Lovejoy
| 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 | |
| Starring | |
| 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 – 14 March 1986 |
| Release | 6 January 1991 – 4 December 1994 |
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, though there was a five-year gap between the first and second series. It was adapted for television by Ian La Frenais.