Lovejoy (1986)
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.
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Episodes
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1. Pig in a Poke1993-09-05 · 50mLovejoy buys a set of James Gillray drawings, which turn out to be copies. While trying to sell them, Eric finds a stolen statue with an aristocratic connection at the house of som
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2. Who is the Fairest of Them All?1993-09-12 · 49mJane's old dance teacher wants Lovejoy to sell a mirror. This then leads to a deal which involves the apparently one-eyed Roderick Frew. Jane informs Lovejoy that Alexander is brok
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3. A Going Concern1993-09-19 · 51mLovejoy has been left to look after Felsham Hall until it has been sold, and he uses the house as a furniture showroom. He thus crosses swords with the beautiful Charlotte Cavendis
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4. The Kakiemon Tiger1993-09-26 · 50mLovejoy is threatened by a debt collector and hijacks a country house auction to pay his debts. In the process, he finds the lost 'Kakiemon Tiger', but he has to deal with competit
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5. Three Men and a Brittle Lady1993-10-03 · 51mCharlotte's former lover arrives from New York and invites her to live with him in Paris, but she turns him down.A forger cons Charlie Gimbert into buying some fake porcelain, but
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6. Ducking and Diving1993-10-10 · 49mTinker and Eric take a break at Eric's Uncle Jack's pub. Meanwhile, Lovejoy is asked to show a visiting couple around the antiques shops. Trouble is, he also has a very large Welsh
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7. Stones of Destiny1993-10-17 · 52mA rare Celtic cross is stolen from Charlotte's aution house, after Lovejoy asked the porter to let a friend look at it. Charlotte and Lovejoy set out on the thief's trail and find
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8. Poetic Licence1993-10-24 · 49mA friend of Charlotte's who runs a nursing home has asked her to sell some things, and Charlotte wants Lovejoy's help with valuations. One patient, Virginia, believes she has a ver
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9. The Peking Gun1993-10-31 · 49mCharlie Gimbert asks Lovejoy to value a colonial widow's Chinese treasures. Lovejoy is interested in an unusual Peking cannon and gets Charlotte's opinion on it. The cannon has gre
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10. Goose Bumps1993-11-07 · 52mAfter a dealer apparently disappears over the side of a cross-channel ferry, Lovejoy acquires two china geese. Charlie Gimbert, in pursuit of local ambitions, decides to impress th
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11. Swings and Roundabouts1993-11-14 · 49mBoswell, a friend of Lovejoy's who runs a travelling fair, asks Lovejoy to sell some silver candlesticks for him. However, the police arrive, saying they are stolen property, and B
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12. Never Judge a Book By Its Cover1993-11-21 · 50mLovejoy takes Charlotte to an Antiques Fair at Cambridge, where the elderly Doncaster sisters, who have financial problems, invite him to value their belongings. Lovejoy finds what
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13. The Price of Fish1993-11-28 · 50mLovejoy is invited to spend the weekend with Charlotte at her best friend's house. The friend is short of money and has a clock she wants valued, but Lovejoy finds a stuffed fish w
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14. The Lost Colony1993-12-27 · 1h 33mLovejoy meets distant cousins from America, who are visiting England. As well as a female ghost, old Lord Wakering has treasures which once belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh, and both
Cast
Ian McShaneLovejoy
Dudley SuttonTinker Dill
Caroline LangrisheCharlotte Cavendish
Diane ParishBeth TaylorImages
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