The TV series ‘Lovejoy’ was enjoyed by many. Ian McShane played the ‘lovable rogue’ in the widely-distributed TV series The Lovejoy Mysteries, which was originally filmed in 1986, then brought back by popular demand in 1990.

The series was based on the shady dealing of antiques expert Lovejoy, who never revealed his first name. He was an antiques dealer with a difference. The series set out to entertain and was a popular Sunday night staple viewing for many years. It was set in the idyllic rural countryside of East Anglia with its cottages and villages. Sizewell Hall was used for some of the location filming.

The BBC’s Songs of Praise has featured Sizewell Hall, as have other BBC and ITV programmes.

The Lost Prince

Publicity shoot for the Radio Times

Tea on the terrace, during filming

The most recent high profile programme, The Lost Prince BBC period Drama shown on BBC TV in January 2003 used Sizewell Hall as a filming location. Stephen Poliakoff was the award winning director and writer of this two-part drama he described this as “The heartbreaking story of the prince that history forgot.” also as “history seen through a half-open door.”