Rent The Troubleshooters: Series 1 (1965)
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- Synopsis:
Is the 1960's BBC drama series which portrayed the boardroom battles and frontline dangers of a fictional British oil company, Mogul Oil. The series, one of the BBC's most successful ever, ran for 7 years and attracted a huge audience worldwide. These digitally remastered episodes, including the very first one transmitted, are those that survive from the pioneering first series.
Kelly's EyeCompany secrecy is compromised when news of a Mogul oil strike in the North Sea is leaked to the Press. Director of Operations Brian Stead (Geoffrey Keen) wants the culprit sacked and knows that only Head of the North Sea Operations Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett) is tough enough to investigate the breach among the hard men on the rig.
Young Turk
Robert Driscoll (Barry Foster) is a marketing man sent to take over negotiations for an important Middle East oil concession...after the local Mogul representative is killed in the desert.
Tosh and Nora
Tosh Brinkwater (John Tate) is a hard-living middle aged seaman. When he marries and becomes a father, he decides to change his ways and take a shore job. But when you re a cog in the Mogul machine, good intentions don t always pay off.
Out of Range
The desert is like the sea. It takes possession of a man s soul. For a young geologist (Terence Edmond) seeking to prove himself it is exciting. But like the sea, the desert is dangerous.
Stoneface
Driscoll is working under highly charged circumstances in northern Canada. When Mogul hires an Iroquois Indian for an important job, deep seated prejudices boil to the surface.- Actors:
- Ray Barrett, Elizabeth Bell, Robin Chapman, Mary Chester, John Dunn, Alex Farrell, Geoffrey Keen, Billie Laine, Philip Latham, Terence Lodge, Arthur Pentelow, Edna Petrie, George Roderick, Didi Sullivan, William Sylvester, Jack Watson, Frank Williams, James Brandon, Naomi Chance, Tony Cyrus
- Directors:
- Michael Hayes, William Slater, Peter Cregeen, Max Varnel
- Producers:
- Peter Graham Scott
- Writers:
- John Elliot, Mike Watts, John Lucarotti
- Aka:
- Mogul: Series 1
- Studio:
- Danann
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Classics, TV Dramas
- Collections:
- People of the Pictures, Remembering Bernard Cribbins
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