TV series
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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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Episode 1
Charlotte buys a painting from a hard-up couple, the Tabors, but finds she has been conned. Lovejoy decides to set matters straight.
Directed by Richard LaxtonWritten by Eric DeaconGuest stars Bradley Lavelle, Clive Russell, Danny Schiller, Eric Deacon, David Arlen, Joanna Kanska, Brian Protheroe, Christian Burgess
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Paul HarrisonWritten by John GoldsmithGuest stars John Castle, Christopher Fairbank, David Ryall, Eric Deacon, Oliver Parker, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Derek Smith, Madeleine Moffat
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Ian WhiteWritten by Jeremy PaulGuest stars Richard Vernon, Ursula Howells, Kenneth Cope, Christopher Guard, John Quentin, Erich Redman, Simon Holmes, Michael Lees
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Alex KirbyWritten by Roger MarshallGuest stars Julia Sawalha, Dinsdale Landen, Julian Glover, David Arlen, Frank Harper, Richard Earthy, John Warnaby, Vivien Parry
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Ian WhiteWritten by John MilneGuest stars William Franklyn, David Jackson, Christopher Malcolm, Martha Cope, Lorna Heilbron, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Jonathan Coy, Allan Surtees
Episode 6
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...
Directed by Ian McShaneWritten by Steve Coombes, Dave RobinsonGuest stars Richard Marner, John Bardon, Patrick Ryecart, Maggie Ollerenshaw, David Arlen, Gwen Humble, Andy Lucas, Gillian Barge
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Alex KirbyWritten by Douglas WatkinsonGuest stars Martin Jarvis, Karen Drury, Struan Rodger, Gary Waldhorn, Christopher Godwin, Lizzie Mickery, Zara Nutley, Alastair Cording
Episode 8
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...""
Directed by Paul HarrisonWritten by Terry HodgkinsonGuest stars Bernard Spear, Frank Finlay, Terence Rigby, Christopher Benjamin, John Bluthal, Clare Byam-Shaw, Amelia Curtis, Dominic Taylor
Episode 9
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.
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Paul AlexanderGuest stars David Battley, Earl Cameron, Gavin Richards, Oscar James, Donald Pickering, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Corinne Skinner-Carter, Albert Welling
Episode 10
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?
Written by Ian La Frenais, Dick ClementGuest stars Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan, Phil Cornwell, David Ryall, Tony Gardner, Shelagh McLeod, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Amelia Curtis
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Ian McShaneLovejoy
Dudley SuttonTinker Dill
Chris JuryEric Catchpole
Malcolm TierneyCharlie Gimbert
Caroline LangrisheCharlotte Cavendish
Diane ParishBeth Taylor
Phyllis LoganLady Jane Felsham
Alexander KnoxPinder
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