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The Troubleshooters

Season 5 1969

  • 1969-01-06T20:20:00Z on BBC One
  • 1h
  • 1d 2h (26 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Drama
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.

26 episodes

Season Premiere

1969-01-06T20:20:00Z

5x01 A Dirty Old Man And A Rare Bird

Season Premiere

5x01 A Dirty Old Man And A Rare Bird

  • 1969-01-06T20:20:00Z1h

Zenith drop a bombshell into the world of Mogul. The repercussions will influence the company for a long time to come.

5x02 Twenty Years Is No Time At All

  • 1969-01-13T20:20:00Z1h

Thornton is sent to Singapore on a secret mission.

5x03 How Much Is One Man Worth?

  • 1969-01-20T20:20:00Z1h

How much is one man worth? When Ted Kihi is trapped in a Malaysian cave Peter Thornton turns the whole resources of Mogul, and his own skill as an oil man, to the rescue operation.

1969-01-27T20:20:00Z

5x04 If He Hollers, Let Him Go

5x04 If He Hollers, Let Him Go

  • 1969-01-27T20:20:00Z1h

The lovely Mrs. Foss, wife of Mogul's founder, turns up in London in the middle of a takeover battle. Inevitably she brings chaos and confusion - particularly to Alec Stewart.

5x05 A Very Special Relationship

  • 1969-02-03T20:20:00Z1h

Stead's plans for expansion in Europe as part of his fight against Zenith take a knock when a French multi-millionaire marries a film starlet.

5x06 There's A Nasty Word - Love

  • 1969-02-10T20:20:00Z1h

Alec and Roz Stewart find themselves in the uncomfortable world between east and west when they arrive in Japan, where the traditions of a thousand years conflict with life in the twentieth century.

Why should the manager of Mogul's Malaysian station insult the local sultan? Why does he not remember things? Why does he turn against Thornton, an old friend, when he tries to help? This is one of Thornton's most puzzling assignments, and even when he solves it he does not believe what he finds.

Mogul faces protests and demonstrations when a group of redundant employees occupy a distribution depot. A situation which starts as something small quickly develops into tension and danger.

5x09 Everybody Is That Kind Of Man

  • 1969-03-03T20:20:00Z1h

Are Stewart and Stead trying to bribe their way to an important refinery project in Scotland? And what part does Zenith play in the attempts to corrupt a Scots official?

5x10 So You Think You're One Of Us

  • 1969-03-10T20:20:00Z1h

Angola spells trouble for Mogul when Thornton becomes a pawn in the struggle between African rebels and the Portuguese authorities.

Thornton faces incredible hardship in Alaska. But added to the dangers and difficulties is the knowledge that the whole future of Mogul could depend on his success or failure.

1969-03-24T20:20:00Z

5x12 There's This Bird, See...

5x12 There's This Bird, See...

  • 1969-03-24T20:20:00Z1h

A remote island in the Indian Ocean may seem the perfect drilling location. No population, beautiful weather, not even a foreign government to deal with for it is British owned. But - there's this bird, see.... and birds, feathered of course, spell trouble for Mogul.

5x13 You Want A Clockwork Nightingale

  • 1969-03-31T20:20:00Z1h

The executives of Mogul's South African subsidiary think their office boy Zeke is only capable of 'totin' barges and liftin' bales', but Willy Izard has other ideas. Zeke has secret ambitions - and qualifications - which Willy decides to further. He expected to come up against apartheid, but another completely unexpected obstacle crops up which calls for uncharacteristic forcefulness from the normally gentle Izard.

1969-04-14T20:20:00Z

5x14 Don't Ask, Take

5x14 Don't Ask, Take

  • 1969-04-14T20:20:00Z1h

Eccentric individualists cannot be successfully absorbed into big organisations, but Brian Stead decides to take up the challenge. He realises that an inventor has got something that Mogul needs. The big question is: what has Mogul got that the inventor needs?

5x15 Doctor Liebling, I Presume

  • 1969-04-21T20:20:00Z1h

Papuan headhunters are not a common danger to Mogul. But they are only one of the hazards Peter Thornton has to face. Why does the Australian District Commissioner try to stop him going to see Dr. Liebling? And what is Dr. Liebling doing there anyway? It takes a terrifying experience to clear up the mystery.

1969-04-28T20:20:00Z

5x16 You Can't Trust Women

5x16 You Can't Trust Women

  • 1969-04-28T20:20:00Z1h

Ghislaine Foss's hand is sought by both Zenith and Mogul. Why? Because besides having a young and glamourous millionairess at the end of it it also contains a fistful of Mogul shares. Vital shares as the Mogul - Zenith battle reaches its climax.

5x17 Really. She Did, She Really Did

  • 1969-05-05T20:20:00Z1h

Brian Stead takes the entire board of Mogul International across the Atlantic on the Queen EWlizabeth II. But this is no empty gesture. The moment of decision has arrievd in the merger battle. For the crucial board meeting the directors must be away from outside interference.

5x18 Some Of The Mud Is Bound To Stick

  • 1969-05-12T20:20:00Z1h

Is Alec Stewart a spy? The Algerian authorities think so. It is possible. He travels all over the world, is accepted everywhere without question and he moves in the highest circles. But he has never expressed strong political opinions and he certainly doesn't need the money. So why should he spy?

1969-05-19T20:20:00Z

5x19 Lord, What A Tangled Web

5x19 Lord, What A Tangled Web

  • 1969-05-19T20:20:00Z1h

Memories of 1945 come flooding back to Brian Stead when he revisits Berlin, where Mogul are drilling for natural gas. He served there at the end of the war, and an incident twenty-four years old is dragged up in an attempt to discredit him.

Thornton questions his loyalty when he is lost in the Australian outback without radio and without salt tablets. Struggling to survive he wonders whether Mogul's demands are too great.

5x21 Let's All Drop Out Together

  • 1969-06-09T20:20:00Z1h

Thornton resigns from Mogul. Lying peacefully on a beach in Fiji he resists attempts from Stead and Izard to change his mind. But Stead has a few tricks to pull before he admits defeat.

1969-06-16T20:20:00Z

5x22 She'll Be Right Mate

5x22 She'll Be Right Mate

  • 1969-06-16T20:20:00Z1h

Thornton returns to the fold - straight into a row between the New Zealand government and Mogul over the movement of a drilling rig from that country to Indonesia.

An important contract can be won in Ceylon. But Mogul's manager there, Henry Burton, doesn't seem to be trying. Thornton must not only find out why but also take the decisions needed to put things right, including sacking Burton if necessary.

5x24 This Place Is A Paradise, Mister

  • 1969-06-30T20:20:00Z1h

Thornton is taken prisoner on a Caribbean island paradise. 'King' George Watt doesn't want a Mogul invasion and he is supported by French anthropologist Dr. Leduc, who is using the islanders in a dangerous sociological experiment. She helps Thornton escape.

1969-07-07T20:20:00Z

5x25 They Call Me Israel

5x25 They Call Me Israel

  • 1969-07-07T20:20:00Z1h

Season Finale

1969-07-14T20:20:00Z

5x26 Over The Hill

Season Finale

5x26 Over The Hill

  • 1969-07-14T20:20:00Z1h
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