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See-Saw, the production company behind Slow Horses, is developing a new TV series about the rogueish antiques dealer Lovejoy. See-Saw won the rights after a bidding war and landed the rights to adapt the Lovejoy detective novels for TV, which were made into a hit BBC series in the late 1980s and early 1990s, starring Ian McShane and making him a[...]

But those of us who love a little British television, we'll always remember McShane as Lovejoy, an antiques and art dealer who dabbles a bit in long cons and get rich schemes The series ran for 71 episodes from 1986 to 1994 on BBC One. //Credit: BBC One Now, there's word that a new series is in[...]

McShane starred in the British crime comedy series Lovejoy and is now most famous for playing Wednesday on American Gods and Al Swearengen on Deadwood. Paul Darrow Never Stopped Working Apart from Blake's 7, Darrow appeared in over 200 TV shows in Britain, including Z Cars, The Saint, Emmerdale, Holyoaks, Doctor Who (both in the 1970s and[...]

Over the years, he's played everything from an elderly Charlie Chaplin (Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin) and an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques (Lovejoy); to a ruthless, successful billionaire who won't take "no" for an answer (Ray Donovan) and a modern-day king struggling to maintain his throne (Kings) And who can forget his[...]