Name: Lovejoy
Released: 1986-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ian McShane, Chris Jury, Dudley Sutton

TV Show · Drama · Comedy

Lovejoy is a trickster, a swindling art and antiques dealer who seems to get caught up in devious deals and `get rich quick' schemes. But you can't help liking Lovejoy, who has a talent for finding hidden treasures. When he's not out for himself, he uses his skills as a con man to help the less fortunate and less sneaky.

1986 · 54m

Starring Ian McShane, Chris Jury, Dudley Sutton

EPISODE 1

The Firefly Cage

Having hired Eric Catchpole as an apprentice, Lovejoy sets out to unravel the meaning of a Japanese firefly cage.

53m
EPISODE 2

The Axeman Cometh

Catesby, recently out of prison and the son of the dead man whose property was being sold at Gimbert's, says he was promised the dresser.

51m
EPISODE 3

The Sting

Lovejoy sets out to help a young woman to trace a pair of Meissen figures which she sold to raise cash for a drug habit.

52m
EPISODE 4

Friends, Romans and Enemies

A robbery at the local museum seems to be connected with the death of a local forger, and Lovejoy goes on the trail of a hoard of Roman coins in the Isle of Man.

53m
EPISODE 5

The Judas Pair

The wife and brother of a man killed with a fabulous pair of Regency duelling pistols engage Lovejoy to find them and thus bring about the downfall of the murderer.

51m
EPISODE 6

To Sleep No More

Sam Wendell, an old forger, dies of a heart attack while being pursued by a mysterious priest, leaving behind one of his small forgeries.

51m