• Air date: 30 Apr '66 26 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Is That Tiger, Man?

      30 Apr '66
    • 2. When You Gotta Go

      07 May '66
    • 3. Thea

      14 May '66
    • 4. If You Can't Lick 'Em

      21 May '66
    • 5. This Is Where I Came In

      28 May '66
    • 6. Birdstrike

      04 Jun '66
    • 7. The Fires of Hell

      11 Jun '66
    • 8. Wingless Wonder

      18 Jun '66
    • 9. Cablegrams Come Expensive

      25 Jun '66
    • 10. Operation Saigon

      02 Jul '66
      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

      09 Jul '66
    • 12. Join the Club

      16 Jul '66
      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

      23 Jul '66
      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

      30 Jul '66
      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

      06 Aug '66
      Thornton faces great danger when a hurricane strikes Mogul's new Caribbean drilling rig.
    • 16. What's Yours Is Mine

      13 Aug '66
      Stead faces a crisis when an African state seizes a Mogul refinery.
    • 17. The Bigger They Are

      20 Aug '66
    • 18. Some Wet Night In Sauchiehall Street

      27 Aug '66
      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

      03 Sep '66
      A joy-ride becomes a nightmare for Alec Stewart, driving through France in an international rally.
    • 20. They're Probably Drilling For Oil

      10 Sep '66
      Trapped in the Arctic wastes of Spitsbergen, one mistake could cost Peter Thornton his life.
    • 21. A Run For Their Money

      17 Sep '66
      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

      24 Sep '66
      Trouble flares for Alec Stewart when a hero from his past intrudes on his present.
    • 23. There's Nothing Like The Great Outdoors

      01 Oct '66
      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

      08 Oct '66
      Is Mogul's new chemical crop spray a killer? Stewart must judge when a scientist rebels.
    • 25. Four Cheers For Geoffrey

      15 Oct '66
      Blackmailer, fraudster, agitator - or brilliant young exceutive? Finding out the truth about Brady is one of Thornton's toughest assignments.