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 (26)
1. Is That Tiger, Man
10.0Aired 30 April 1966 • 60 min
Peter Thornton is in the West Indies. His marriage to Steve is rocky and she has met Tiger, a local diver. Alec Stewart arrives to expand the new oil field but has taken Thornton's promotion and instead offered the job of regional manager.
2. When You Gotta Go
Aired 7 May 1966 • 60 min
3. Thea
Aired 14 May 1966 • 60 min
4. If You Can't Lick 'Em
Aired 21 May 1966 • 60 min
5. This Is Where I Came In
Aired 28 May 1966 • 60 min
6. Birdstrike
Aired 4 June 1966 • 60 min
The first aircraft using Mogul's new fuel crashes. Who was to blame - Mogul or the pilot?
7. The Fires of Hell
Aired 11 June 1966 • 60 min
8. Wingless Wonder
Aired 18 June 1966 • 60 min
9. Cablegrams Come Expensive
Aired 25 June 1966 • 60 min
10. Operation Saigon
Aired 2 July 1966 • 60 min
A bomb explodes as Stewart arrives at Saigon Airport. Soon he becomes heavily involved in the conflicts of a warring people.
11. Baptism of Fire
Aired 9 July 1966 • 60 min
Fire, explosions and dangerous break outs in Mogul's new rig in the Persian Gulf. Stewart and Thornton clash head-on in their efforts to save it.
12. Join the Club
Aired 16 July 1966 • 60 min
Trouble boils up for Stead during a cross-country car rally. Izard has to put his personal life before Mogul
13. Do Your Best For The Lads
Aired 23 July 1966 • 60 min
The building of a new super tanker for Mogul in a Tees-side shipyard becomes a seven milion pound headache for Thornton.
14. Someone's Head Has To Roll
Aired 30 July 1966 • 60 min
Izard faces a desperate threat to his position at Mogul. As usual he views the crisis with amused detachment - although this may be just a protective front.
15. Troubled Waters
Aired 6 August 1966 • 60 min
Thornton faces great danger when a hurricane strikes Mogul's new Caribbean drilling rig.
16. What's Yours Is Mine
Aired 13 August 1966 • 60 min
Stead faces a crisis when an African state seizes a Mogul refinery.
17. The Bigger They Are
Aired 20 August 1966 • 60 min
Mogul bring in Dr Newman to make a decision over where their new oil platform in the Mediterranean should be. For some reason the Italian office are not cooperating.
18. Some Wet Night In Sauchiehall Street
Aired 27 August 1966 • 60 min
Professional and personal conflicts have broken out between two Scots engineers at one of Mogul's pumping stations in North Africa. Glaswegian MacCallum and Garvie from Edinburgh have presented totally different schemes for re-equipping the station and their conflict has now reached the point where Stead has to send out Thornton to arbitrate.
19. Error of Judgement
Aired 3 September 1966 • 60 min
A joy-ride becomes a nightmare for Alec Stewart, driving through France in an international rally.
20. They're Probably Drilling For Oil
Aired 10 September 1966 • 60 min
Trapped in the Arctic wastes of Spitsbergen, one mistake could cost Peter Thornton his life.
21. A Run For Their Money
Aired 17 September 1966 • 60 min
There is strong local opposition to Mogul's plan to build a thirty million pound refinery on the west coast of Wales.
22. Happy Landings
Aired 24 September 1966 • 60 min
Trouble flares for Alec Stewart when a hero from his past intrudes on his present.
23. There's Nothing Like The Great Outdoors
Aired 1 October 1966 • 60 min
Looking for a new drilling site, a survey team has been working in Northern Ontario for two years in vain. Time is running short and Thornton is sent out to hurry things along. He finds himself in an explosive sitaution.
24. Out Of Your Evil Dream
Aired 8 October 1966 • 60 min
Is Mogul's new chemical crop spray a killer? Stewart must judge when a scientist rebels.
25. Four Cheers For Geoffrey
Aired 15 October 1966 • 60 min
Blackmailer, fraudster, agitator - or brilliant young exceutive? Finding out the truth about Brady is one of Thornton's toughest assignments.
26. No Such Thing As Luck
Aired 22 October 1966 • 60 min
Mogul is the only major oil company which has so far failed to strike gas in the North Sea. Bad weather has put all the drilling rigs out of action and the company is in danger of having to forfeit its concession. Stead orders an all-out effort and puts Stewart and Thornton in charge.