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Young women in strict Muslim households used to send their pledges of love to young men through messages woven through the knots of a carpet in an Arab tradition that continues to this day, explains a dryly intoning narrator. "What, you may ask, has this to do with Lovejoy?" Plenty, as it turns out, when he agrees to sell an Anatolian carpet for Lady Jane and winds up sniffing out a plot when the bidding war over a seemingly ordinary Berber rug is followed by that carpet's theft. Lovejoy shows that for a rascal he too has a heart. While he seems to lose money every time he turns around in this episode, he becomes Cupid to one young lover, a guardian angel to a high-spirited eccentric with a house full of antique treasures, and an uncharacteristically sensitive friend to Lady Jane when her rocky marriage is suddenly put on the line. Not bad for Britain's most notorious, trouble-prone antique hunter. Read more

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DVD' s please
The seasons of Lovejoy need to be in DVD format. I can't bring myself to buy a VHS tape

another Lovejoy treasure!
It's musical chairs with rugs for Lovejoy, Tink and Eric. Lovejoy is a Joy!
Lovejoy mysteries deal strictly with the world of antiques.There is plenty of British humor here as well as adventure and mystery.This episode is typical of Lovejoy finding his way into things to make a lot ofcash only to blow it to satisfy curiosity and to help a friend in need(Lady Jane).This episode sees the end of Lady Jane's marriage which isunfortunate but not unexpected. ... Read more

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The first episode of the third season finds the irascible antique hunter and scam artist Lovejoy (Ian McShane) returning home six months after the windfall from his biggest commission ever. The money's gone, spent on ill-advised schemes, high living, and a flat for his daughter, but like a cat he lands on his feet, even inheriting a friend's country villa for an open-ended housesitting gig. Quickly putting his loyal team back together and reconnecting with gal pal Lady Jane Felsham (Phyllis Logan), he finds himself pulled into a dangerous plot involving a possibly invaluable ancient Incan gold ring, a desperate South American government official, Jane's alluring aristocratic friend Victoria (guest star Joanna Lumley), and a kidnapping in Lovejoy's own backyard. Lovejoy is not quite the cad his reputation suggests in this episode, but his skills as a con man come to the fore in a ploy to save both the girl and the gold. Read more

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Another Lovable Lovejoy
In the opening episode of the third season, Divy Lovejoy find in all sorts of complications.When we last saw him, he had left everyone square money-wise, and was off for a much needed vacation.Now he is broke.All the money gone for various reasons and he is house-sitting for a sleaze Freddie the Phone. Another wonderful Lovable Lovejoy
In the opening episode of the third season, Divy Lovejoy find in all sorts of complications.When we last saw him, he had left everyone square money-wise, and was off for a much needed vacation.Now he is broke.All the money gone for various reasons and he is house-sitting for a sleaze Freddie the Phone.Read more

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Lovejoy's independent-minded daughter Vicki (Amelia Shankley) finds an 18th-century Scottish commemorative sword in her attic and puts it up for auction, inadvertently bidding up her own dad. Lovejoy is about to chalk it up to experience when a Scot named Kinloch (Edward Hardwicke) offers him more than double the value, which only sets his opportunistic mind whirling with possibilities. After a series of robbery attempts Lovejoy decides to investigate Kinloch and witnesses a bizarre dinnertime ritual at his palatial estate. The episode rings with offbeat humor and irony as fate takes an even stronger hand than Lovejoy in the final revelations of the sword's secrets. Read more

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A gem of a Lovejoy episode
This episode finds Lovejoy at odds with his grown daughter.To make up for not being the best of absentee fathers while Victoria was growing up, Lovejoy creates a London showroom for his antiques and set daughter up in the showroom as helper and a place for her to live.Victoria wants a real job and to own her own apartment, which sets daughter and father on collision course. Lovejoy wha' ha' ye??
Lovejoy has bought a showroom for his antiques, but plans to kill two birds with one stone and have his daughter, Vicki, to live there.Only she wants to buy the apartment for herself, putting them at logger heads.While she is working in the apartment, she discovered an ancient Scottish Claymore and decides to make a few bucks by putting it up at auction.But who should buy the sword - daddy dearest!Read more

