After revealing his talent for spotting a bargain on TV, Lovejoy discovers that perhaps he isn't as good as he thought. His attempts at conning a young couple backfire and he finds that making amends is much harder, and more expensive, than it appears.

Lovejoy helps a noble lord to redeem a valuable possession he has pawned.

Lovejoy and Lady Jane fall out over a royal dinner service belonging to a Belgian countess. Meanwhile, Gimbert is out for revenge.

Lovejoy and Jane go to Ireland in search of a Yeats painting. But two stolen pages from a medieval manuscript prompt another investigation.

Jim Leonard, Lovejoy's mentor, sets up a country house weekend for an elaborate con. Lovejoy involves Eric, Tinker and Jane, but finds out too late that he is also a victim.

After a ram-raid smashes his Sheraton desk, Lovejoy has to look for new stock; he also becomes a hospital visitor.

When looking in Frankie's scrapyard for a replacement back indicator lamp for his pickup truck, Lovejoy is persuaded to buy a rusty old cannon, too.

Lovejoy and Gimbert are in pursuit of a priceless collection ofjudaica which has mysteriously appeared in an Essex cottage.

When a flag from the American War of Independence is discovered hidden in the local church, a number of people claim it as their own.

A disgraced snooker ace wants Lovejoy to find him the billiard table belonging to Mary Queen of Scots. And Charlie Gimbert makes an unwelcome return from Europe.

Lovejoy is desperate to find out why a violin virtuoso has asked him to turn a real Stradivarius into a fake. Lovejoy enlists the help of Tommy Norris to find out why.

Lovejoy tricks Lady Jane into bidding for him in an illegal "ring" at an auction.

Lovejoy loses everything after a dawn raid by the bailiffs and takes off on his own.