"Oliver's Travels" (1995) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Giles Foster

Writer:

Alan Plater (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

After his job is terminated, the a humanities professor and puzzle addict joins forces with a woman PC to travel the country while solving a cold case murder.

Plot Keywords:

Hadrian's Wall | Murder | Anagram | Constable | University

Cast

Ruth Madoc

...

Mrs. Evans (1 episode, 1995)

Runtime:

250 min (5 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Carr Brae, Lochalsh, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Company:

BBC Wales

Quotes:

Oliver: In the great galaxy of education: it was the best of terms, it was the worst of terms. My travels began once upon a time in the Rhondda Valley. I got up, washed, showered and shaved, ate my bran, checked the crossword, and went to work. As it turned out...

superb acting

If you want to see what skilled acting is all about, watch these two masters - Alan Bates and Sinead Cusack - turn what could otherwise be a dull and British story in something highly enjoyable almost solely on the strength of their personalities and acting skills. (A equally skilled director helps as well.) Imagine two young American actors in these roles, and you will see what I mean.

This series - which appeared in the US as a PBS Mystery presentation - which in other hands could have been a mess, is one of the most enjoyable things I've seen on television in a long time. I hope it will be shown again.