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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9781569387481 Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC ISBN: 1569387486 Label: Acorn Media Languages: Manufacturer: Acorn Media MPN: 7486 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Acorn Media Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 01, 2005 Running Time: 245 minutes Studio: Acorn Media Theatrical Release Date: October 03, 1996 Editorial Review: Description: British stage and screen legends Alan Bates (Gosford Park, Women in Love) and Sinéad Cusack (Stealing Beauty) star in an irresistible blend of romantic comedy and mystery. He is a professor obsessed with word games who is forced into early retirement; she is a policewoman suspended from the force for voicing suspicions about a superior officer. They team up to find a missing person and wind up discovering much more. Traveling through some of Britain's most glorious countryside from South Wales to the Orkney Islands, they uncover a web of nefarious activity, dodge an aerial attack, and exchange some of the wittiest banter since Hepburn and Tracy. Written by Alan Plater (The Barchester Chronicles, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells) and also featuring Bill Paterson, Mollie Sugden, and Miles Anderson, this story proves once again that with mystery and love—getting there is more than half the fun. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Idean Inspiration for "Episode Parties"My wife and I love traveling in England and Scotland. So, when I chanced upon Oliver's Travels at a local bookstore I purchased it based solely on the cover description. It has since become one of our viewing favorites and inspired us to host a series of "Episode Parties" with friends. Each party was themed to match the accompanying episode, with classic Jazz music, British food and great micro brewed English style ales. Everyone had a great time and loved viewing each episode, which prompted spirited ... Read More Rating: - The Horse That Sits On EggsC. Cook, who submitted a review above, laments not knowing the joke in Oliver's Travels relating to "The Horse That Sits On Eggs." I refer anyone interested to the equally fantastic BOOK, Oliver's Travels, by Alan Plater (Warner Books 1994) p. 143. But in the meantime: Once upon a time there was a farmer who had a horse. His neighbor admired the horse and offered him 10 pounds for it. The farmer thought this was good value so he accepted the offer. However, before they shook hands on the ... Read More Rating: - Pure entertainment and enthusiastically recommendedSuperbly combining romance, mystery, humor and wit against an impressive series of landscapes and countrysides from South Wales to the Orkney Islands, "Oliver's Travels" is the story of a redundant (British for downsized) professor of Comparative Religions (who has studies so many religions that he has ended up agnostic) and a policewoman who because of the professor has gotten herself suspended from the police force because of raising questions about the role of a superior office in a local murder. ... Read More Rating: - Delightful Romantic Comedy/MysteryI shall be brief. I agree with the other reviewers here who have given this lighthearted series 5 stars. The main characters, Oliver, a redundant Professor of Comparative Religions, and Diane, a policewoman forced to take a leave of absence after asking sticky questions about her Superintendent's possible shady financial dealings (the late Alan Bates and Sinead Cusack play Oliver and Diane), are a perfectly matched couple who exchange witty banter as they travel through the scenic British landscape in search ... Read More Rating: - Oliver's TravelsGreat mystery with entertaining characters; gets you hooked and you want to take the trip with Oliver and Diane. The scenery is wonderful and the connections from one end of the island to the other are great. Kids would be bored, but adults will enjoy. Requires thought and longer concentration, it is not in short snippets. |
