Oliver's Travels
“An eccentric professor and a policewoman pursue criminals and find love.”
Series Overview
Oliver is a middle-aged lecturer in Comparative Religion, with a passion for trivia, crosswords, and anagrams, and a very strange sense of humour. Having been fired from the University of the Rhondda Valley, and with no family ties, he decides to set off on a quest to find 'Aristotle', a setter of crosswords. He teams up with WPC Diane Priest, who has just been suspended for asking too many questions about a local murder that seems to implicate the Chief Constable. Pursued by 'The Man with No Name', the unlikely duo visit Shrewsbury, North Yorkshire, Durham, Hadrian's Wall, and Kirkleven in the Scottish highlands on their journey to find 'Aristotle' in the Orkney Isles.
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1 Season • 5 Episodes
50 min per episode
1995 – 1995
Premiered: Sun, Jun 11, 1995
Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 5: “Do We Look Like That?”
Oliver and Diane find Aristotle's home but are too late to meet Aristotle. But then who is doing the current crosswords? Michael manages to get a long incriminating fax to his mother that wraps up the case, and the persistent Mr. Baxter has a final surprise.
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BBC1 Trail for Oliver's Travels - 6th June 1995
Type: Trailer • Published 2022-06-08
Cast & Creators
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Alan Plater
Russel Gascoigne, Alan Plater
Carl Davis
Sean Van Hales
Dick Allen
David Cunliffe, Ray Townsend, Ruth Caleb
Department Leadership Roster
Carl Davis
Original Music Composer
Dick Allen
Editor
Mécheal Taylor
Costume Design
David Cunliffe
Producer
Sean Van Hales
Director of Photography
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M: Mature — Recommended for viewers 15 and older.
International Certification Matrix
Mature — Recommended for viewers 15 and older.
Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.
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What is Oliver's Travels about?
Oliver is a middle-aged lecturer in Comparative Religion, with a passion for trivia, crosswords, and anagrams, and a very strange sense of humour. Having been fired from the University of the Rhondda Valley, and with no family ties, he decides to set off on a quest to find 'Aristotle', a setter of crosswords. He teams up with WPC Diane Priest, who has just been suspended for asking too many questions about a local murder that seems to implicate the Chief Constable. Pursued by 'The Man with No Name', the unlikely duo visit Shrewsbury, North Yorkshire, Durham, Hadrian's Wall, and Kirkleven in the Scottish highlands on their journey to find 'Aristotle' in the Orkney Isles.
How many seasons does Oliver's Travels have?
Oliver's Travels comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Oliver's Travels?
Key cast members in Oliver's Travels include Alan Bates, Sinéad Cusack.
Who created or directed Oliver's Travels?
Oliver's Travels was developed and directed by Alan Plater.