house did not belong to the right person - the man Maddie was questioning was just there trimming an old lady's hedges!

Answer: badgers

Jonathan took Maddie and Adam's sister Kitty with him when he went on his annual Badger Watch; Maddie had been burgled and could not stay in her flat, and Adam wanted Kitty out of the way. It was while they were watching the badgers that Kitty saw what she thought was a murder take place.

Answer: rat

Maddie had taken her shoes off to throw at the rat when she saw it, so was barefoot when Jonathan switched on the booby trap. He saw her discarded shoe first, and then rugby-tackled her to the floor before she was able to tread on the electrified pins by the window. A moment later the rat ran onto the area and sizzled out of this life. Ouch.

A special line was added to the credits to the effect that no animals were harmed during the making of the programme.

Answer: they had been disturbed during their hibernation

A homeless vagrant had played a part in the mystery of Marella's death, but no one had much luck finding him - until Jonathan understood the reason for the bats which were flying around in January. Someone had disturbed their winter hideout. Getting the information from the local wildlife group, he and Maddie went looking for the tramp, and so got the last, vital clue.

Answer: bowl

Tiresias was Aunt Audrey's goldfish, and it was his small round bowl which hid the CD that Jonathan knew hid the final proof of his theory of Andre Masson's death. In a lovely Creek turn, we first see the fish at the beginning of the programme when Jonathan and Maddie are watching an illusionist who is inside a similar bowl predicting the Lottery numbers.

Answer: 2

The kittens were not allowed to stay with Maddie because no pets were allowed in her flat, but she kept them in the travelling cage and hoped that no one would notice and report her. We see them at the beginning of the episode, then not again until the end, when the cheque appears in an envelope in their home, made out to the animal shelter and signed J J Creek. I wonder what the second J stands for.

Answer: Joseph

When we first see the lady from the organisation Jonathan just happens to be sitting in a wheelchair and Adam's hand on his shoulder stops him from standing to greet her - he took delight in pretending that he had already employed a disabled person. The wheelchair was actually used by the cameraman to give a smooth run in movement!