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Lovejoy

  • TV-PG
  • 1986–1994
  • 6 seasons
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 7.4

In the shady world of antiques, Lovejoy has a knack for finding the truth.

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

10 episodes
  1. 1Fair Exchange

    49 minOct 2, 1994

    Charlotte buys a painting from a hard-up couple, the Tabors, but finds she has been conned. Lovejoy decides to set matters straight.

  2. 2Day of Reckoning

    49 minOct 9, 1994

    A former friend, Max Hunter, who believes Lovejoy had an affair with his wife, kidnaps Charlotte and plans to kill her. But he gives Lovejoy a sporting chance to find him by leaving a series of clues.

  3. 3Somewhere Over the Rainbow

    48 minOct 16, 1994

    Tinker disappears, and Lovejoy sets off to find him. He arrives in Devon, where he discovers that Tinker's real name is Archie and that he has a sister whose hotel business is threatened by a rogue property developer. Charlotte and Beth join them and they look for ways to raise money to save the hotel. Meanwhile, Tinker has lost the key of Charlotte's safe-deposit box.

  4. 4Double Edged Sword

    47 minOct 23, 1994

    A tough-talking business man hires Lovejoy to recover a sixteenth-century samurai sword which has been stolen from him. Another dealer, Lovejoy's mentor Jim Leonard, buys the sword at an auction, but it is promptly stolen from him by Joanna, the daughter of the original owner. Lovejoy stays on the trail.

  5. 5Guns and Roses

    47 minOct 30, 1994

    Lovejoy takes an antique gun to a London gunsmith to be repaired, but the armorer is having landlord problems. Meanwhile, an acquaintance of Lovejoy's, Texas Greenberg, is on his way over to buy something special.

  6. 6The Last of the Uzkoks

    47 minNov 6, 1994

    Lovejoy is called in by Lord Dunwich to value a silver communion set, and Lady Dunwich wants him to find her some antique prints of the lost town of Dunwich-by-the-Sea (which is now under the sea). Charlie has done a moonlight flit, leaving his old dad in charge of Felsham Hall, and there are some unlikely characters around - a mad Greek priest, a Dutch civil servant, and a strange woman...

  7. 7Breaking the Broker

    49 minNov 13, 1994

    The police set up Tinker, so that they can get a favour from Lovejoy. They want him to check out an up-market pawnbroker who is suspected of receiving antiques stolen overseas.

  8. 8Fruit of the Dessert

    48 minNov 20, 1994

    Lovejoy has a dangerous plan, which includes putting himself in the hands of a notorious moneylender and risking the future of his daughter, Vicky.But then, ""Those who hazard all do it in hope of fair advantages...""

  9. 9Holding the Baby

    48 minNov 27, 1994

    Lovejoy buys a nineteenth-century dresser for a song, after getting advice from a Caribbean specialist. Meanwhile, Charlotte has mixed feelings about being left holding someone else's baby.

  10. 10Last Tango in Lavenham

    49 minDec 4, 1994

    In the last episode of Lovejoy, our hero gears himself up to marry Charlotte, and his old life begins to splinter. Jane Felsham returns with a splash, and without Alexander in tow - will Lovejoy have to choose between her and Charlotte?

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Series cast

Ian McShaneLovejoy73 episodes
Dudley SuttonTinker Dill73 episodes
Chris JuryEric Catchpole56 episodes
Phyllis LoganLady Jane Felsham47 episodes
Malcolm TierneyCharlie Gimbert27 episodes
Caroline LangrisheCharlotte Cavendish22 episodes
Diane ParishBeth Taylor21 episodes
Pavel DouglasLord Alexander Felsham14 episodes
Maggie OllerenshawKate Henshaw13 episodes
Geoffrey BatemanDandy Jack6 episodes
Eric DeaconDet. Insp. Hardwick5 episodes
Denys GrahamBigelow5 episodes
Jo RossHelen5 episodes
David ArlenCavendish Porter5 episodes
John ScholesSgt. Drabble4 episodes
Jan WilsonMrs. Cameron4 episodes
Joanna LumleyVictoria Cavero3 episodes
Mark MoneroWoody3 episodes

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