Episode guide
The Troubleshooters: Season 7
15 episodes · first aired Sep 13, 1971
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- 1 Pie In The Sea (1) Sep 13, 1971 · 49m A big oil discovery in Norwegian waters sets off a fierce battle inside Mogul. Brian Stead wants to pipe the oil to Britain, but chairman Sir Charles Bliss and James Langley, the English…
- 2 Pie In The Sea (2) Sep 20, 1971 · 50m James Langley takes up his new appointment as deputy chairman, and his feud with Brian Stead over how to bring the Norwegian oil ashore continues. Willy Izard, at odds with Stead…
- 3 It's Thumbs Down For You Pizarro! Sep 27, 1971 · 49m Mogul has committed £60 million to drilling at two sites in Peru, and when Ica yields oil the company wants to drop Lake Titicaca and renegotiate, but the Peruvian government proves…
- 4 In The Shade Of The Old Oak Tree Oct 11, 1971 · 50m Mogul finds what appears to be a single large oilfield beneath the Bay of Biscay, straddling French and Spanish waters. On the road to San Sebastián, James Langley and Peter Thornton are…
- 5 The Bent Bonanza Oct 18, 1971 · 49m Because of a computer mistake, it appears that a Mogul subsidiary has found vast nickel deposits in Australia's Gibson Desert, and the shares react. Willy Izard flies out to protect…
- 6 A Touch Of The Nelsons Oct 25, 1971 · 48m Peter Thornton is aboard the aircraft carrier Ark Royal for trials of Mogul's latest aviation fuel when a Mogul supertanker not far away is sunk by an explosion. The Royal Navy mounts a…
- 7 The One With The Waggly Tail Nov 1, 1971 · 49m James Langley asks Willy Izard to lead the European oil companies' delegation at talks in Mexico City, where Zenith dominates the Latin American market and refuses to negotiate. As the…
- 8 Shangri-La And All That Jazz Nov 8, 1971 · 50m Island politician Bonaparte Paroa offers Mogul the chance to drill off his home in French Polynesia and offers a promising seismic survey, but when Peter Thornton arrives he finds Paroa in…
- 9 Monopoly With Real Money Nov 15, 1971 · 49m Willy Izard, now Mogul's finance director, faces a severe test when Brian Stead and James Langley both demand large sums for new projects at very short notice. The episode follows Izard…
- 10 Personally I Think He Looks Like Me Nov 22, 1971 · 45m Mogul and its French partner, Huile France, are drilling in Corsica, but trouble in Algeria leads the French to seek changes to the agreement that would leave Mogul with more work and more…
- 11 Pretend It Never Happened Nov 29, 1971 · 50m Willy Izard and his wife Joan, recovering from a breakdown, head for a campsite in the south of France hoping a simple life will help mend their marriage. Their holiday is soon disturbed…
- 12 Weekends Are For Taking Off Dec 6, 1971 · 50m Brian Stead and James Langley try to enjoy a quiet weekend with their families while thrashing out a problem in Bahrain. Stead learns that his daughter and her RAF husband, Tom Hart, may…
- 13 Tapu Dec 13, 1971 · 49m Mogul's gas pipeline across New Zealand's North Island halts at the edge of Maori land regarded as tapu, or sacred. The chief, a former Mogul toolpusher, has given his consent, but many of…
- 14 We And Them Dec 20, 1971 · 50m A pay claim at a Mogul petrochemical plant divides the company's leadership. Brian Stead wants to settle quickly, while James Langley sees a chance to try out his fresh thinking on…
- 15 Whatever Became Of The Year 2000? Jan 3, 1972 · 50m Spending a weekend at Lord Hawkcombe's country house, Brian Stead is offered the use of Hawkcombe's Hebridean island as a test site for a new Mogul rocket fuel. Peter Thornton visits the…