About this season
The Aweful Mr Goodall is a six-episode 1974 British television drama produced by Richard Bates and starring Robert Urquhart as Jack Goodall, a retired MI5 agent who investigates various mysteries, often involving smuggling and international intrigue, with help from travel agent Alexandra Winfield.
Episodes (6)
1. A Good English Breakfast
Aired 5 April 1974 • 60 min
Attending a reunion dinner with his ex-Army colleagues. Mr Goodall finds himself investigating a threat to Britain's security — an event which, if allowed to continue, could bring down HM's government.
2. Indiscretion
Aired 12 April 1974 • 60 min
Mr Goodall must find the answers to the intriguing puzzles of a strange phone call in the night, a man in hospital bed, a wife who refuses to tell the truth, and a party without guests.
3. Clara
Aired 19 April 1974 • 60 min
A girl called Clara leads Mr Goodall into a web of intrigue surrounding the murder of a British agent working abroad. As he soon discovers, pretty girls and murder often walk hand in hand.
4. Loyalty in My Honour
Aired 26 April 1974 • 60 min
When a member of the Foreign Office is arrested, Mr Goodall finds himself faced with a race against time in his efforts to save both the man's career and honour.
5. A Day to Remember
Aired 3 May 1974 • 60 min
When Goodall takes Alex to lunch at the country home of his ex-Army friend James Connelly, he finds himself torn between loyalty and friendship. To his astonishment, Alex expresses her dislike of Connelly — a turn of events that reopens old wounds.
6. The Good Samaritan
Aired 10 May 1974 • 60 min
When an attentive travel agent discovers a lost passport, Mr Goodall finds himself investigating a mystery on his own doorstep: Eastbourne, it appears, is the main link in a puzzling smuggling racket.