Lovejoy

British television series
TVSeries television_series Q372581
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Summary

Lovejoy is a television series[1]. Lovejoy ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lovejoy's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • Lovejoy's genre is drama television series[4].
  • Lovejoy's genre is comedy drama[5].
  • Lovejoy's genre is mystery television series[6].
  • Lovejoy's based on is recorded as Lovejoy[7].
  • A cast member of Lovejoy was Ian McShane[8].
  • A cast member of Lovejoy was Chris Jury[9].
  • A cast member of Lovejoy was Dudley Sutton[10].
  • A cast member of Lovejoy was Phyllis Logan[11].
  • A cast member of Lovejoy was Malcolm Tierney[12].
  • A cast member of Lovejoy was Diane Parish[13].
  • A cast member of Lovejoy was Caroline Langrishe[14].
  • Lovejoy's production company is recorded as Fremantle[15].
  • The original language of Lovejoy was English[16].
  • Lovejoy's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[17].
  • Lovejoy's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • Lovejoy began on January 10, 1986[19].
  • Lovejoy ended on December 4, 1994[20].
  • Lovejoy's distributed by is recorded as Fremantle[21].
  • Lovejoy's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+71'}[22].
  • Lovejoy's list of episodes is recorded as list of Lovejoy episodes[23].
  • Lovejoy's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[24].
  • Lovejoy's make-up artist is recorded as Q139085043[25].
  • Lovejoy's P14821 is recorded as 90477[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Ian McShane[8], Chris Jury[9], Dudley Sutton[10], Phyllis Logan[11], Malcolm Tierney[12], and Diane Parish[13].

Publication

The original language of Lovejoy was English[16]. Genres include drama television series[4], comedy drama[5], and mystery television series[6].

Why It Matters

Lovejoy ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2] Lovejoy has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Lovejoy is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 90477
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 90477, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 22w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    End time → —
    List of episodes → list of Lovejoy episodes
    Start time → +1986-01-10T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30640|batch #30640]]: TVmaze #2.3"
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