7.7/1012 votes#1 - Looking for Aristotle
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/11/1995
Oliver is an involuntarily retired professor with a yen for Beethoven, Jazz and puzzles of all kinds. Diane Priest is a WPC (Woman Police Constable) whose suspicions about a superior officer get her booted from the force. They team up on a journey that Oliver thinks will lead to love, since Diane's statement "Diane, not Priest" is an anagram for "predestination." She thinks he's a loony, but is intrigued by his promise to tell her "the very funny thing I know about sex."
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Plater
- 8.1/109 votes
#2 - Land of My Fathers
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/1995
Though Oliver is bound for the Orkneys to find Aristotle, Diane declares she is only going as far as Shrewsbury. But after some successful undercover work there, Diane decides to travel a little further with Oliver. He takes her to the deserted mining town where he grew up. Then she takes over the wheel.
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Plater
- 7.9/109 votes
#3 - Why Did We Eat the Frogs
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/1995
Diane decides to make her connection to Oliver temporarily permanent and the couple exchanges "vows" on sacred ground. They begin their "honeymoon" at an inn with a proprietress who is delighted to play along. Next day at Hadrian's Wall, their union is blessed with the surprise appearance of a son. They plot their next move when Oliver discovers that Aristotle is giving them clues to the mystery in the crosswords.
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Plater
- 7.8/109 votes
#4 - The Farquhar Connection
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/2/1995
At the palatial digs of the groovy Baron Kite, Oliver and Diane discover the link between the murder victims and the Farquhar Group. The hospitable baron follows up with an aerial assault. Only divine intervention gets them on the Orkney boat. Meanwhile, Michael discovers that his hacker friend is still in jail, but has left behind a girl as talented as he is.
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Plater
- 7.4/108 votes
#5 - Do We Look Like That?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/1995
Oliver and Diane find Aristotle's home but are too late to meet Aristotle. But then who is doing the current crosswords? Michael manages to get a long incriminating fax to his mother that wraps up the case, and the persistent Mr. Baxter has a final surprise.
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Plater
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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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Looking for Aristotle" is the best rated episode of "Oliver's Travels" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Alan Plater, it aired on 6/11/1995. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Land of My Fathers".