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13 episodes
1. The Napoleonic Commode

1. The Napoleonic Commode
When Lovejoy is mistaken by the local bailiff for his landlord, he is evicted from his house and has his car and antiques inventory confiscated.
53min
Jan 9, 1993
2. The Ring

2. The Ring
Strapped for cash Lovejoy recruits old time con artists Matron Jackie, Gideon and Henry the Hearse Chaser to attend an auction where he is selling a painting by local artist Jessie Webb and purposely bid against each other to bump up the selling price.
53min
Jan 16, 1993
3. Second Fiddle

3. Second Fiddle
Lovejoy is intrigued when famous violinist Lindsey Parry-Davies mysteriously asks him to make his valuable Stradivarius look like an imitation but nonetheless calls on the services of Tommy Norris, Liverpool supporter and king of the violin fakers.
54min
Jan 23, 1993
4. The Colour of Mary

4. The Colour of Mary
Charlie Gimbert, one of the sleaziest dealers in the trade, rolls into town on tour with fallen snooker champion Murray McNally. To keep his cash cow happy, Charlie contracts Lovejoy to track down an impossible antique: Mary Queen of Scots's billiard table.
54min
Jan 30, 1993
5. Fly the Flag

5. Fly the Flag
Facing death duties threatening to bankrupt him, Jane's friend Christian Shotley asks Lovejoy to appraise some valuable antiques. When they turn out to be forgeries, Shotley's only hope may lie in an 18th-century flag of mysterious provenance.
53min
Feb 6, 1993
6. Judgement of Solomon

6. Judgement of Solomon
Retired RAF officer Connaught asks Lovejoy to sell a collection of Jewish religious artefacts, allegedly purchased by his late wife and with no provenance.
54min
Feb 13, 1993
7. The Galloping Major

7. The Galloping Major
Whilst visiting a scrap yard for a replacement indicator lamp for his truck Lovejoy buys an old iron canon, which gets him stopped by the police and almost destroys a pub's cellar.
53min
Feb 20, 1993
8. God Helps Those

8. God Helps Those
Lady Jane ropes Lovejoy into organizing a charity auction for the local hospital and visiting the geriatric ward where he meets elderly Florence and stops her greedy son from stealing her antique condiment set.
53min
Feb 27, 1993
9. They Call Me Midas

9. They Call Me Midas
Jim Leonard, Lovejoy's old mentor, asks for his help in a plot to sting greedy Dutch art dealer Hans Koopman, who once cheated Jim's wife's late father.
54min
Mar 6, 1993
10. Irish Stew

10. Irish Stew
In Ireland where Lady Jane hopes to buy a Jack Butler Yeats painting Lovejoy and his associates interrupt a burglary at the home of disreputable dealer Bertie Montserrat, though Montserrat denies there was a crime.
53min
Mar 13, 1993
11. Dainty Dish

11. Dainty Dish
In Brighton on a working holiday Lovejoy meets Lady Jane's friend Louise, widow of a Belgian baron and resistance hero.
53min
Mar 27, 1993
12. Taking the Pledge

12. Taking the Pledge
Lovejoy tries to help an old friend, now turned homeless man, to redeem a valuable heirloom watercolor miniature.
53min
Apr 3, 1993
13. Lovejoy Loses It

13. Lovejoy Loses It
Lovejoy makes an exhibition of his 'sixth sense' for antiques on a television program.
52min
Apr 10, 1993















