• Air date: 13 Sep '71 15 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 (15)
    • 1. Pie In The Sea (1)

      13 Sep '71
      An oil find in Scandinavia brings problems for Mogul, and a new man poses a threat to Stead.
    • 2. Pie In The Sea (2)

      20 Sep '71
      The threat to Stead becomes reality as Langley takes up his post as Deputy Chairman and Willy Izard reaches the end of the road.
    • 3. It's Thumbs Down For You Pizarro!

      27 Sep '71
      Trouble in the Peruvian Andes for Thornton in the shadow of the Spanish Conquistadores brings Langley his first test as Deputy Chairman.
    • 4. In The Shade Of The Old Oak Tree

      11 Oct '71
      Mogul seem to have struck it rich in the Bay of Biscay. But it means danger for Thornton and Langley.
    • 5. The Bent Bonanza

      18 Oct '71
    • 6. A Touch Of The Nelsons

      25 Oct '71
      Drama at sea as Peter Thornton and H.M.S. Ark Royal race to the rescue of a stricken tanker.
    • 7. The One With The Waggly Tail

      01 Nov '71
      Disaster or triumph for Izard?
    • 8. Shangri-La And All That Jazz

      08 Nov '71
      A Polynesian paradise - or is it? Thornton finds out that even the South Pacific has its share of difficult people.
    • 9. Monopoly With Real Money

      15 Nov '71
    • 10. Personally I Think He Looks Like Me

      22 Nov '71
      Corsica'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.
    • 11. Pretend It Never Happened

      29 Nov '71
    • 12. Weekends Are For Taking Off

      06 Dec '71
    • 13. Tapu

      13 Dec '71
      Traditions often die hard. But Thornton meets with more violent opposition when Mogul's New Zealand pipeline clashes with Maori interests.
    • 14. We And Them

      20 Dec '71
      A 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.
    • 15. Whatever Became Of The Year 2000?

      03 Jan '72
      Is this the end of the road for Stead?