Oliver's Travels

A gentle, witty mystery with eccentric charm, unfolding at a leisurely pace through scenic British landscapes.

Created by

Alan Plater

Genres

Action & adventure, Mystery, Comedy

Starring

Alan Bates, Sinéad Cusack, Bill Paterson

Tagline

An eccentric professor and a policewoman pursue criminals and find love.

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.

How it feels

Whimsical, warm, tense and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Mystery, friendship, love, corruption

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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