Taking the Pledge (4 Apr. 1993)

Lovejoy tries to help an old friend, now turned homeless man, to redeem a valuable heirloom watercolor miniature.

Director:

Baz Taylor

Writers:

Ian La Frenais (series created by), Jonathan Gash (from the books by),

Stars:

Ian McShane, Phyllis Logan, Dudley Sutton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ian McShane	...	Lovejoy
Phyllis Logan	...	Lady Jane
Dudley Sutton	...	Tinker
Chris Jury	...	Eric
Malcolm Tierney	...	Charlie Gimbert
Jack Shepherd	...	Jamie
Simon Dutton	...	Iain
Perry Fenwick	...	Ron Steigers
Jane Merrow	...	Stella
Nina Marc	...	Anya
Tomasz Borkowy	...	Max (as Tomek Bork)
Rosalie Crutchley	...	Evie Smyton
Eliza Buckingham	...	Lady Bream
Gabrielle Cowburn	...	Det. Margaret McDonald
Rory Tapsell	...	Policeman

Storyline

Lovejoy tries to help an old friend, now a homeless person by his own choice. They guy lost everything to his wife in a divorce settlement with the exception of a priceless watercolor of his grandmother, which he has been forced to pawn. The pawnbroker has told him it's a forgery, worth only several thousand pounds. However Lovejoy knows its true value and together with Tinker and Eric tries to raise the money to retrieve it before his retrieval window wears out. As a sidebar, Jane becomes interior decorator for a well-to-do man with whom she becomes romantically entangled despite warnings from Lovejoy.

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Plot Keywords:

watercolor | pawnbroker | miniature | homeless man | art forgery | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1993 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WitzEnd Productions, McShane Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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Soundtracks

"Nights in White Satin"
(uncredited)
(instrumental version heard on Gimbert's car radio)

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