Oliver's Travels 1995
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Oliver's Travels is a five-part television serial written by Alan Plater and starring Alan Bates, Sinéad Cusack, Bill Paterson, and Miles Anderson. It first aired in the UK in 1995. Bates plays the titular Oliver, 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.
- Released: 1995-06-11
- Runtime: 50 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Stars: Sinéad Cusack, Alan Bates, Bill Paterson, Morgan Jones, Peter Vaughan
- Director: Giles Foster, Ruth Caleb, David Cunliffe, Richard J. Staniforth, Ray Townsend
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1. Looking for Aristotle 1995-06-11
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2. Land of My Fathers 1995-06-18
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3. Why Did We Eat the Frogs 1995-06-25
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4. The Farquhar Connection 1995-07-02
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5. Do We Look Like That? 1995-07-09