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Part lawyer, part detective
This series closely follows the feel and the sarcasm of the written stories. The stories are not in the same order as the book however each one stands alone. In a brief time there is posed a mystery or a problem and then some recognizable interaction with people that I am sure you can say you know someone like them. A little drama and it is finally wrapped up in short order. More than the stories that do not leave you hanging it is the comments that make the episode interesting to watch.Read more

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Rumpole's Back
This Rumpole is a longer tha the episoses of Rumpole. It is a wonderful story that has Rumpole at his best in the Courtroom.Leo McKern is Rumpole.From the cigars to the poerty quoting it is hard to imagineanyone else as Rumpole.The story proceeds at a good pace. The acting isvery good with McKern and the actor who plays the criminal defendant takingtop honors ... Read more

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Another Riotous Rumpole!
Horace Rumpole, the scourge of the Old Bailey, in top form in these two outstanding stories.Wittily written scripts peppered with Rumpole's elegant renditions of Wordsworth make the stories a never ending source ofamusement. All the characters, from 'She who must be obeyed' to 'Soapy' SamBallard are as strong and memorable as anything Dickens could offer. Acouple of hours of sheer pleasure! ... Read more

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Poor video for children who like Peter Rabbit
This video reminds me of a poor rendition of an Apple II video game. Purchased it for my son and threw it away after the first viewing. ... Read more

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My applause for Rumpole.
Leo McKern star as a British barrister named Horace Rumpole. Somehow, John Mortimer (the author of the Rumpole stories) masterfully combines drama, humor, mystery and social commentary in a fascinating way that has now beencarried over into the visual medium.Read more

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Rumpole
Leo McKern is the embodiment of Rumpole's inner(and outer)self!
Part lawyer, part detective
This series closely follows the feel and the sarcasm of the written stories. The stories are not in the same order as the book however each one stands alone. In a brief time there is posed a mystery or a problem and then some recognizable interaction with people that I am sure you can say you know someone like them. A little drama and it is finally wrapped up in short order. More than the stories that do not leave you hanging it is the comments that make the episode interesting to watch.Read more

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This is the Lovejoy we've come to fear and love. This fourth season episode finds the quick-thinking rascal broke, despondent, and uncharacteristically bored with antiques, but he suddenly comes to life when he plots an old-fashioned auction scam. Whetting his appetite by conning a naive young antique dealer (for a little operating cash), he proceeds to gather a group of retired pros to run a variation of an auction ring, but when a snag threatens the plan he pulls Lady Jane into the "only slightly illegal" scheme as an unwittingly accomplice. Lovejoy has always been at his best with his back against the wall and Ian McShane rises to the occasion with one of his most spirited performances. With a twinkle in his eye and barely suppressed grin on his face, McShane lets his audience know that the antique game is more fun when Lovejoy bends the rules. Read more

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McShane is a charming rogue
McShane took Jonathan Gash's books are made Lovejoy his own, a kinder, gentler character as it were.The Ring is one of the best episode of the series. Read more

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Peter Rabbit Lives On!
Absolutely wonderful...not only for young children but for their worn-out parents as well!I bought this video for my son's 3rd Easter and was marvelously surprised at how good it was.My little boy loved it so much, he wore out the tape within 3 weeks.Anyone who thinks Beatrix Potter's classic story is too old-fashioned to captivate a child of the new millenium, they couldn't be more wrong.With the combination of live video scenes of "Beatrix Potter" writing letters and conversing with her animal friends interspersed with beautifully rendered still and animated illustrations from the book, it's a treasure.Gotta buy another one and all the rest as soon as I can.

Voices re-recorded!
We originally got a 'free' copy of this video from Enfamil as a part of a promotion they were having.Our oldest son (two at the time) watched it so much that the tape literally wore out.It is wonderful, gentle show, with delightful animation and music.I guess while Enfamil was distributing it it was otherwise unavailable, so I was very glad to see it for sale, and purchased a copy for our youngest son. We watch this every day!
Our 2-year-old absolutely loves watching "the bunnies" and comments on every scene in the video.The opening scene in England showing a live-action Beatrix Potter with all the countryside animals (a nice segue which introduces how the stories began as illustrated letters), the music, and the charming true-to-Beatrix-Potter animation make this a gentle, lovely film to share that doesn't require fast-forwarding through any "scary" parts. ... Read more

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