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. Dragon By The Tail
Aired 13 October 1967 • 60 min
2. The Daring Young Man
Aired 20 October 1967 • 60 min
Find this man and bring him here, Stead orders Thornton. But the man in question is crossing the Sahara Desert!
3. Where The Carpet Ends
Aired 27 October 1967 • 60 min
Why was Ann Rendell sacked? Izard fights an injustice, but finds himself enmeshed in a sinister operation.
4. Winner Lose All
Aired 10 November 1967 • 60 min
Thornton faces danger in the international power boat race. But for Mogul there are greater risks on shore.
5. A Nice White Girl - Is She For Sale?
Aired 17 November 1967 • 60 min
Adesert sheik tries to buy Eileen O'Rourke. But Szabo thinks this is too high a price for an oil concession.
6. Me Know-How
Aired 24 November 1967 • 60 min
Willy Izard tries to repay a debt to his former boss. But loyalty can cloud a man's judgment - as Willy learns to his cost.
7. And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Aired 1 December 1967 • 60 min
8. Good Lord, No, It's Illegal
Aired 8 December 1967 • 60 min
A loan Mogul desperately needs for a new refinery is being blocked by the Bank. Stead thinks that the manager is mentally unbalanced.
9. Thanks For Nothing
Aired 15 December 1967 • 60 min
Alec Stewart, now chief of the New York office of Mogul, battles with America's oil giants. But has he made a fatal mistake?
10. Rest You Merry
Aired 22 December 1967 • 60 min
11. Who Buys Who?
Aired 29 December 1967 • 60 min
12. The Deeper You Dig
Aired 5 January 1968 • 60 min
13. Kitchener Knew It Well
Aired 12 January 1968 • 60 min
Returning to the Sudan arouses forgotten memories for Stead. But Thornton and Eileen are faced with saving a tanker from shipwreck.
14. The Sharp End Of The Wedge
Aired 19 January 1968 • 60 min
Thornton gets involved with gun-runners when he is sent to Europe to find the secret of an African Power struggle.
15. Just A Bunch Of Arabs In Kilts
Aired 26 January 1968 • 60 min
Mogul strike oil off Scotland. But when Thornton disappears, Stead discovers there can be more problems at home than in the desert.
16. Not For My Friend - He's Driving
Aired 9 February 1968 • 60 min
Personal conflict flares when Stewart and Grandmercy try to carry a dangerous cargo into the Venezuelan Jungle.
17. Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart
Aired 16 February 1968 • 60 min
18. A Girl To Warm Your Feet On
Aired 23 February 1968 • 60 min
Thornton takes a chance in Thailand - and lands Mogul in trouble.
19. Give Me The Simple Life
Aired 1 March 1968 • 60 min
20. A Slight Problem With The Press
Aired 8 March 1968 • 60 min
21. Never The Twain
Aired 15 March 1968 • 60 min
22. Cut Off Whose Nose
Aired 22 March 1968 • 60 min
23. The Day The Sea Caught Fire
Aired 29 March 1968 • 60 min
Bad weather causes the collapse of an oil rig in the Caribbean with loss of life. Mogul's problems mount when witnesses say the rig had a major structural problem.
24. The Dispossessed
Aired 5 April 1968 • 60 min
25. The Wrecking Of The Sierra Nevada
Aired 19 April 1968 • 60 min
Mogul makes efforts to save a giant tanker aground off Florida with a cargo of 100,000 tons of crude oil. Thornton, acting for Stead, wants to bomb the ship, but Stewart has his own reasons for refusing.
26. The Minister of the Crown... and the Very Compromising Photograph
Aired 3 May 1968 • 60 min