A firefly cage, beautifully carved from coal leads Lovejoy to a gang of antique thieves and their cache of loot.A firefly cage, beautifully carved from coal leads Lovejoy to a gang of antique thieves and their cache of loot.A firefly cage, beautifully carved from coal leads Lovejoy to a gang of antique thieves and their cache of loot.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Estuary scenes were filmed at Walberswick, Suffolk.
- GoofsAs Eric's motorbike crosses the ford in Kersey, the front panel of the sidecar gets ripped off by the impact of the water. In the next scene the front panel is seen back on the sidecar.
- Quotes
Lovejoy: [Aside to camera] If home is where the heart is, then this is home to me, an auction room, an auction day when the old ticker beats faster with the slender possibikity that somewhere, just somewhere among the birdcages, silver spoons, commerative medals, roll top desks and castoffs from Grannie's attic, somewhere amongst that lot, a genuine authentic antique will appear shining with all the love that made it.
- SoundtracksThe Loving Kind
(uncredited)
Performed by Len Davies
[playing on the car radio when Charlie arrives at Lovejoy's house]
In this cracking opener, Ian McShane is very much born to play the part of Lovejoy as you know the actor himself has lived an interesting life.
Lovejoy is known to the police as he is hauled off to the police station in the middle of an auction. It means he misses the chance to buy a Japanese firefly cage. However the eventual purchaser contacts Lovejoy and it leads to a racket involving stolen antiques that are stashed in a small island and later moved by boat. The thieves have killed an elderly friend of Lovejoy and during his adventure he makes the acquaintance of Lady Felsham who stands bail for Lovejoy.
The episode shows off its rural setting of Norfolk and with Eric as the novice assistant allows Lovejoy to explain the tricks of trade to help the viewer better understand the antiques business.
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- Jul 14, 2018
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- Filming locations
- No Man's Fort, Portsmouth, England, UK(Pivotal visible location in the show.)
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- Runtime57 minutes
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