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Lovejoy (marketed as The Lovejoy Mysteries on VHS in the U.S.) is a series of picaresque novels by John Grant (under the pen name Jonathan Gash) about the adventures of Lovejoy, a slightly unsavoury British antiques dealer, in East Anglia. Lovejoy's first name is never mentioned in the books. Lovejoy is a British television series starring Ian McShane. ... The picaresque novel (Spanish: picaresco, from pícaro, for rogue or rascal) is a popular subgenre of prose fiction which is usually satirical and depicts in realistic and often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who lives by his or her wits in a... John Grant is a British author who writes under the pen name Jonathan Gash. He is the author of the Lovejoy series of novels. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Antiques (Latin antiquus, old) are objects which have reached an age which makes them a witness of a previous era in human society. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ...

The novels were made into a drama TV series shown on British television from 1986 to 1994. The lechery and violence in the novels was largely removed for television but the interesting historical and cultural detail of the antiques trade remained. The first series was shown on BBC1 in 1986, and there was a five-year gap while the BBC and McShane's own production company Witzend wrangled over who should make a new series. Finally,Lovejoy was brought back as a regular fixture in 1991. Happily, nearly all of the original cast returned for the next three series with Malcolm Tierney reprising his role as Charlie Gimbert at the start of the 4th series. It was the comic interplay of the inner circle of Lovejoy, Tinker Dill, Eric Catchpole and Lady Jane Felsham that helped make show very popular. The television version maintained the author's original wish to keep Lovejoy's first name guarded, but a guest star reveals that his first name is "Malcolm" in latter years. Lovejoy neither confirms nor denies this. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Malcolm Tierney is a British actor who has appeared in many film and television roles. ...

The 5th series of Lovejoy included some cast changes as Phyllis Logan (Lady Jane) left the show in the 2nd episode and Chris Jury {Eric) left the show in the 6th episode, both only returning for the series finale. Also in the 5th series two new regular cast members were added. These were Beth Taylor (played by Diane Parish), Lovejoy's new apprentice, and Charlotte Cavendish (played by Caroline Langrishe) — she ran a local antique auction house. The 6th and last series was conceived to round the story off and features a strangely dark tone on occasion as Lovejoy's old way of life is gradually dismantled. So far there has been no reunion. Diane Parish, born 1969 in London, is a British actress who has starred in many television roles including The Bill and its spin-off , playing DC Eva Sharpe, and Babyfather. ... Caroline Langrishe, born January 10, 1958, in London, England is an actress. ...

There were also two Lovejoy specials (Christmas episodes, both with a running time of around 90 minutes) made during the second stint of filming. Lovejoy remains a favourite on BBC Canada cable TV and on direct broadcast satellite channels. From August-October 2006 the entire run was repeated in the UK on ITV3, a digital commercial channel. BBC Canada is a general entertainment Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also refered to as direct-to-home signals. ...

Main cast

• Ian McShane (Lovejoy)
• Chris Jury (Eric Catchpole)
• Dudley Sutton (Tinker Dill)
• Phyllis Logan (Lady Jane Felsham)
• Diane Parish (Beth Taylor)
• Malcolm Tierney (Charlie Gimbert)
• Caroline Langrishe (Charlotte Cavendish)
• Amelia Shankley (Vicki, Lovejoy's daughter)

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Notable guest stars

• Alexei Sayle
• Brian Blessed
• Joanna Lumley
• Julia Sawalha
• Linda Gray
• Mako
• Minnie Driver
• Dennis Taylor
• Warren Mitchell
• Richard Griffiths
• Ken Kercheval
• Hothouse Flowers

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Lovejoy episode list and original air dates

Series 1

• 1-1 10-Jan-1986 The Firefly Cage
• 1-2 17-Jan-1986 The Axeman Cometh
• 1-3 20-Jan-1986 The Sting
• 1-4 31-Jan-1986 Friends, Romans and Enemies
• 1-5 07-Feb-1986 The Judas Pair
• 1-6 14-Feb-1986 To Sleep No More
• 1-7 21-Feb-1986 The Real Thing
• 1-8 28-Feb-1986 The March of Time
• 1-9 07-Mar-1986 Death and Venice (1)
• 1-10 14-Mar-1986 Death and Venice (2)

