Research, not folklore

Turn the broadcast index into a genuinely deep episode reference.

1. LL-001Complete a sourced synopsis for every broadcast.Blocked · Batch 1Only selected episodes have sourced synopses; a defensible 71-episode source set is not yet available.
2. LL-002Verify every writer and director against transmitted credits.Blocked · Batch 1Transmitted-title access is required to replace the current secondary credit reconciliation.
3. LL-003Add original running times, including feature-length editions.Blocked · Batch 1Consistent primary running-time records are not available for all original broadcasts.
4. LL-004Record opening and closing credit variations.Blocked · Batch 1Requires lawful side-by-side access to original transmissions and later editions.
5. LL-005Index first appearances, departures and returning characters.Blocked · Batch 1Exact first, final and returning appearances need complete item-level cast credits.
6. LL-006Add spoiler-labelled scene summaries with useful timestamps.Blocked · Batch 1Scene summaries and timestamps require lawful episode access and a full viewing audit.

Make the things Lovejoy handles as searchable as the episodes themselves.

1. LL-007Build an episode-by-episode object index.Blocked · Batch 1Seventeen object records exist; the remaining episodes still need scene or script evidence.
2. LL-008Explain the real history behind each featured antique type.Blocked · Batch 1Three object histories are live; the remaining types need authoritative specialist sources.
3. LL-009Separate genuine objects, reproductions, fakes and confidence tricks.Complete · Batch 1Every current object record now separates story objects, attribution claims, fabrications, disputes and forgery schemes.
4. LL-010Add museum collection links for comparable objects.Blocked · Batch 1Selected comparisons exist, but each remaining object needs a defensible museum collection match.
5. LL-011Create a glossary of trade terms heard in the series.Complete · Batch 1The Stories section includes an eight-term, evidence-aware antiques glossary.
6. LL-012Track recurring props, workshops, auction rooms and dealers’ tools.Blocked · Batch 1Recurring props, rooms and trade tools require a scene-by-scene viewing audit.

Document both the fictional circle and the people who made it.

1. LL-013Expand every main-character profile into a series-by-series chronology.Blocked · Batch 1Broad character chronologies exist; exact series-by-series profiles need complete appearance evidence.
2. LL-014Create a searchable guest-performer index.Complete · Batch 1The guest-performer index is now searchable by performer, role and series.
3. LL-015Add character relationship maps with spoiler controls.Complete · Batch 1Features now includes an accessible character network with optional later-series spoilers.
4. LL-016Index recurring dealers, police officers, clients and rivals.Blocked · Batch 1A complete recurring-role index depends on reconciled cast credits for every episode.
5. LL-017Add career notes for writers, directors, producers and designers.Blocked · Batch 1Reliable department careers require complete end credits and authoritative biographies.
6. LL-018Record reliable cast recollections from published interviews.Blocked · Batch 1The source register does not yet contain a comprehensive, rights-safe interview set.

Move carefully from regional leads to defensible scene-level matches.

1. LL-019Match confirmed locations to exact episodes and scenes.Blocked · Batch 1Current sources support locations at production or episode level, not exact scenes.
2. LL-020Add then-and-now comparisons where image rights permit.Blocked · Batch 1Then-and-now comparisons need matched viewpoints and reusable image rights for both dates.
3. LL-021Build responsible public-transport itineraries between open venues.Blocked · Batch 2Responsible public-transport itineraries need current operator schedules and verified stop-to-venue access.
4. LL-022Publish accessibility and visitor-information review dates.Blocked · Batch 2Accessibility details are changeable and need direct, dated confirmation from each venue.
5. LL-023Map fictional place names separately from real filming sites.Blocked · Batch 2The archive distinguishes story settings in notes, but a complete fictional-place index needs script or scene review.
6. LL-024Create a lost, changed or inaccessible locations register.Blocked · Batch 2Lost or changed status needs dated local evidence; private and unverified sites cannot simply be labelled lost.

Explain how the programme was made without turning inference into fact.

