John Elliot
Director
The Troubleshooters (1965)
Season 4
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.
Released July 7, 1965
Episode 60 min
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Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.oil-industry, imdb.partially-lost-tv-series, imdb.oil-business
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Dragon By The Tail
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Oct. 13, 1967, midnight
S4E2 - The Daring Young Man
Find this man and bring him here, Stead orders Thornton. But the man in question is crossing the Sahara Desert!
Oct. 20, 1967, midnight
S4E3 - Where The Carpet Ends
Why was Ann Rendell sacked? Izard fights an injustice, but finds himself enmeshed in a sinister operation.
Oct. 27, 1967, midnight
S4E4 - Winner Lose All
Thornton faces danger in the international power boat race. But for Mogul there are greater risks on shore.
Nov. 10, 1967, midnight
S4E5 - A Nice White Girl - Is She For Sale?
Adesert sheik tries to buy Eileen O'Rourke. But Szabo thinks this is too high a price for an oil concession.
Nov. 17, 1967, midnight
S4E6 - Me Know-How
Willy Izard tries to repay a debt to his former boss. But loyalty can cloud a man's judgment - as Willy learns to his cost.
Nov. 24, 1967, midnight
S4E7 - And The Walls Came Tumbling Down
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Dec. 1, 1967, midnight
S4E8 - Good Lord, No, It's Illegal
A loan Mogul desperately needs for a new refinery is being blocked by the Bank. Stead thinks that the manager is mentally unbalanced.
Dec. 8, 1967, midnight
S4E9 - Thanks For Nothing
Alec Stewart, now chief of the New York office of Mogul, battles with America's oil giants. But has he made a fatal mistake?
Dec. 15, 1967, midnight
S4E10 - Rest You Merry
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Dec. 22, 1967, midnight
S4E11 - Who Buys Who?
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Dec. 29, 1967, midnight
S4E12 - The Deeper You Dig
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Jan. 5, 1968, midnight
S4E13 - Kitchener Knew It Well
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Jan. 12, 1968, midnight
S4E14 - The Sharp End Of The Wedge
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Jan. 19, 1968, midnight
S4E15 - Just A Bunch Of Arabs In Kilts
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Jan. 26, 1968, midnight
S4E16 - Not For My Friend - He's Driving
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Feb. 9, 1968, midnight
S4E17 - Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart
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Feb. 16, 1968, midnight
S4E18 - A Girl To Warm Your Feet On
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Feb. 23, 1968, midnight
S4E19 - Give Me The Simple Life
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March 1, 1968, midnight
S4E20 - A Slight Problem With The Press
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March 8, 1968, midnight
S4E21 - Never The Twain
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March 15, 1968, midnight
S4E22 - Cut Off Whose Nose
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March 22, 1968, midnight
S4E23 - The Day The Sea Caught Fire
Bad weather causes the collapse of an oil rig in the Caribbean with loss of life. Mogul's problems mount when witnesses say the rig had a major structural problem.
March 29, 1968, midnight
S4E24 - The Dispossessed
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April 5, 1968, midnight
S4E25 - The Wrecking Of The Sierra Nevada
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April 19, 1968, midnight
S4E26 - The Minister of the Crown... and the Very Compromising Photograph
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May 3, 1968, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 8160 min.
Released: July 7, 1965
Last Air Date: Jan. 3, 1972, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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