{"id":2312082,"date":"2026-03-04T13:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2312082"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:44:14","slug":"brit-detective-series-lovejoy-getting-reboot-as-slow-horses-banner-see-saw-acquires-book-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/brit-detective-series-lovejoy-getting-reboot-as-slow-horses-banner-see-saw-acquires-book-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit Detective Series \u2018Lovejoy\u2019 Getting Reboot as \u2018Slow Horses\u2019 Banner See-Saw Acquires Book Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090477\/\">Lovejoy<\/a>\u201d the hit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co1075114\/\">BBC<\/a> comedy-drama mystery series that ran from 1986 to 1994 and starred <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0574534\/\">Ian McShane<\/a>, is to return to screens.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0230132\/\">See-Saw Films<\/a>, the British banner known for \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5875444\/\">Slow Horses<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10638036\/\">Heartstopper<\/a>,\u201d has acquired rights to adapt <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2552366\/\">John Grant<\/a>\u2019s original detective novels (written under the pen name <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1006263\/\">Jonathan Gash<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Plans are now underway for a contemporary reimagining of the series, which saw McShane play the eponymous roguish and fourth wall-breaking antiques dealer, a likeable anti-hero with a knack for recognizing genuine antiques from fakes or forgeries.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0433035\/\">Chris Jury<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0840303\/\">Dudley Sutton<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0517642\/\">Phyllis Logan<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0862939\/\">Malcolm Tierney<\/a> also starred. The original show&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLovejoy\u201d the hit BBC comedy-drama mystery series that ran from 1986 to 1994 and starred Ian McShane, is to return to screens. See-Saw Films, the British banner known for \u201cSlow Horses\u201d and \u201cHeartstopper,\u201d has acquired rights to adapt John Grant\u2019s original detective novels (written under the pen name Jonathan Gash). 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