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This is the 1st of 6 Seasons of a highly entertaining, comic and interesting series.
Lovejoy is an antiques dealer, often honest and usually able to charm anyone. In the first episode we are introduced to his cohorts: Tinker Dill, a dapper and admitted tippler, works as a barker = trained to sniff out antiques for purchase. Eric Catchpole, polytechnic drop-out in search of a job – or in need of a job, at any rate. Charlie Gimbert, an antiques rival who also owns an auction house and is financially well off – in distinct contrast to Lovejoy. And last but not least, Lady Jane Felsham, local gentry whose hobby is interior decorating.
...1... " The Firefly Cage" Lovejoy is pulled out of an auction by the police. Apparently, he sold a silver goblet that turned out to be stolen. This is frowned upon
...2... "The Axeman Cometh" In spite of dodging through alleys and courtyards, the Inland Revenue (like our IRS) agent catches up with Lovejoy. The bill due, the agent claims, Is £10,000. Lovejoy needs a big score to make that up.
...3... "The Sting" Sitting at Woody's, his favorite cafe, Lovejoy is accosted by police (again!), this time from Chelmsford. Apparently, Lovejoy that he sold a painting to a Chelmsford man that is not by the artist it was supposed to be.
...4..."Friends, Romans and Enemies" Lovejoy is way behind in his rent. In lieu of rent, he agrees to scan a couple of tea chests. Lovejoy explains to the audience, "In the antique business, doing a scan means going through a job lot of stuff and sorting out the genuine article from the shoddy crapology of the modern world. I only do it when I'm broke. Which is fairly often."
...5... "The Judas Pair" This episode has a great plot and, unusually, gets serious and dangerous. Trivia Learned from Lovejoy: "Like the sheen of petrol on water. That's what a metallic object acquires if it stays in a case long enough. That's what we call 'case-hardened'."
...6... "To Sleep No More" It's a beautiful day for the Charity Cricket Match and Street Faire. Elderly Sam Wendell asks Lovejoy to meet him there. Instead, poor Sam stumbles onto the cricket pitch holding his chest. Dead of a heart attack at the first wicket?
...7... "The Real Thing" Due to a problem with a spiral staircase, Lovejoy finds it convenient to leave town for a week. But he stumbles on art fraud no matter where he goes.
...8... "The March of Time" Lovejoy takes a load of furniture to Ricky Price for restoration. A non-working clock is found to be hiding a cache of historic love letters. Are they why Price is beaten up and left for dead?
...9...and 10... "Death and Venice", Parts 1 and 2. Hugh Malleson bought a painting, "Knight in a Landscape" by Savoldo. Lovejoy is sure it's a forgery, but can't convince Hugh. When Hugh is killed and the painting stolen, Lovejoy goes to Venice to find the killer.
The 10 episodes of "Lovejoy Season 1" originally aired January through March of 1986. They total about 500 minutes of entertainment. English subtitles are available on the episodes and on the one Bonus Feature on the the DVD set.
...Bonus Feature "Ian McShane Talks About Lovejoy: Part 1" (8 minutes) A 2004 interview with McShane, who plays Lovejoy, is divided into six parts. A part appears on each of six Season sets.
Favorite quote, Eric to Lovejoy: "We shouldn't be piddling around the country like this. We should be back home trying to make a dishonest living."
A lively, fun series.
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Editorial Reviews
“Suspenseful” —Chicago Tribune
“Wonderful” —The Independent (U.K.)
Played with rakish allure by Golden Globe® winner Ian McShane (Deadwood), Lovejoy isn’t your typical antiques dealer. He’s gifted at sorting the real treasures from the fakes—which comes in handy when facing the dangerous side of his business, where certain collectors would literally kill for the perfect set of antique pistols. It’s a wild, unregulated world flooded with aristocrats, con men, and criminals, all of whom Lovejoy goes up against with the help of his mopey young assistant, Eric (Chris Jury, The Big Game.), and upper-crust confidante, Lady Jane (Phyllis Logan, Downton Abbey).
Of course, Lovejoy can’t resist using his wiles to sell a worthless painting or two to the occasional chump. But he would be wise to practice caution—even for “one of television’s most charming and appealing characters” (The Washington Post), charisma can only go so far. This wildly popular British mystery series is based on the books by Jonathan Gash and garnered a devoted following on both sides of the pond.
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Ian McShane talks about Lovejoy (8 min.)
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