The Troubleshooters

Season 1

Adventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief "troubleshooter", Peter Thornton.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

  • Kelly's Eye
    E1
    Kelly's EyeMogul strikes oil in the North Sea and everyone is sworn to secrecy. So when the story leaks to the press, executive Brian Stead wants the culprit sacked. Peter Thornton is sent to the rig to discover which rigger talked.
  • Young Turk
    E2
    Young TurkRobert Driscoll is sent out to take over negotiations for an important Middle East oil concession after the mogul representative has been killed in the desert. Driscoll antagonises the men on the spot, particularly the area manager Charles Andrews, who thought that he should have had the job.
  • Safety Man
    E3
    Safety ManAn oil refinery safety officer carries a heavy responsibility. So when Ron Smith arrives at Portlea to take over the post, most of his new colleagues treat his pomposity with an amused tolerance. If he chooses to run a fire drill on a Saturday - well, as he says, "conflagration is not predetermined. Emergency is always unexpected". If he insists on saying "one does not carry means of ignition inside the works area," when he means a box of matches, the fact remains that he is right. His efficiency must be beyond question. Personnel Manager Derek Prentice, consults Smith's personal file and is worried enough to send a report to Mogul head office. Prentice's secretary, Gwyneth, sees Smith as a lonely man who needs the concern and care she is prepared to give him. At head office they are too busy with preparations for a Royal tour of Portlea to pay much attention to apparently trivial problems but with the Royal party's imminent arrival, this particular problem could bring disaster.
  • Wild Cat
    E4
    Wild CatWildcat drilling is a calculated risk for Mogul. But for an African executive backing his own judgment it brings still greater hazards.
  • Tosh and Nora
    E5
    Tosh and NoraThe approach of parenthood can have a sobering effect on the wildest of men, and it is like that with Tosh Brinkwater (John Tate). At fifty-five, an age when most wild men have either been tamed or seem to be past redemption, Tosh, still the hardest-living seaman in the Mogul fleet, decides that the time has come to turn over a new leaf. About to become a father for the first time, he stops gambling with his mates, cuts down on his drinking, lays off his wild trips ashore at Port Said to see Busy Lizzie, and asks Brian Stead to find him a quiet job ashore so that he can be with his wife, Nora (Jane Hylton), and his child. But when you are part of the far-flung operations of a big oil company, even the best of intentions, the most carefully laid plans, can go wrong.
  • The Schloss Belt
    E6
    The Schloss BeltMogul Oil has never traded in Germany, so the Director of Operations sends Driscoll (Barry Foster) to investigate the market.
  • Out of Range
    E7
    Out of RangeThe desert is like the sea. It takes possession of a man's soul. For a young geologist seeking to prove himself it is exciting. But like the sea the desert is dangerous.
  • The Way It Crumbles
    E8
    The Way It CrumblesMotor racing means excitement; it also means danger. Driscoll faces personal risk when he opposes Stead and tries to steer Mogul into Grand Prix racing.
  • A Job for Willy
    E9
    A Job for WillyTrouble erupts around Mogul's new North Sea rig when a few unguarded words open old wounds in a Tyneside shipyard.
  • Meet Miss Mogul
    E10
    Meet Miss MogulThe glittering world of advertising is a wonderful dream for Miss Mogul, Sandra Spratt. But others have a different view - and create a headache for Derek Prentice and Mogul.
  • Stoneface
    E11
    StonefacePrejudice has deep roots. Driscoll is involved in an explosive situation in northern Canada when Mogul takes an Iroquois Indian for an important job.
  • Driver of the Year
    E12
    Driver of the YearFreedom is very desirable. But when Peter Thornton envies the life of a Mogul tanker driver he finds that no man is as free as he seems.
  • Borrowed Time
    E13
    Borrowed TimeA beautiful girl and a heart attack combine to make Brian Stead want to retire. But attacks from within Mogul rouse his fighting instincts and complicate his decision.

Cast of Season 1

  • Geoffrey KeenBrian Stead
  • Ray BarrettPeter Thornton
  • Philip LathamWilly Izard

 

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