The Lost Colony (27 Dec. 1993)

Lovejoy journeys to North Carolina on the trail of stolen Sir Walter Raleigh and his beautiful but larcenous "cousin," Mary-John Lovejoy.

Director:

Geoffrey Sax

Writers:

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

Stars:

Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Caroline Langrishe

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ian McShane	...	Lovejoy
Dudley Sutton	...	Tinker
Caroline Langrishe	...	Charlotte Cavendish
Diane Parish	...	Beth
Malcolm Tierney	...	Charlie Gimbert
Barbara Barrie	...	Miss Lillian
John Gielgud	...	Lord Wakering
Ken Kercheval	...	Rutherford Lovejoy
Kate Vernon	...	Mary-John Lovejoy
Alex Van	...	Officer Lemmon
Danny Green	...	Bo Lovejoy (as Daniel Greene)
Rick Warner	...	Benedict Beale
Hilary Mason	...	Mrs. Greenlands
Barbara Young	...	Belinda Stroud
Arthur Cox	...	Peter Stroud

Storyline

When Lord Wakering, a descendant of Sir Walter Raleigh,sells his house and its contents,Lovejoy turns up,meeting Mary-John Lovejoy,his American cousin. Several valuable antiques from Raleigh's time disappear,along with Mary-John ,and Lovejoy tracks her to the family mansion in North Carolina. Her brother Rutherford has an interest in raising treasure from sunken ships and Lovejoy slowly comes to realise the the brother and sister are operating a scam to give the impression that their family came to the New World in Elizabetrhan times and not later in order to claim an inheritance. When Lovejoy is thrown into jail Charlotte arrives to help him and the two face a watery grave as they work to bring the guilty pair to justice.

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Plot Keywords:

north carolina | supernatural power | shotgun | museum | motel | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 1993 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lovejoy: Well, obviously I'd like to get to know you better, Mary-John - unless that's out of the question, us being kinfolk?
Mary-John Lovejoy: I think we can safely say, cousin, that we're far enough apart in the gene pool.

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Connections

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

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