The Troubleshooters

7.3(3)|1965-07-07|7 seasons, 136 episodes

Drama

Overview

The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the transition from black and white to colour transmissions. The series was based around an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. The first series was mostly concerned with the internal politics within the Mogul organisation, with episodes revolving around industrial espionage, internal fraud and negligence almost leading to an accident on a North Sea oil rig.

Episodes

Season 1(13)Season 2(26)Season 3(13)Season 4(26)Season 5(26)Season 6(17)Season 7(15)

S1E1 · 1965-07-07 · 60m

Kelly's Eye

Mogul strikes oil in the North Sea and everyone is sworn to secrecy. So when the story leaks to the press, executive Brian Stead wants the culprit sacked. Peter Thornton is sent to the rig to discover which rigger talked.

S1E2 · 1965-07-14 · 60m

Young Turk

Robert Driscoll is sent out to take over negotiations for an important Middle East oil concession after the mogul representative has been killed in the desert. Driscoll antagonises the men on the spot, particularly the area manager Charles Andrews, who thought that he should have had the job.

S1E3 · 1965-07-21 · 60m

Safety Man

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S1E4 · 1965-07-28 · 60m

Wildcat

Wildcat drilling is a calculated risk for Mogul. But for an African executive backing his own judgment it brings still greater hazards.

S1E5 · 1965-08-05 · 60m

Tosh and Nora

Heavy drinking Tosh Brinkwater has married late in life and starts to regret the decisions he has made and needs to settle down. Stuck in a boat in Egypt he decides to jump ship and head home but gets no further than a brothel.

S1E6 · 1965-08-12 · 60m

The Schloss Belt

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Geoffrey Keen

Brian Stead

Ray Barrett

Peter Thornton

Philip Latham

Willy Izard