Lovejoy episode review – Friends, Romans & Enemies

This episode follows a Lovejoy trend of shifting the action from home turf (East Anglia) to a second location (in this case the Isle Of Man), but it’s fair to say this episode is all over the place. Is it a whodunit? Why are characters behaving illogically (and often pathologically)? Why is Charlie Gimbert shooting…

Lovejoy Episode Review – The Sting

Episode 3 of the first series focuses on cross- and double-cross, the intense rivalry between Lovejoy and Gimbert, and offers up a feast of one-liners and asides to camera as McShane and his cast continue to relax into their characters.  This begins with the slow pan across the auction house owned by Charlie, with Lovejoy…

The Return of Lovejoy?

After what seems like the longest time (well, 30 years to be precise) all of a sudden Lovejoy is back in the news, and it’s getting the press (and us fans) pretty excited… First was the story last month of priceless plaques stolen from Emperor Napoleon’s tomb which were recovered after an antique dealer recognised…