1. LL-025Build a production timeline from commission to final broadcast.Complete · Batch 2Features and Production publish a sourced chronology from the 1977 novel through the final 1994 broadcast.
2. LL-026Catalogue surviving scripts, call sheets and continuity material.Blocked · Batch 2Known surviving continuity material is identified, but a catalogue requires archive-holder access and permissions.
3. LL-027Document title sequences, music credits and end-credit changes.Blocked · Batch 2Theme, music and credit variations require primary end-credit and edition-by-edition review.
4. LL-028Add costume, set-dressing and production-design research.Blocked · Batch 2Costume and design research needs complete production credits plus rights-cleared visual evidence.
5. LL-029Reconcile production order, broadcast order and home-video order.Blocked · Batch 2Home-video order cannot be reconciled responsibly without a territory-by-territory edition audit.
6. LL-030Create a source-led account of the long break after Series 1.Complete · Batch 2Stories and Production carry an attributed, source-led account of the 1986–1991 interruption.

Connect the television archive to Jonathan Gash’s original sequence.

1. LL-031Add publication data and alternate titles for all 24 novels.Complete · Batch 2The Books section lists all 24 novels in working publication order and records The Tartan Sell alternate title.
2. LL-032Create spoiler-light summaries for every book.Blocked · Batch 2Five supported reading notes exist; all 24 summaries require publisher-backed descriptions or direct text review.
3. LL-033Map confirmed book-to-screen adaptations and borrowed elements.Complete · Batch 2Features maps three supported book-to-screen links and keeps one probable relationship explicitly qualified.
4. LL-034Compare recurring characters across page and screen.Blocked · Batch 2A page-to-screen character comparison needs complete novel and episode appearance evidence.
5. LL-035Index audiobook editions, narrators and availability by territory.Blocked · Batch 2Narrators and availability vary by edition and territory and need current authorised catalogue records.
6. LL-036Maintain a sourced timeline for the adaptation now in development.Complete · Batch 2The dated development report was rechecked on 14 September 2026 and remains scoped to confirmed rights and producers.

Help visitors choose a route through 71 broadcasts.

1. LL-037Add themed viewing paths for antiques, comedy, travel and capers.Complete · Batch 2Features publishes themed routes for newcomers, object-led episodes, travel and the changing ensemble.
2. LL-038Create short starter lists for newcomers.Complete · Batch 2The curated collections now include three short, spoiler-light starter routes for newcomers.
3. LL-039Offer character-centred watchlists.Blocked · Batch 2Character-centred watchlists need complete, episode-level appearance evidence rather than memory.
4. LL-040Build a random episode picker with spoiler and series filters.Complete · Batch 2The episode index already combines series filtering, spoiler control and a random episode picker.
5. LL-041Let visitors mark episodes watched on their own device.Complete · Batch 3Every episode can now be marked watched in device-local storage from the index, record or planner.
6. LL-042Add printable series checklists and a full marathon planner.Complete · Batch 3The field notebook now includes a print-ready checklist for all 71 broadcasts, grouped by series.

Make the growing research easier to find, reuse and preserve.

1. LL-043Add one search across episodes, people, objects, books and places.Complete · Batch 3Archive search now finds matching episodes, people, objects, books and places from one query.
2. LL-044Create filters for evidence status and record completeness.Complete · Batch 3Episode coverage filters join the existing evidence-status filters in the location atlas.
3. LL-045Publish stable citations for individual claims.Blocked · Batch 3Stable page links exist, but individual claims still need source-linked anchors before claim citations can be promised.
4. LL-046Offer CSV and JSON downloads for each major index.Complete · Batch 3Episodes, people, objects, books and places can each be downloaded as JSON or CSV.
5. LL-047Add print-friendly record and itinerary layouts.Complete · Batch 3Episode records and the field-notebook itinerary now have dedicated print actions and print layouts.
6. LL-048Preserve dated snapshots of important research revisions.Complete · Batch 3The dated release changelog preserves important research and editorial revisions from every published edition.

Invite useful leads while keeping the evidential bar high.

