About this season
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 (13)
1. Kelly's Eye
Aired 7 July 1965 • 60 min
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.
2. Young Turk
Aired 14 July 1965 • 60 min
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.
3. Safety Man
Aired 21 July 1965 • 60 min
4. Wildcat
Aired 28 July 1965 • 60 min
Wildcat drilling is a calculated risk for Mogul. But for an African executive backing his own judgment it brings still greater hazards.
5. Tosh and Nora
Aired 5 August 1965 • 60 min
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.
6. The Schloss Belt
Aired 12 August 1965 • 60 min
7. Out of Range
Aired 19 August 1965 • 60 min
The desert is like the sea. It takes possession of a man's soul. For a young geologist seeking to prove himself it is exciting. But like the sea the desert is dangerous.
8. The Way It Crumbles
Aired 26 August 1965 • 60 min
Motor racing means excitement; it also means danger. Driscoll faces personal risk when he opposes Stead and tries to steer Mogul into Grand Prix racing.
9. A Job for Willy
Aired 2 September 1965 • 60 min
Trouble erupts around Mogul's new North Sea rig when a few unguarded words open old wounds in a Tyneside shipyard.
10. Meet Miss Mogul
Aired 9 September 1965 • 60 min
The glittering world of advertising is a wonderful dream for Miss Mogul, Sandra Spratt. But others have a different view - and create a headache for Derek Prentice and Mogul.
11. Stoneface
Aired 16 September 1965 • 60 min
Prejudice has deep roots. Driscoll is involved in an explosive situation in northern Canada when Mogul takes an Iroquois Indian for an important job.
12. Driver of the Year
Aired 22 September 1965 • 60 min
Freedom is very desirable. But when Peter Thornton envies the life of a Mogul tanker driver he finds that no man is as free as he seems.
13. Borrowed Time
Aired 29 September 1965 • 60 min
A beautiful girl and a heart attack combine to make Brian Stead want to retire. But attacks from within Mogul rouse his fighting instincts and complicate his decision.