Lovejoy was a mainstay on British television in the 1980s and 1990s. Adapted by the late, great journeyman TV writer Ian La Frenais, the BBC series ran for eight years, totalling 70 episodes, and made ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ian McShane (centre) played Lovejoy in the hit BBC series. Developed from the book series by Jonathan Gash (real name John Grant), ...