Lovejoy Actually

Lovejoy and Jane have made up, just in time for a beautiful violin concert from a man with Very Nineties Hair. Such a nineties episode we think Samantha Janus* has arrived at one point but we quickly rally to enjoy picking up photos from the chemsit, the etymology of avocado (and ocado...) and doing our Very Best Scouse.

Antique of the week: Duh a violin.

The original Lovejoy episode was written by Chris Kelly and Iain Roy and directed by John Crome.

We're reminded of Tom Wilkinson in a baseball cap in another episode featuring cottage garden paintings, but this time it's Lovejoy who's gone AWOL (don't worry listener, he is FINE.) We discuss the merits of smoked salmon in hot tubs, Ye Olde (possibly made up) Wyrd British Traditions and some lush looking chips as a slightly seedy gang get together for some nefarious activity as it all takes a bit of a dark turn. Jane's was having none of it, and neither it seems were we! The original Lovejoy episode was written by Roger Marshall and directed by John Crome.

A pint of bitter and a pint of gin please, we're back!

Yes, it's Pol the cough, Helen the croak and Em the noise (or is it The Thigh?) return for 2020 with SERIES FOUR (what the actual heck!)

Lovejoy doesn't have a pot to piss in this week... or does he have Napoleon's? We meet Senor Freddy El Telefono, a très French Napoleon expert and an attractive lady potter in a classic Terry Hoggkinson episode replete with one liners, foreign accents and a mystery - just what WAS in that wolf?!

There's also a brief return from Fred West's cardigan, some malevolent morris dancers and a glancing mention of Charlie Gimbert as Em gets spooked by The Witches, we learn when a commode is not a commode and the adhesive bonding properties of old cheese.

Antique of the Week: Pianolas (and payphones in pubs)

The original Lovejoy episode was written by Terry Hodgkinson and directed by Baz Taylor.

You can read all about Professor Hood's experiment here: and listen to the episode of Witness History on Albert Pierrepoint here.

Happy Christmas everyone, here’s a little present for you all! We sat down with Chris Jury, the actor who played Em’s beloved Eric, to learn all about his involvement with the show - from mysterious cassette tapes in the post to fantastic memories of wonderful friends. Enjoy!

Lashings of peril in part two of this Christmas special as Hercule Lovejoy and Catchpole (no Mister) descend in Prague during that beautiful window post communism and pre stag dos… it all goes a bit Third Man/James Bond as they try and untangle the mystery of the missing diamonds before a Santa showdown with Father Tinkmas. Listen to find out what we thought of the whole thing!

THE WAR! DIAMONDS! Now it’s CHRISTMAS!

Happy December one and all, we’re back with a (slightly dark) Season 4 amuse bouche, as we discuss the 1992 Lovejoy Christmas Special - The Prague Sun. Commie bad guys, pre-lunch drinking and a (not so mysterious, it’s Peter Vaughan) old man all feature as Lovejoy is let down by a lady and Eric is let down by a tramp. This is a feature length episode, so tune in next week for Part Two!

We’re on a bit of a break now as we get ready for Series 4 - in the meantime enjoy this little chat with Mr Marvin Gore who composed and performed our fantastic closing theme. Includes the entire song!

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It’s a FEATURE LENGTH episode to end Series Three with an added SPECIAL GUEST in the form of Mr. Marvin Gore, creator of the cracking Lovejoy Actually themetune!This week Lovejoy’s been dragged to Scotland by Jane, to help out (who else) an old school friend, but nothing is as it seems - who is the spooOOooky Merida-from-Brave apparition in the woods? What secrets does the misty pigsty hold? What precisely is brown furniture? We discuss all this and more, including Flamingo Land, Slutty Queen Victoria and our favourite whiskies (or not) whilst enjoying some fab guest stars including Larry Lamb and Minty from Moondial - very different to Minty from Eastenders.

Antique of the Week: Polaroid camera

The original Lovejoy episode was written by Andrew Payne and directed by Francis Megahy

Some excellent yet strangely soothing peril this week as we enjoy Lovejoy’s run in with the local golf club. He’s been drafted in to value their prize possession, whilst simultaneously securing an ‘antiquities sporting’ gift for the distinguished Mr. Kashimoto who may or may not be about to become a member.

Tinker gets to go to London and get pissed (and thus excellently hungover) and we delight in Peak Eric as Lovejoy fails to do any kind of risk assessment in the work place and sends him off with… a gun. What else? We get particularly excised by the old boys network as we meet some thoroughly nasty chaps on the club committee, and learn that ‘golfers do it with balls’ during an interesting discussion about mugs. It’s the podcast that keeps on giving, listener. Pol also displays some excellent knowledge of Japanese, whilst Em displays rather poorer knowledge of plumbing.

The original Lovejoy episode was written by Geoff McQueen and directed by John Crome.

Antique of the Week: The Annual Cup for Being The Best At Golf - in the style of Fabergé, of egg fame.

"Lovejoy's the name, sleuthing's the game" NO IT ISN’T (but it sort of is) this week as Lovejoy juggles several important but competing priorities - where is Vicki? Who is faking priceless art? Where can he get a birthday present for Jane’s uncle?

We see the return of the annoying but very well dressed Susan, and meet Lady Jane’s new “husband” George. (George?!) There’s also a couple of truly awful antiques this week from a chintzy clock to a dog in a bow as we discover how to spell Spencelayh, enjoy some fab famous faces and learn that Eric really isn’t into Gothic Rock.

Antique of the Week: Gertler’s 'slightly coy looking man with orange'

The original Lovejoy episode was written by Francis Megahy and directed by Peter Barber-Fleming