Many of you out there might been repelled at the idea of apparently sane and decent folks rootling through sacks of rubbish in search of collectables,but it does go on,or it did leastways. I know cos I went out and did it myself at the local tip near where I used to live in Welwyn Garden City circa the late 1970s! I was dragged along y'see by a local antiques dealer who knew all about the hidden treasures hiding in those innocent-looking skips. So the nostalgia aspect made this episode even more of a delight. Chief amongst the great things in this story though is Warren Clarke's fantastic portrayal of head "duster" Brian Nunn. By turns he's a malevolent rogue, a solid mate of Lovejoy's and a cordon bleu chef. Why oh why wasn't he featured in more stories? In fact we could ask this of many of the terrific figures who pop up in various episodes. Some wonderful character actors took these roles and really should've been "recycled" later in the run. Anyways,if you haven't seen this one or it was long enough ago that you've forgotten it - dive in and enjoy a rattling good Lovejoy yarn!
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Bin Diving
Prismark101 March 2023
Bin Diving is going through rubbish in the hope of finding valuable items that have been discarded. As Lovejoy tells the viewer, each year millions of pounds of prized assets are unwittingly thrown away.
Eric is caught bin diving by dustman Brian Nunn (Warren Clarke) who regards looking for discarded valuable in the bins as his domain. He and his crew teach Eric a lesson.
Luckily Brian is a friend of Lovejoy. Both attract the attention of the police. When widow Mrs Jaglom (Brenda Bruce) is burgled, soon after Lovejoy paid a visit to value her antiques.
DS Graham Bentley (Neil Dudgeon) hauls in Lovejoy after he buys an item that Brian picked up from the tip.
Both of them unite to find the real culprits. Two overprivileged oinks seem to be their targets.
It is notable that Eric still seems to be wet behind the ears. Brian should had been a character who maybe should have reappeared in the show. I did like Lovejoy doing a valuation round where people are disappointed that their junk is not worth more.
Eric is caught bin diving by dustman Brian Nunn (Warren Clarke) who regards looking for discarded valuable in the bins as his domain. He and his crew teach Eric a lesson.
Luckily Brian is a friend of Lovejoy. Both attract the attention of the police. When widow Mrs Jaglom (Brenda Bruce) is burgled, soon after Lovejoy paid a visit to value her antiques.
DS Graham Bentley (Neil Dudgeon) hauls in Lovejoy after he buys an item that Brian picked up from the tip.
Both of them unite to find the real culprits. Two overprivileged oinks seem to be their targets.
It is notable that Eric still seems to be wet behind the ears. Brian should had been a character who maybe should have reappeared in the show. I did like Lovejoy doing a valuation round where people are disappointed that their junk is not worth more.
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