The Troubleshooters

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  • Premiered: Jul 1965
  • Episodes: 136
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Unknown
  • Drama

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Season 5
5x1
A Dirty Old Man And A Rare Bird
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Air date
Jan 06, 1969
Zenith drop a bombshell into the world of Mogul. The repercussions will influence the company for a long time to come.
5x2
Twenty Years Is No Time At All
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Jan 13, 1969
Thornton is sent to Singapore on a secret mission.
5x3
How Much Is One Man Worth?
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Jan 20, 1969
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.
5x4
If He Hollers, Let Him Go
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Jan 27, 1969
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.
5x5
A Very Special Relationship
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Feb 03, 1969
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.
5x6
There's A Nasty Word - Love
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Feb 10, 1969
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.
5x7
You're Not Going To Believe This, But...
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Air date
Feb 17, 1969
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? .. show full overview
5x8
Take-Over Is Two Four-Letter Words
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Air date
Feb 24, 1969
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.
5x9
Everybody Is That Kind Of Man
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Air date
Mar 03, 1969
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
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Air date
Mar 10, 1969
Angola spells trouble for Mogul when Thornton becomes a pawn in the struggle between African rebels and the Portuguese authorities.
5x11
They've More Than Their Assets Frozen
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Air date
Mar 17, 1969
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.
5x12
There's This Bird, See…
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Air date
Mar 24, 1969
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 - .. show full overview
5x13
You Want A Clockwork Nightingale
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Mar 31, 1969
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 .. show full overview
5x14
Don't Ask, Take
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Apr 14, 1969
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 .. show full overview
5x15
Doctor Liebling, I Presume
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Air date
Apr 21, 1969
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 .. show full overview
5x16
You Can't Trust Women
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Air date
Apr 28, 1969
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
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May 05, 1969
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 .. show full overview
5x18
Some Of The Mud Is Bound To Stick
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May 12, 1969
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. .. show full overview
5x19
Lord, What A Tangled Web
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May 19, 1969
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.
5x20
And One Wise Man Came Out From The East
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Air date
Jun 02, 1969
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
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Jun 09, 1969
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.
5x22
She'll Be Right Mate
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Jun 16, 1969
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.
5x23
It's A Very Bad Day For Travelling
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Jun 23, 1969
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
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Jun 30, 1969
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 .. show full overview
5x25
They Call Me Israel
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Air date
Jul 07, 1969
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5x26 Season finale
Over The Hill
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Air date
Jul 14, 1969
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