I have been watching the series Lovejoy starring Ian McShane and there are many scenes where they are walking by or through Morris dancers. I was wondering if any mudcatter would have any knowledge of this and who the dancers were. Also, Lovejoy used Morris dancers multiple times in multiple shows. Is there any reason why they featured dancers so often?

Astro in Los Angeles wasting time enjoyingly....

(BTW, Lovejoy was a show set in England of a rascal Lovejoy, an antiques dealer with sidekicks Tinker and Eric)