Series 2

• 2-1 06-Jan-1991 Just Desserts
• 2-2 13-Jan-1991 The Italian Venus
• 2-3 20-Jan-1991 Bin Diving
• 2-4 27-Jan-1991 Montezuma's Revenge
• 2-5 03-Feb-1991 Who Dares, Sings
• 2-6 10-Feb-1991 One Born Every Minute
• 2-7 17-Feb-1991 National Wealth
• 2-8 24-Feb-1991 Sugar and Spice
• 2-9 03-Mar-1991 Raise the Hispanic
• 2-10 10-Mar-1991 Lily's Pearls
• 2-11 17-Mar-1991 The Black Virgin of Vladimir *

• Black Virgin of Vladimir is a two part episode in which the first part is listed in the opening credits as "Riding on Rollers"

Series 3

• 3-1 12-Jan-1992 Friends in High Places
• 3-2 19-Jan-1992 Out To Lunch
• 3-3 26-Jan-1992 No Strings
• 3-4 02-Feb-1992 Angel Trousers
• 3-5 09-Feb-1992 The Benin Bronze
• 3-6 16-Feb-1992 Eric of Arabia
• 3-7 23-Feb-1992 Scotch on the Rocks
• 3-8 01-Mar-1992 Loveknots
• 3-9 08-Mar-1992 Smoke Your Nose
• 3-10 15-Mar-1992 Kids
• 3-11 22-Mar-1992 Members Only
• 3-12 29-Mar-1992 Highland Fling (1)
• 3-13 05-Apr-1992 Highland Fling (2)

• Special S-1 26-Dec-1992 The Prague Sun

Series 4

• 4-1 10-Jan-1993 The Napoleonic Commode
• 4-2 17-Jan-1993 The Ring
• 4-3 24-Jan-1993 Second Fiddle
• 4-4 31-Jan-1993 The Colour of Mary
• 4-5 07-Feb-1993 Fly the Flag
• 4-6 14-Feb-1993 Judgment of Solomon
• 4-7 21-Feb-1993 The Galloping Major
• 4-8 28-Feb-1993 God Helps Those
• 4-9 07-Mar-1993 They Call Me Midas
• 4-10 14-Mar-1993 Irish Stew
• 4-11 28-Mar-1993 Dainty Dish
• 4-12 04-Apr-1993 Taking the Pledge
• 4-13 11-Apr-1993 Lovejoy Loses It

Series 5

• 5-1 05-Sep-1993 Pig in a Poke
• 5-2 12-Sep-1993 Who is the Fairest of Them All?
• 5-3 19-Sep-1993 A Going Concern
• 5-4 26-Sep-1993 The Kakiemon Tiger
• 5-5 03-Oct-1993 Three Men and a Brittle Lady
• 5-6 10-Oct-1993 Ducking and Diving
• 5-7 17-Oct-1993 Stones of Destiny
• 5-8 24-Oct-1993 Poetic Licence
• 5-9 31-Oct-1993 The Peking Gun
• 5-10 07-Nov-1993 Goose Bumps
• 5-11 14-Nov-1993 Swings and Roundabouts
• 5-12 21-Nov-1993 Never Judge a Book By Its Cover
• 5-13 28-Nov-1993 The Price of Fish

• Special S-2 27-Dec-1993 The Lost Colony

Series 6

• 6-1 02-Oct-1994 Fair Exchange
• 6-2 09-Oct-1994 Day of Reckoning
• 6-3 16-Oct-1994 Somewhere Over the Rainbow
• 6-4 23-Oct-1994 Double Edged Sword
• 6-5 30-Oct-1994 Guns and Roses
• 6-6 06-Nov-1994 The Last of the Uzkoks
• 6-7 13-Nov-1994 Breaking the Broker
• 6-8 20-Nov-1994 Fruit of the Dessert
• 6-9 27-Nov-1994 Holding the Baby
• 6-10 04-Dec-1994 Last Tango in Lavenham

Trivia

The show was parodied several times in the Harry Enfield sketch show Harry Enfield and Friends under the title 'Big Bob Joylove'. Harry Enfield Harry Enfield (born May 30, 1961 in Sussex, England) is a comedian educated at Derwent College at the University of York who quickly came to prominence after appearing on Channel 4s Saturday Live in a number of different personae created with Paul Whitehouse. ...

External links

• Lovejoy at the Internet Movie Database
• Lovejoy at British TV Resources
• TV.com