"Lovejoy"
Bin Diving (1991)

Director:

Baz Taylor

Writer:

Terry Hodgkinson (writer)

TV Series:

"Lovejoy" (1986)

Original Air Date:

20 January 1991 (Season 2, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Antique | Based On Novel | Based On Book | Character Name In Title

Cast

Ian McShane	...	Lovejoy
Phyllis Logan	...	Lady Jane Felsham
Chris Jury	...	Eric Catchpole
Warren Clarke	...	Brian Nun
Brenda Bruce	...	Mrs. Jaglom
Amanda Swift	...	Betty Morgan
Harriet Reynolds	...	Madge
Neil Dudgeon	...	DS Graham Bentley
James Bowers	...	DC Malcolm Hubbard
Edward Rawle-Hicks	...	Alistair
Jeremy Gilley	...	Richard Jaglom
Peter Whitbread	...	Auctioneer
Steve Ismay	...	Del
Graham Chinn	...	Ray
Terry Duran	...	Steve

Bin diving lately?

Many of you out there might been repelled at the idea of apparently sane and decent folks rootling through sacks of rubbish in search of collectables,but it does go on,or it did leastways. I know cos I went out and did it myself at the local tip near where I used to live in Welwyn Garden City circa the late 1970s! I was dragged along y'see by a local antiques dealer who knew all about the hidden treasures hiding in those innocent-looking skips. So the nostalgia aspect made this episode even more of a delight. Chief amongst the great things in this story though is Warren Clarke's fantastic portrayal of head "duster" Brian Nunn. By turns he's a malevolent rogue, a solid mate of Lovejoy's and a cordon bleu chef. Why oh why wasn't he featured in more stories? In fact we could ask this of many of the terrific figures who pop up in various episodes. Some wonderful character actors took these roles and really should've been "recycled" later in the run. Anyways,if you haven't seen this one or it was long enough ago that you've forgotten it - dive in and enjoy a rattling good Lovejoy yarn!