1. LL-049Open a structured correction and evidence-submission route.Blocked · Batch 3No approved public inbox, form handler or data-retention process is available for visitor submissions.
2. LL-050Publish clear image-rights and reuse requirements.Complete · Batch 3The About section now states the source, creator, licence and modification details required before an image may be reused.
3. LL-051Create a wanted list for missing paperwork and local knowledge.Complete · Batch 3Research publishes a wanted list for missing production paperwork, credit evidence, local access knowledge and image rights.
4. LL-052Credit accepted contributors with their permission.Blocked · Batch 3No accepted contributor records or permission to publish contributor names are currently held.
5. LL-053Show disputed claims and competing sources side by side.Blocked · Batch 3No claim in the present source set has two sufficiently specific, credible conflicting accounts ready for comparison.
6. LL-054Add a public correction log with dates and reasons.Complete · Batch 3Research now includes a dated public correction log with an explicit empty state until a supported correction is accepted.

Keep a specialist archive trustworthy as it becomes larger.

1. LL-055Display an evidence-review date on every record.Blocked · Batch 3A single date cannot responsibly be assigned to every record because source and field reviews occurred at different times.
2. LL-056Schedule regular checks of visitor information and external links.Blocked · Batch 3Regular automated visitor-information and link checks need an approved monitoring service and accountable review workflow.
3. LL-057Add plain-language accessibility notes for every site feature.Complete · Batch 3About now explains the accessible alternatives and limitations for search, spoilers, watched state, maps, dialogs, print and downloads.
4. LL-058Publish a style guide for titles, names, dates and confidence labels.Complete · Batch 3Research now publishes house rules for titles, names, dates and confidence labels.
5. LL-059Track rights, attribution and licence details for every image.Blocked · Batch 3Some local editorial artwork lacks a publishable item-level creator and licence record, so full coverage cannot be claimed.
6. LL-060Maintain a release changelog and retire superseded claims visibly.Complete · Batch 3The dated changelog is paired with a policy for visibly retiring, rather than silently deleting, superseded claims.

Place each episode in the television schedules in which audiences first found it.

1. LL-061Record scheduled transmission times as well as dates.Blocked · Batch 4Scheduled clock times need contemporary BBC or Radio Times listings for all 71 broadcasts.
2. LL-062Log documented schedule changes, delays and regional variations.Blocked · Batch 4Schedule changes and regional variations require dated transmission paperwork rather than retrospective episode lists.
3. LL-063Index contemporary Radio Times billing where lawful access permits.Blocked · Batch 4No lawful, sufficiently complete set of contemporary Radio Times billing is available in the current source set.
4. LL-064Add repeat-transmission dates without confusing them with premieres.Blocked · Batch 4Repeat dates cannot be inferred from later platform release fields; BBC schedule or listings evidence is required.
5. LL-065Create a calendar view of the original BBC1 run.Complete · Batch 4Production now groups every working first-transmission date into a six-series BBC1 calendar.
6. LL-066Compare Christmas and feature-length broadcasts with regular episodes.Complete · Batch 4A special-format table compares a feature-length record and Christmas presentation with the regular-run evidence boundary.

Help readers distinguish historical releases from services available today.

1. LL-067Catalogue VHS, DVD and other authorised physical releases.Blocked · Batch 4One sourced 2024 DVD set is now recorded, but a complete catalogue still needs evidence for earlier VHS, DVD and other authorised releases.
2. LL-068Record disc contents, episode order and known packaging differences.Blocked · Batch 4The available retailer record does not supply a trustworthy disc-by-disc contents list, episode order or packaging comparison.
3. LL-069Add territory-specific release notes.Complete · Batch 4The physical-release record is explicitly scoped to Region 2 and separates that from variable platform territories.
4. LL-070Maintain dated links to legitimate streaming and purchase options.Complete · Batch 4Dated links now lead to an authorised physical retailer and official platform catalogue, with availability caveats.
5. LL-071Explain picture format, subtitles and audio options by edition.Complete · Batch 4The sourced 2024 edition records English language and subtitles and a 1:1.33 picture ratio; unverified formats remain open.
6. LL-072Create a release-comparison table without ranking unauthorised sources.Complete · Batch 4A neutral comparison table separates the sourced DVD edition from account- and territory-dependent platform access.

Give the soundtrack the same evidence-led treatment as the picture.

