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Lovejoy 1

1986-01-10 | Comedy,Drama,Mystery | 10 episodes
Overview

7 Seasons

Episode

The Firefly Cage (1986)

Having hired Eric Catchpole as an apprentice, Lovejoy sets out to unravel the meaning of a Japanese firefly cage.As Lovejoy and Eric are in hot pursuit (on Eric's motorbike) of a lovely lady with something they want, they hit a pool of water in the road and give a drenching to Jane (Lady Felsham), who is busy unveiling a plaque. When, later, Lovejoy rings the doorbell at Felsham Hall, complex chemistry begins, and Jane is soon showing Lovejoy around her attic...

The Firefly Cage poster

Directed By

David Reynolds

Writer

Ian La Frenais

The Axeman Cometh (1986)

Lovejoy buys a Welsh dresser at Charlie Gimbert's auction, and hidden inside it he finds a rich Arab head-dress, festooned with gold ducats. 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. Lovejoy sells it back to him, but without the head-dress. Catesby is soon looking for Lovejoy armed with an axe. He is in good company, as one of Her Majesty's Inland Revenue officers is also after Lovejoy.

The Axeman Cometh poster

Directed By

Roger Tucker

Writer

Terry Hodgkinson

The Sting (1986)

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. When he comes across evidence of a double-cross by Charlie Gimbert, he decides to get even.

The Sting poster

Directed By

Baz Taylor

Writer

Ian La Frenais

Friends, Romans and Enemies (1986)

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. Two Americans are also after the coins.

Friends, Romans and Enemies poster

Writer

Ian La Frenais

The Judas Pair (1986)

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. In the process, Lovejoy puts Jane's life at risk and challenges Dr La Grange to a duel.

The Judas Pair poster

Writer

Ian La Frenais

Cast

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