wimpywhipple
Aug 26, 2024
Better than Magnum P.I.


In the shady world of antiques, Lovejoy has a knack for finding the truth.
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.
wimpywhipple
Aug 26, 2024
Better than Magnum P.I.
The show's tagline is: "In the shady world of antiques, Lovejoy has a knack for finding the truth."
The series spans 6 seasons with 73 episodes in total (avg. 12 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 50 minutes.
The series ran from 1986 to 1994 — a total of 8 years on air.
Originally aired on BBC One.

2009
Huang Lide is an antique collector who schemes to take control of an auction company by selling counterfeit antiques. His plot to bring down the honest general manager, Tang Jingming, ignites a fierce conflict between the forces of integrity and corruption in the antique world.

2020
A young heir, burdened by his grandfather’s disgraced past, uncovers a major antique forgery scheme tied to a fake painting in the Forbidden City. Teaming up with unlikely allies, he dives into the shadowy world of counterfeit artifacts, racing against a powerful auction house to expose the truth and protect China’s cultural treasures.

2004
Set in mid 1940's China, Aroma In Autumn is the story of Tung, a rich pottery merchant who ends up making a living on the streets. He befriends a fellow street dweller and his sister, not knowing that this is only the beginning of a life full of bitter bet...
1975

2023
Antiques en France. On a buying trip to Provence, dealers are on the hunt for hidden treasures in its fabulous markets. Can they turn a profit from their purchases?

2020
Follow Dublin-based antiques expert and historical dealer Ian Dowling and his team as they travel the length and breadth of Ireland looking for amazing Irish treasures to buy and sell.

2018
Modern day treasure hunter, Drew Pritchard is one of Britain's leading architectural salvage dealers, traveling the length and breadth of the country in search of weird and wonderful objects. Drew loves the thrill of the hunt and while he gets his hands dirty in the country's architectural backwaters, a crack team of restorers are back at base giving old and rare finds a new lease of life. We've seen them at work on Salvage Hunters, restoring, repairing and refining Drew's finds but for the first time, Salvage Hunters: The Restorers is going behind-the-scenes with this expert team to see what it really takes to transform junk into gems.
2021
2023
Antiques dealer Paul Martin goes head-to-head with a rival antiques expert in a series of fun challenges before they see who will make the most money when they auction their goods at the end of each day.
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52 votes
Critic avg. 10.0 (1 reviews)
Review score distribution
Lovejoy
Ended
No
TV-PG
English
United Kingdom
1/10/1986
12/4/1994

