Key Highlights
- Lovejoy will be more than familiar to fans of British detective television.
- Adapted by Ian La Frenais, the BBC show ran for eight years, totaling 70 episodes, and made a star of McShane, who played the eponymous lead.
- No word yet on whether McShane is returning for the remake, which isn’t yet attached to a network or streamer.
- The show also starred Chris Jury, Dudley Sutton, Phyllis Logan and Celia Imrie.
- Related Stories News BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva To Exit As Leadership Upheaval Continues News Delroy Lindo Shares First Public Comments On BAFTA's Tourette's Incident At NAACP Image Awards: "It's A Classic Case Of Something That Could Be Very Negative Becoming Very Positive" Set in East Anglia, Lovejoy is about a charismatic antiques dealer with an almost mystical knack for spotting genuine artefacts and scams.
