British television comedy drama series (1986–1994)
For the series of novels upon which the television series is based, see Lovejoy (novel series). For the British indie rock band, see Lovejoy (band). For other uses, see Lovejoy (disambiguation).
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Lovejoy
The main cast from the series 1 to 5 (from left), Dudley Sutton, Ian McShane, Chris Jury and Phyllis Logan.
Genre
Comedy drama, mystery
Created by
John Grant
Ian La Frenais[1]
Starring
Ian McShane
Chris Jury
Phyllis Logan
Dudley Sutton
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
6
No. of episodes
71 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time
50 minutes
Production companies
BBC Tamariska Productions WitzEnd Productions
Original release
Network
BBC1
Release
10 January 1986 (1986-01-10) – 4 December 1994 (1994-12-04)
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Lovejoy is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 1986 and 4 December 1994, although there was a five-year gap between the first and second series. It was adapted for television by Ian La Frenais.
^"Ian McShane: 'I don't even like antiques'". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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