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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Air Date: 1995-06-11
Oliver is an involuntarily retired professor with a yen for Beethoven, Jazz and puzzles of all kinds. Diane Priest i...
Air Date: 1995-06-18
Though Oliver is bound for the Orkneys to find Aristotle, Diane declares she is only going as far as Shrewsbury. But...
Air Date: 1995-06-25
Diane decides to make her connection to Oliver temporarily permanent and the couple exchanges "vows" on sacred ground...
Air Date: 1995-07-02
At the palatial digs of the groovy Baron Kite, Oliver and Diane discover the link between the murder victims and the ...
Air Date: 1995-07-09
Oliver and Diane find Aristotle's home but are too late to meet Aristotle. But then who is doing the current crosswo...