Episode guide
The Troubleshooters: Season 6
17 episodes · first aired May 18, 1970
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- 1 The Slick And The Dread May 18, 1970 · 50m Back from convalescence, Brian Stead announces he will name a deputy and sails for the Caribbean aboard one of Mogul's new supertankers, apparently to offer Alec Stewart the post. On board…
- 2 A Pig In A Pipe May 25, 1970 · 50m Brian Stead plans to attend the opening of new refinery extensions in the East African state of Manzaya, and sends Peter Thornton ahead to check security after a pipeline engineer was…
- 3 Camelot On A Clear Day Jun 1, 1970 · 50m Mogul learns that the leper hospital run for forty years by the revered Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann stands in the middle of its planned drilling area in East Africa, and the government of…
- 4 Who Did You Say Inherits The Earth? Jun 8, 1970 · 49m In Alaska, an Inuit hunter, Nivilak, uses a high-powered rifle to pin down Mogul's drilling crew in protest at the loss of his people's hunting grounds, and rig boss Tommy Eastwind, an…
- 5 The Price Of A Bride Jun 15, 1970 · 48m When the government of Manzaya orders the deportation of Mogul's manager Ralph Grant, apparently because his wife is South African, Peter Thornton goes out to deal with it and finds…
- 6 Operation Black Gold Jun 22, 1970 · 50m In Ebon, an African state torn by civil war, mercenaries serving a breakaway regime hold Mogul's oilfield. Dudley FitzGibbon kidnaps Willy Izard and takes him to Mogul's refinery on the…
- 7 We Also Need Experts Jun 29, 1970 · 49m Brian Stead hires management consultants to reorganise the head office, and fear of redundancy spreads through the building as the experts move from department to department. For two…
- 8 I'm Glad I'm Just an Oilman... Jul 6, 1970 · 47m Brian Stead travels to an Arab state to negotiate the renewal of Mogul's concessions just as a coup brings a new ruler, Colonel Al Faraj, to power. The colonel will renew only if Mogul…
- 9 Boys And Girls Come Out To Play Jul 13, 1970 · 48m Brian Stead wants to expand into South America through the companies controlled by the immensely rich Ferdinand Perez, who refuses to discuss business during the three months of each year…
- 10 The Dangerous Green Impala Jul 20, 1970 · 49m Calling at Haiti en route to Trinidad for a conference, Brian Stead and Willy Izard discover that Captain Vassiere of the Tonton Macoute has ousted the local Mogul manager and installed…
- 11 A Truly Exotic Development Jul 27, 1970 · 49m When an explosion that looks like sabotage hits the joint Mogul-Zenith rig off Drake Island, Peter Thornton and security chief George Bartlett are sent from London to investigate, much to…
- 12 That's Africa, Baby Aug 3, 1970 · 50m When Mogul offers assistance to the government of the Congo, Willy Izard and Peter Thornton are sent out. While Izard struggles with evasive politicians, Thornton is far out in the bush…
- 13 They Shall Not Pass Aug 10, 1970 · 51m A French lock-keeper, Albert Lefloch, goes on strike over a long-standing grievance, holding up a barge that carries a new aviation oil needed for the development of a supersonic airliner…
- 14 Let's See The Colour Of Your Money Aug 17, 1970 · 49m Kasemba, an African state, asks Mogul for a refinery that the Americans have dismissed as uneconomic and that the Chinese are keen to construct on a far larger scale. With the government…
- 15 Hey We've Got A Problem Here Aug 24, 1970 · 50m Having found oil in Alaska, Mogul must find a way to move it, and Brian Stead is testing a submarine tanker designed to travel beneath the ice, using a former Royal Navy submarine off St…
- 16 The Order Of The Good Time Aug 31, 1970 · 51m Brian Stead travels to Nova Scotia to plan a new refinery. Rejecting the costly industrial site the planning committee favours, he chooses a quiet rural district instead, but the farmers…
- 17 Injury To The Nation Sep 7, 1970 · 48m Mogul is secretly helping the Ministry of Defence build a SEATO naval refuelling base on a small Indian Ocean island, a project known only to Brian Stead, Willy Izard and Peter Thornton…