Bates plays the titular Oliver (it is never made clear whether this is his first or last name), a keen word-game enthusiast and lecturer in comparative religion. After his teaching post is made redundant, he resolves to make use of his new wealth of free time by going to visit his favourite crossword compiler, 'Aristotle', with whom he has corresponded but whom he has never met. When he arrives, however, he finds Aristotle's house has been ransacked and its occupant has departed for parts unknown, and he sets out to discover why.
Accompanied by WPC Diane Priest (Cusack) (suspended from the police for voicing suspicions about a senior officer), and doggedly pursued by the mysterious Mr. Baxter (Paterson), he finds himself caught up in all manner of nefarious activities, leading from South Wales to a surprising twist ending in the Orkney islands.
oliver, travels, confused, with, accommodation, booking, website, oliver, travels, five, part, television, serial, written, alan, plater, starring, alan, bates, sinéad, cusack, bill, paterson, miles, anderson, first, aired, 1995, contents, plot, cast, producti. Not to be confused with accommodation booking website Oliver s Travels Oliver s Travels is a five part television serial written by Alan Plater and starring Alan Bates Sinead Cusack Bill Paterson and Miles Anderson It first aired in the UK in 1995 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 External linksPlot EditBates plays the titular Oliver it is never made clear whether this is his first or last name a keen word game enthusiast and lecturer in comparative religion After his teaching post is made redundant he resolves to make use of his new wealth of free time by going to visit his favourite crossword compiler Aristotle with whom he has corresponded but whom he has never met When he arrives however he finds Aristotle s house has been ransacked and its occupant has departed for parts unknown and he sets out to discover why Accompanied by WPC Diane Priest Cusack suspended from the police for voicing suspicions about a senior officer and doggedly pursued by the mysterious Mr Baxter Paterson he finds himself caught up in all manner of nefarious activities leading from South Wales to a surprising twist ending in the Orkney islands Cast EditAlan Bates as Oliver Sinead Cusack as WPC Diane Priest Bill Paterson as Baxter Morgan Jones as Michael Priest Miles Anderson as Baron Kite Peter Vaughan as Delaney Charlotte Coleman as CathyProduction EditThe series was developed from Alan Plater s own novel External links EditOliver s Travels at IMDb Oliver s Travels at the PBS Mystery web site This article related to a BBC television programme is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oliver 27s Travels amp oldid 1077886173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
