Oliver's Travels 29 years old

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.

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Cast

Name Character
Sinéad Cusack She was 47 , now 76 years old as WPC Diane Priest
Paul Brooke He was 50 , now 80 years old
Alan Bates He was 61 , 69 years old when he died as Oliver
Michael Byrne He was 51 , now 81 years old
Peter Vaughan He was 72 , 93 years old when he died as Delaney
Peter Vaughan He was 72 , 93 years old when he died
Bill Paterson He was 50 , now 79 years old as Baxter
Charlotte Coleman She was 27 , 33 years old when she died
Charlotte Coleman She was 27 , 33 years old when she died as Cathy
Miles Anderson He was 47 , now 77 years old as Baron Kite
John Woodvine He was 65 , now 95 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Giles Foster Directing He was 45 , now 74 years old Director
Alan Plater Writing He was 60 , 75 years old when he died Writer
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Oliver's Travels (29 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1995-06-11
  • Runtime: [50] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 5