1. LL-073Verify theme and incidental-music credits by series.Blocked · Batch 4A publisher supports Denis King’s theme credit, but incidental-music credits still need series-by-series transmitted-title review.
2. LL-074Index credited songs and source music heard in episodes.Blocked · Batch 4Credited songs and source music require episode end credits, cue sheets or licensed soundtrack documentation.
3. LL-075Document title-theme and end-credit variations.Blocked · Batch 4Theme and end-credit variations require lawful edition-by-edition viewing and timed comparison.
4. LL-076Add composer and music-supervision profiles.Blocked · Batch 4A reliable composer and music-supervision profile needs complete screen credits plus authoritative career sources.
5. LL-077Record soundtrack releases and official track listings.Blocked · Batch 4A cover recording exists, but no verified original-series soundtrack release and official track list is in the source set.
6. LL-078Create a music research queue for unidentified cues.Complete · Batch 4Production now publishes an ordered music queue for theme credits, cue sheets, source songs and version differences.

Show how Lovejoy was reported and reviewed during its original life.

1. LL-079Build a dated index of contemporary reviews and previews.Blocked · Batch 4One contemporary production report is held, but a defensible review and preview index needs additional dated archive access.
2. LL-080Collect audience figures only where the measurement and source are clear.Blocked · Batch 4Audience figures remain unpublished until BARB or broadcaster data supplies measurement method, region and transmission context.
3. LL-081Record awards, nominations and industry recognition.Blocked · Batch 5The only verified award in the source register is for The Judas Pair novel, not the television programme; no reliable screen-awards record was found.
4. LL-082Trace changing critical responses across all six series.Blocked · Batch 5Tracing critical change across six series requires a dated contemporary review corpus, which the current source set does not contain.
5. LL-083Add carefully excerpted newspaper listings with full citations.Blocked · Batch 5No lawfully reusable set of newspaper listing text with page-level citations is available to excerpt.
6. LL-084Separate retrospective commentary from contemporary reception.Complete · Batch 5Research now classifies contemporary reception, retrospective commentary and catalogue metadata separately so later writing cannot stand in for original response.

Preserve first-hand accounts while identifying memory, date and context.

1. LL-085Index published interviews with cast and production staff.Blocked · Batch 5No sufficiently authenticated, rights-safe set of published cast and production interviews is available for a responsible index.
2. LL-086Create topic guides to substantial audio and video interviews.Blocked · Batch 5Substantial authorised audio or video interviews with stable topics and time references have not been verified.
3. LL-087Transcribe short, rights-cleared extracts with time references.Blocked · Batch 5Transcript extracts require item-level permission or a clearly applicable reuse licence plus stable time references.
4. LL-088Invite structured recollections from credited crew members.Blocked · Batch 5No approved contact, consent, storage or withdrawal workflow exists for inviting crew recollections.
5. LL-089Record local memories of filming with corroboration labels.Blocked · Batch 5No consented local testimony and corroborating source pair is held for publication.
6. LL-090Build an oral-history ethics and consent policy before collecting material.Complete · Batch 5Research now publishes a pre-collection ethics policy covering informed consent, use choices, withdrawal, sensitive material and corroboration labels.

Use imagery selectively, with provenance and rights attached to every item.

1. LL-091Catalogue authorised publicity stills and their original captions.Blocked · Batch 5No authorised publicity-still catalogue with original captions and item-level reuse terms is available.
2. LL-092Index programme covers, press packs and broadcaster publicity sheets.Blocked · Batch 5Programme covers, press packs and publicity sheets require archive access and item-level rights records.
3. LL-093Add episode galleries only for licensed or clearly reusable images.Blocked · Batch 5Episode galleries remain withheld until each image has a verified creator, source, licence or permission and attribution.
4. LL-094Document recurring costumes, vehicles and workshop interiors.Blocked · Batch 5Recurring costumes, vehicles and interiors need a lawful scene-by-scene visual audit and production evidence.
5. LL-095Create visual comparison plates for safely identifiable props.Blocked · Batch 5Comparison plates require safely identified props and reusable images on both sides of each comparison.
6. LL-096Publish complete creator, source and licence details beside each image.Blocked · Batch 5Existing imagery does not yet have complete item-level creator, source, licence and modification records, so full coverage cannot be claimed.

Turn the drama’s tradecraft into practical, properly caveated learning material.

