Lovejoy S5E12 — Never Judge a Book By Its Cover

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Lovejoy•Season 5•Episode 12

Never Judge a Book By Its Cover

8.1/10 · 68 votesNov 21, 199350 min

Ranked #4 of 14 in Season 5•+0.5 vs season avg

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Lovejoy takes Charlotte to an Antiques Fair at Cambridge, where the elderly Doncaster sisters, who have financial problems, invite him to value their belongings. Lovejoy finds what seems to be a very rare bible, but the sisters' brother, a Cambridge don, opposes its sale. Lovejoy

Directed byJim Hill

Written byColin Shindler

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Seasons6

All 1 2 3 4 5 6

Season 5 Episodes14

E1 7.7

Pig in a Poke

E2 7.3

Who is the Fairest of Them All?

E3 7.7

A Going Concern

E4 7.8

The Kakiemon Tiger

E5 8.1

Three Men and a Brittle Lady

Ducking and Diving

Stones of Destiny

Poetic Licence

The Peking Gun

Goose Bumps

Swings and Roundabouts

E12 8.1Now viewing

Never Judge a Book By Its Cover

E13 8.3

The Price of Fish

E14 6.3

The Lost Colony

Cast2

Ian McShane

Lovejoy

Dudley Sutton

Tinker Dill

Crew5

Jim Fyans

Director of Photography

Colin Case

Director of Photography

Jim Hill

Director

Colin Shindler

Writer

St. John O'Rorke

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Never Judge a Book By Its Cover" is episode 12 of Lovejoy season 5. It scored 8.1/10 from 68 votes, ranking #4 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Jim Hill and written by Colin Shindler, it aired on November 21, 1993.

Next: E13 · The Price of Fish Best of Season 5