Lovejoy 1986
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.
Episodes
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S1·E1 The Firefly CageHaving 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…
S1·E2 The Axeman ComethLovejoy 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…
S1·E3 The StingLovejoy 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…
S1·E4 Friends, Romans and EnemiesA 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…
S1·E5 The Judas PairThe 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…
S1·E6 To Sleep No MoreSam 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…
S1·E7 The Real ThingNeeding 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…
S1·E8 The March of TimeLovejoy 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…
S1·E9 Death and Venice (1)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…
S1·E10 Death and Venice (2)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…Cast
J
Jo Ross
Helen
D
David Arlen
Cavendish Porter
J
John Scholes
Sgt. Drabble
J
Jan Wilson
Mrs. Cameron
A
Anthony Jackson
Brian
G
Gwen Humble
Caterina
P
Paul Antrim
Det Sgt. Hill
A
Anita West
Mrs Kaufmann
C
Charlotte Edwards
Kate
M
Max Latimer
Tonio
A
Andrew Darby
Cesare
M
Mark McBride
Vito
L
Laurence Harrington
Cyril Harrington-Morse
B
Bernard Brown
Raymond Russell
J
Judith Paris
Mrs Somers
J
Jason Shepard
Mr Pendleton
M
Marita Ionesco
Maria Renton
R
Roger Ostime
Charles Renton
R
Ray Armstrong
Mr Kaufmann
M
Madeleine Moffat
Daisy West
G
Gabrielle Cowburn
Det. Insp. McDonald
R
Richard Syms
Alwin
Crew
- Creator
- Ian La Frenais, Jonathan Gash
- Writers
- Jonathan Gash
- Producers
- Colin Shindler
Details
- First air date
- Jan 10, 1986
- Last air date
- Dec 4, 1994
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 73
- Episode runtime
- 50 min
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- BBC
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
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