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COLLECTION · Series · 1986

Lovejoy

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.

Source: TMDB
* 7.4 (53)ComedyDramaMysteryUnited Kingdom
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Creators
Ian La Frenais · Jonathan Gash
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC One · BBC
Runtime
50 min/ep
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
10/01/1986
Score
7.4 / 10 (53)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
Specials
8 episodes
Episode 1. Ian McShane Talks About Lovejoy: Part 1
50 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Ian McShane Talks About Lovejoy: Part 2
50 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Ian McShane Talks About Lovejoy: Part 3
50 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Ian McShane Talks About Lovejoy: Part 4
50 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. Ian McShane Talks About Lovejoy: Part 5
50 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. Ian McShane Talks About Lovejoy: Part 6
50 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Ian McShane on "Scene Today"
12 min

On January 28 1991, during the BBC transmission of Season 2 Ian McShane made a special guest appearance on the live daytime chat show Scene Today. Here he is, interviewed by Judi Spiers, talking about Lovejoy, American television and…

Episode 8. BBC Pebble Mill Cast Interviews
12 min

As Season 3 began airing in the UK in January 1992, the cast members made appearances on the daytime chat show Pebble Mill at the BBC studio in Birmingham. On January 24 Dudley Sutton and Chris Jury met host Alan Titchmarsh and two weeks…

Season 1
Season 1
10 episodes · 1986
The Firefly Cage
Episode 1. The Firefly Cage
1986-01-10 · 54 min

Having hired Eric Catchpole as an apprentice, Lovejoy sets out to unravel the meaning of a Japanese firefly cage.As Lovejoy and Eric are in hot pursuit (on Eric's motorbike) of a lovely lady with something they want, they hit a pool of…

The Axeman Cometh
Episode 2. The Axeman Cometh
1986-01-17 · 52 min

Lovejoy buys a Welsh dresser at Charlie Gimbert's auction, and hidden inside it he finds a rich Arab head-dress, festooned with gold ducats. Catesby, recently out of prison and the son of the dead man whose property was being sold at…

The Sting
Episode 3. The Sting
1986-01-20 · 53 min

Lovejoy sets out to help a young woman to trace a pair of Meissen figures which she sold to raise cash for a drug habit. When he comes across evidence of a double-cross by Charlie Gimbert, he decides to get even.

Friends, Romans and Enemies
Episode 4. Friends, Romans and Enemies
1986-01-31 · 54 min

A robbery at the local museum seems to be connected with the death of a local forger, and Lovejoy goes on the trail of a hoard of Roman coins in the Isle of Man. Two Americans are also after the coins.

The Judas Pair
Episode 5. The Judas Pair
1986-02-07 · 52 min

The wife and brother of a man killed with a fabulous pair of Regency duelling pistols engage Lovejoy to find them and thus bring about the downfall of the murderer. In the process, Lovejoy puts Jane's life at risk and challenges Dr La…

To Sleep No More
Episode 6. To Sleep No More
1986-02-14 · 51 min

Sam Wendell, an old forger, dies of a heart attack while being pursued by a mysterious priest, leaving behind one of his small forgeries. Sam had told his wife it was the key to a fortune, and the priest soon tries to break into the…

The Real Thing
Episode 7. The Real Thing
1986-02-21 · 49 min

Needing a break from Charlie, Lovejoy takes a job for a few days at a new antiques market in Norwich owned by a client of Jane's. He soon realizes the boss is a con-man and sets out to expose him. Along the way, he also tries to trap a…

The March of Time
Episode 8. The March of Time
1986-02-28 · 49 min

Lovejoy finds a bundle of old love letters hidden in the back of an antique clock. He quickly falls for the owner, but are the letters genuine? Under the name of 'Captain Lovejoy', he sets out to find the answer.

Death and Venice (1)
Episode 9. Death and Venice (1)
1986-03-07 · 48 min

Lovejoy travels to Venice to investigate the murder of a friend. The dead friend had bought a painting Lovejoy believed was a fake. In Venice, he is drawn into an ambitious art swindle, and identical twins Caterina and Lavinia are behind…

Death and Venice (2)
Episode 10. Death and Venice (2)
1986-03-14 · 48 min

In Venice, Lovejoy gets a job working for Caterina and Lavinia, with a view to busting their scam, and meets a Scottish forger called 'Lucky' Luciano. Lovejoy and Lucky together unravel the mystery of the Island of Rats.

Cast by season
Ian McShane
Ian McShane
Lovejoy
Caroline Langrishe
Caroline Langrishe
Dudley Sutton
Dudley Sutton
Tinker Dill
Diane Parish
Diane Parish
Chris Jury
Chris Jury
Eric Catchpole
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan
Lady Jane Felsham
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