Lovejoy (Seasons 1–6)

Lovejoy (1986) is a BBC detective-comedy series you can watch online on iFILM. Ian McShane plays the title character — a roguish antiques dealer in East Anglia with an uncanny ability to spot genuine pieces among clever fakes. In the trade they call it being a "divvie": a near-supernatural instinct that makes Lovejoy both invaluable and dangerous.

He's never far from trouble or from his two sidekicks: Tinker, a good-natured barfly with contacts across the antiques circuit, and Eric, whose incompetence is matched only by his loyalty. Adapted from Jonathan Gash's novels, the show ran for six seasons between 1986 and 1994 — light enough to be fun, sharp enough to keep you guessing. Stream Lovejoy online on iFILM.