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Lovejoy - The Complete Lovejoy Collection [2004]
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The Antiques Rogue Show!
Review date: 2008-03-27 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is a generous DVD set featuring all 6 series of Lovejoy. Extras include an interview with Ian McShane about his experience in making the series (the interview was filmed around the time that 'Deadwood' was being launched). McShane plays Lovejoy, who is a "Divi" - a person who has a natural ability to spot a genuine antique just by looking at it. The series is well cast (particularly Dudley Sutton as Tinker, Lovejoy's boozy and gifted sidekick who shares his passion for antiques). The plotlines are well crafted and entertaining. Various guest stars appear throughout the series and there are some feature-length episodes to enjoy. There is quite a lot of educational value to this series: not only do you learn about auctions, craftsmen, works of art, and things of beauty, you also appreciate what a minefield the world of antiques is, with gifted forgers, crooks, and downright greed to contend with. This is a highly entertaining series with loveable characters (including some of the rogues). You'll watch this series again and again - recommended.
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Reviews
LOVEJOY - THE COMPLETE LOVEJOY COLLECTION
Review date: 2008-01-27 Rating: 10 out of 10
I loved it the first time round and with this box set now in hand it seems to have got better with age. Basically Lovejoy is an antique dealer and a bit of a lovable rogue who always seems to get himself into a bit of bother, ably assisted by his two side-kicks, Eric & Tinker and an unusual friendship with Lady Jane Felsham that threatens to turn into more than just friendship, but never does. Always broke and looking to make a killing on the next antique (genuine or otherwise), Lovejoy usually discovers some sinister plot relating antiques, often leading to a brush with the law. Some of the stories are a bit cheesy but that is half of the fun, with so many villans all turning up in Lovejoy's back yard. The humour between the characters is wonderful and adds to the entertainment. Eric, Lovejoy's trainee for example, is a vegetarian son of a butcher!!!
Set in & around the villages of the Essex Suffolk border the picture-post card backdrop does give it a certain feel good factor, although Lovejoy does venture further afield occasionally, usually when the plot thickens or the stakes are higher.
I would describe it as "the antiques roadshow" meets "Miss Marple" with a bit of "Men Behaving Badly" thown in for good measure. They dont make "em" like this any more.
Discovering Lovejoy
Review date: 2007-11-21 Rating: 10 out of 10
I never watched a single episode of Lovejoy when it was originally aired as I usually avoid those 'Sunday evening' peaktime programmes like the plague. However, my partner requested the complete box set as a leaving present from work colleagues and we're currently making our way through the lot. Fantastic stuff! You do need to suspend your disbelief in large measures owing to hefty amounts of plot improbability, but the acting is great and it's beautifully filmed. Series one is the weakest, but the character development by the writers and actors is smashing to watch. There are some fine 'specials' included, particularly the 'Prague Sun' Christmas episode from 1992.
This really is great value and lovely, comforting stuff to help you through a winter - even if you now live in Greece, as I do!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Ian McShane;Dudley Sutton;Phyllis Logan;Chris Jury;Malcolm Tierney
Recording label: delta home entertainment
Manufacturer: delta home entertainment
EAN: 4006408860648
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 21
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2004-09-19
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Running time: 3710 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)