One of my favourite scenes in Lovejoy was in an episode after 'Visigoths' as Tinker would call them had ram raided an antique shop and damaged far more than they had gone to steal. Lovejoy talked about beautiful furniture. He said that he didn't need to own it, or even see it regularly, just to know that it existed was enough for him. I recently read that Ian McShane says that he hasn't a clue about antiques and the statement saddened me somewhat. I have watched all the episodes, most of them more than once but I never tire of seeing them. Although I greatly admire Loveyoy and Lady Jane, the star of the show for me has to be Tinker.
