The Troubleshooters (1965)
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.
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Episode 1 - Pie In The Sea (1)
Release Date: 1971-09-13An oil find in Scandinavia brings problems for Mogul, and a new man poses a threat to Stead.
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Episode 2 - Pie In The Sea (2)
Release Date: 1971-09-20The threat to Stead becomes reality as Langley takes up his post as Deputy Chairman and Willy Izard reaches the end of the road.
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Episode 3 - It's Thumbs Down For You Pizarro!
Release Date: 1971-09-27Trouble in the Peruvian Andes for Thornton in the shadow of the Spanish Conquistadores brings Langley his first test as Deputy Chairman.
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Episode 4 - In The Shade Of The Old Oak Tree
Release Date: 1971-10-11Mogul seem to have struck it rich in the Bay of Biscay. But it means danger for Thornton and Langley.
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Episode 5 - The Bent Bonanza
Release Date: 1971-10-18 -
Episode 6 - A Touch Of The Nelsons
Release Date: 1971-10-25Drama at sea as Peter Thornton and H.M.S. Ark Royal race to the rescue of a stricken tanker.
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Episode 7 - The One With The Waggly Tail
Release Date: 1971-11-01Disaster or triumph for Izard?
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Episode 8 - Shangri-La And All That Jazz
Release Date: 1971-11-08A Polynesian paradise - or is it? Thornton finds out that even the South Pacific has its share of difficult people.
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Episode 9 - Monopoly With Real Money
Release Date: 1971-11-15 -
Episode 10 - Personally I Think He Looks Like Me
Release Date: 1971-11-22Corsica's main export is brains, they say. It is also the birthplace of Napoleon - and Thornton, Izard and Langley find they are not allowed to forget it.
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Episode 11 - Pretend It Never Happened
Release Date: 1971-11-29 -
Episode 12 - Weekends Are For Taking Off
Release Date: 1971-12-06 -
Episode 13 - Tapu
Release Date: 1971-12-13Traditions often die hard. But Thornton meets with more violent opposition when Mogul's New Zealand pipeline clashes with Maori interests.
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Episode 14 - We And Them
Release Date: 1971-12-20A wage claim at Mogul's biggest chemical works brings Stead into an unlikely alliance with a communist shop steward in a head-on clash with Langley.
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Episode 15 - Whatever Became Of The Year 2000?
Release Date: 1972-01-03Is this the end of the road for Stead?