Oliver's Travels

An eccentric professor and a recently suspended policewoman pursue criminals—and find love—in this delightful BBC miniseries seen on Mystery! The scenery (from South Wales to the Orkney Islands) is glorious, the crimes are nefarious, the banter is witty, and the cast is dreamy. Alan Bates (Women in Love) is word-game-obsessed Oliver (his first name or last name? We never learn), Sinead Cusack (Stealing Beauty) is Diane Priest in five enthralling episodes written by Alan Plater (Midsomer Murders, Miss Marple). CC; 245 min. on 2 DVDs.