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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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.
Season 4 episodes
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Lovejoy is evicted from his rented cottage, as Freddy the Phone, his landlord (also known as Frederick Arthur Haig Montgomery Wavell Reeve) owes back taxes on it. So Lovejoy takes to the road and acquires a commode said to have belonged to the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte... and the next thing is to hunt down a continental expert to authenticate it. Did 'Boney' really sit here?
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Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Terry HodgkinsonGuest stars Alexei Sayle, Julie T. Wallace, Colin Jeavons, Harmage Singh Kalirai, Olivier Pierre, John Burgess, Georgia Allen, Noel Coleman
With the naive help of Jane, Lovejoy sets up an unusual form of dealers' ring to bump up the price of a painting he has entered in an auction. Three old friends (Matron, Gideon and Henry the Hearse) rally round, but nothing seems to go according to plan...
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Directed by John CromeWritten by Roger MarshallGuest stars Alfred Lynch, Charlotte Cornwell, Neville Phillips, Sidney Cole, Frederick Treves, Tim Dutton, Peter Kelly, Helene Kvale
Lindsey Parry-Davies, a leading violinist, wants Lovejoy to arrange for his Stradivarius to be touched up so that it will pass as a fake. The Lovejoy Antiques team is puzzled, but they call in the expert advice of Tommy Norris - king of the violin fakers.
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Directed by John CromeWritten by Chris Kelly, Iain RoyGuest stars Ronan Vibert, Michael Angelis, Philip Bond, Sarah Alexander, Robert MacLeod, Robert Swann, Shirley King, Victoria Jeffrey
Charlie Gimbert returns home from overseas, popping up again in a new and unlikely role as manager to Murray McNally, a famous but disgraced snooker player. Murray wants Lovejoy to find him the billiards table which belonged to Mary Queen of Scots, and it seems that money is no object. A visit to Fotheringhay Castle leads on to a descendant of Mary's jailer, and then to an exhibition snooker match starring the real world snooker champion, Dennis Taylor.
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Directed by Ian McShaneWritten by Steve Coombes, Dave RobinsonGuest stars Malcolm Tierney, Alex Norton, Julia St. John, Martin Clunes, Robert Daws, Dennis Taylor, Brian Pettifer, Chas Hall
A family struggling to pay death duties needs Lovejoy's help to raise the wind. Meanwhile, Beau Whittaker, working in a local parish church, finds a valuable old flag dating from the American War of Independence hidden behind a monument. A fierce battle quickly breaks out over the question of who is now the flag's true owner.
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Directed by Rob WalkerWritten by Douglas WatkinsonGuest stars Roger Brierley, Bill Stewart, Pip Torrens, Harmage Singh Kalirai, Elizabeth Spriggs, Michael Hordern, Angus MacInnes, Rob Walker
A retired senior Air Force officer wants Lovejoy to sell his large and remarkable collection of Jewish antiques, but Lovejoy's contacts the Solomons are suspicious about the provenance of the items. Meanwhile, Eric is arrested for theft while driving Jane's Range Rover.
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Directed by Rob WalkerWritten by Tom KempinskiGuest stars Malcolm Tierney, Ann Way, Cyril Shaps, Eric Deacon, Peter Jeffrey, Alfred Marks, Jim Dunk, Gareth Marks
On a visit to Frankie's scrap yard Lovejoy acquires an ancient cannon. He takes a trip to the Tower of London to see what he can find out about it, and while he's away an ordnance expert going under the name of Major Turpin tries to steal the cannon from under Eric's nose.
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Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Terry HodgkinsonGuest stars Maria Charles, Tony Haygarth, Leslie Phillips, Harry Landis, Steven O'Donnell, Valentina Yakunina, Sean Baker, Paul McNeilly
In the latest of a series of antique shop 'ram-raids', a table Lovejoy has left with another dealer is smashed, and he uncovers a plan to steal a friend's silver. Meanwhile, Jane befriends a young man while doing some charitable work on behalf of the local hospital, and Charlie Gimbert is asked to find a rather special clock for a customer.
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Directed by John WoodsWritten by Tony MarchantGuest stars Malcolm Tierney, Tony Bluto, Roger Hammond, Henry Goodman, Jason Flemyng, Ronald Pickup, Liz Smith, Andy Rashleigh
Jim Leonard (Lovejoy's antiques mentor) resurfaces, wanting Lovejoy's help with a harmless little scam to catch out a famous dealer. The plot centres on a fake painting by Klimt... Eric plays the role of a rich gentleman farmer, Tinker falls heavily for Jim's wife, and Jane is also drawn into the scheme, but Lovejoy finds out just too late that he too is a victim.
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Directed by John CromeWritten by Roger MarshallGuest stars Patrick Murray, Dinsdale Landen, Richard Griffiths, Bob Goody, Annie Lambert, Joe Duttine, Lucinda Fisher, Jennifer Gibson
The Lovejoy Antiques team is in Ireland looking for new stock (and also hoping to find a painting by Jack Butler Yeats, for Jane to give her uncle). A bungled robbery leaves them in possession of a page from a rare ancient book, and the search is on for an expert - Brendan Hennessey.
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Directed by John CromeWritten by T.R. BowenGuest stars Jim Norton, T. P. McKenna, Siobhán McCarthy, Andrew Connolly, John Kavanagh, Stella McCusker, Garrett Keogh, Ronan Wilmot
The Lovejoy Antiques team is in Brighton, scouring the town for a really grand set of old china. Charlie Gimbert (as ever) causes some havoc, and then there's the story of the antique chairs...While on the china trail, Lovejoy chances on a stunning rip-off with hundreds of porcelain plates.
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Directed by John WoodsWritten by Jeremy PaulGuest stars Malcolm Tierney, Renée Asherson, John Carlisle, Jane Hazlegrove, Don Warrington, Linda Marlowe, Tim Stern, Nick Raggett
Jamie, an old friend of Lovejoy's, turns up on his doorstep needing help with an urgent problem. He can't afford to retrieve a wonderful painting from a pawnbroker, and there are only a few hours to go. Lovejoy agrees to help Jamie raise the cash - but Jamie's estranged wife is also on the warpath...
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Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Alan ClewsGuest stars Malcolm Tierney, Perry Fenwick, Simon Dutton, Rosalie Crutchley, Jane Merrow, Jack Shepherd, Nina Marc, Tomasz Borkowy
Lovejoy makes an exhibition of his 'sixth sense' for antiques on a television programme. Later, working on a house clearance, he overlooks an important item and starts to think he may be abusing and losing his talent. After he gets a letter, Lovejoy goes to see another 'divvie' who has lost the magic touch.
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Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Malcolm Tierney, Peter Copley, Ken Campbell, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Caroline Hunnisett, Dorian Healy, Patrick Pearson, Peter Jonfield
