Sir Ian McShane as Lovejoy, the lovable rogueish antique dealer

John Horde - Hello again Sir Ian!

Ian McShane - Hello. Sorry, do I know you?

John Horde - I'm John Horde, I'm a reporter for B! Offline. I interviewed you a year or two ago.

Ian McShane - I'm sorry, I didn't recognise you but then I do quite a few interviews.

John Horde - That's quite alright. I wonder if you have a few minutes to spare so that I can follow up our last interview?

Ian McShane - Yes, of course.

John Horde - Right,(coughs), OK, Sir Ian, you must be gratified with the amount of success you've had recently.

Ian McShane - Well, recently it's been a bit quiet, especially since 'Lovejoy' finished, but I did appear in "Sexy Beast" a few years back which was very well received. I've been working on one or two things recently which I'm very pleased with though. I was hoping for a part in one of the Harry Potter films but I'm afraid that Gary Oldman beat me to it.

John Horde - A part in Harry Potter as well? Some people might say that sounds a bit greedy, I mean you are already starring in two of the biggest current movie franchises, what more could you want?

Ian McShane - Sorry? What? I really don't follow you.

John Horde - Well, you know, you should leave some of the plum roles for other lesser actors. You're putting people out of a job.(laughs)

Ian McShane - Putting people out of a job? I'm having enough trouble finding decent parts for myself, I don't know where you get this idea that I'm putting people out of jobs. Sorry, where did you say I met you again?

John Horde - We did an interview a year or two back, by phone.

Ian McShane - By phone...?

John Horde - Just a couple more questions?

Ian McShane - OK.

John Horde - Would you be interested in starring in a movie of "The Hobbit", after the success of "The Lord of the Rings"?

Ian McShane - Of course! Who wouldn't? I don't know exactly who I might play though, most of the big parts would surely go to the actors from "The Lord Of The Rings". I seem to dimly recall that there is a King of the Forest Elves in the story? That would be a nice part perhaps.

John Horde - The King of the Forest Elves? But what about Gandalf?

Ian McShane - Well if the part came up, I wouldn't say no but Sir Ian McKellen did such a... Oh right... now I remember our last interview. Are you trying to be funny?

John Horde - Funny? No, I'm just doing my job. Now, Sir Ian, one more question, how would you compare playing Gandalf to playing Magneto?

(At this point a dull thud can be heard on the tape followed by the sound of John Horde groaning. The recording then ends.)