1. LL-097Create beginner guides to ceramics, furniture, silver, clocks and paintings.Complete · Batch 5Stories now provides beginner question guides for ceramics, furniture, silver, clocks and paintings, grounded in conservation guidance.
2. LL-098Explain marks, signatures, provenance and condition in plain language.Complete · Batch 5A plain-language examination sequence now separates marks, signatures, provenance and condition.
3. LL-099Add “screen fiction versus real practice” notes.Complete · Batch 5The learning desk explicitly contrasts Lovejoy’s dramatic shortcuts with documented examination, provenance and conservative care.
4. LL-100Build object-identification quizzes from rights-cleared examples.Blocked · Batch 5A fair object-identification quiz needs a verified set of rights-cleared example images that the archive does not yet hold.
5. LL-101Link to museum, conservation and heritage guidance.Complete · Batch 6The source register and learning desk now link directly to museum, conservation, assay and heritage guidance.
6. LL-102Publish a warning against using entertainment as valuation advice.Complete · Batch 6The learning desk prominently warns against using Lovejoy as authentication, restoration, sale, insurance or valuation advice.

Reveal useful patterns across series without pretending every continuity gap has an answer.

1. LL-103Create an in-story chronology separate from broadcast order.Blocked · Batch 6A defensible in-story chronology needs complete spoiler-labelled scene evidence; broadcast dates cannot be repurposed as fictional dates.
2. LL-104Track businesses, homes and workplaces used by recurring characters.Blocked · Batch 6Businesses, homes and workplaces need episode-level appearance and continuity evidence rather than broad character summaries.
3. LL-105Index callbacks to earlier episodes and long-running story threads.Blocked · Batch 6Callbacks and long-running story threads require a complete viewing or script audit with spoiler controls.
4. LL-106Map recurring surnames, aliases and uncertain character identities.Blocked · Batch 6The current cast evidence cannot safely distinguish every recurring surname, alias and uncertain identity.
5. LL-107Build a timeline of ensemble changes across the six series.Complete · Batch 6Features publishes a spoiler-light ensemble chronology covering the original circle, departures, returns and Series 5–6 additions.
6. LL-108Flag continuity contradictions rather than silently repairing them.Complete · Batch 6Research now keeps a visible contradiction register and documents the platform-versus-broadcast Prague Sun date and numbering mismatch.

Make location exploration safer, more respectful and more practical.

1. LL-109Create downloadable field-note sheets for location researchers.Complete · Batch 6The field notebook now includes a printable, structured location-research sheet with evidence, access and follow-up fields.
2. LL-110Add public-viewpoint photography guidance.Complete · Batch 6The planner now gives public-viewpoint photography guidance that separates observation from access permission.
3. LL-111Show seasonal opening limits and last-checked dates.Blocked · Batch 6Seasonal opening and closure coverage is incomplete and needs fresh official checks for every visitor-facing place.
4. LL-112List nearby public heritage sites that can absorb visitor interest responsibly.Complete · Batch 6The planner links to three managed public heritage alternatives verified on official venue pages on 14 September 2026.
5. LL-113Publish a private-property and drone-use code of conduct.Complete · Batch 6The planner now publishes a private-property and drone conduct code linked to current CAA guidance.
6. LL-114Offer corrections when access conditions or venue details change.Blocked · Batch 6Access-change corrections still need an approved public contact route, handler and retention process.

Add conveniences that support research rather than distract from it.

1. LL-115Let readers copy a formatted citation from every record.Blocked · Batch 6Stable record pages exist for episodes only; universal copyable claim citations require permanent pages and anchors for every record type.
2. LL-116Add a compare view for two episodes, books, objects or locations.Complete · Batch 6Research now provides a side-by-side comparison desk for episodes, books, objects and locations.
3. LL-117Offer a low-data mode with images disabled.Complete · Batch 6A persistent low-data control suppresses non-essential site imagery while retaining text and record access.
4. LL-118Remember display and spoiler preferences on the reader’s device.Complete · Batch 6Low-data and spoiler preferences are now remembered in device-local storage.
5. LL-119Provide keyboard shortcuts and a documented focus order.Complete · Batch 6About documents the page focus order and working keyboard shortcuts for archive search and primary sections.
6. LL-120Add a “recently updated” filter backed by the public changelog.Complete · Batch 6Research now offers a release-filtered recently updated index tied to the public changelog.