No Such Thing As Luck
The Troubleshooters - S2 - E26
Mogul is the only major oil company which has so far failed to strike gas in the North Sea. Bad weather has put all the drilling rigs out of action and the company is in danger of having to forfeit its concession. Stead orders an all-out effort and puts Stewart and Thornton in charge.
The Troubleshooters: Season 2 - 26 Episode s
2x1 - Is That Tiger, Man?
April 30, 1966
2x2 - When You Gotta Go
May 7, 1966
2x3 - Thea
May 14, 1966
2x4 - If You Can't Lick 'Em
May 21, 1966
2x5 - This Is Where I Came In
May 28, 1966
2x6 - Birdstrike
June 4, 1966
2x7 - The Fires of Hell
June 11, 1966
2x8 - Wingless Wonder
June 18, 1966
2x9 - Cablegrams Come Expensive
June 25, 1966
2x10 - Operation Saigon
July 2, 1966
A bomb explodes as Stewart arrives at Saigon Airport. Soon he becomes heavily involved in the conflicts of a warring people.
2x11 - Baptism of Fire
July 9, 1966
2x12 - Join the Club
July 16, 1966
Trouble boils up for Stead during a cross-country car rally. Izard has to put his personal life before Mogul
2x13 - Do Your Best For The Lads
July 23, 1966
The building of a new super tanker for Mogul in a Tees-side shipyard becomes a seven milion pound headache for Thornton.
2x14 - Someone's Head Has To Roll
July 30, 1966
Izard faces a desperate threat to his position at Mogul. As usual he views the crisis with amused detachment - although this may be just a protective front.
2x15 - Troubled Waters
August 6, 1966
Thornton faces great danger when a hurricane strikes Mogul's new Caribbean drilling rig.
2x16 - What's Yours Is Mine
August 13, 1966
Stead faces a crisis when an African state seizes a Mogul refinery.
2x17 - The Bigger They Are
August 20, 1966
2x18 - Some Wet Night In Sauchiehall Street
August 27, 1966
Professional and personal conflicts have broken out between two Scots engineers at one of Mogul's pumping stations in North Africa. Glaswegian MacCallum and Garvie from Edinburgh have presented totally different schemes for re-equipping the station and their conflict has now reached the point where Stead has to send out Thornton to arbitrate.
2x19 - Error of Judgement
September 3, 1966
A joy-ride becomes a nightmare for Alec Stewart, driving through France in an international rally.
2x20 - They're Probably Drilling For Oil
September 10, 1966
Trapped in the Arctic wastes of Spitsbergen, one mistake could cost Peter Thornton his life.
2x21 - A Run For Their Money
September 17, 1966
There is strong local opposition to Mogul's plan to build a thirty million pound refinery on the west coast of Wales.
2x22 - Happy Landings
September 24, 1966
Trouble flares for Alec Stewart when a hero from his past intrudes on his present.
2x23 - There's Nothing Like The Great Outdoors
October 1, 1966
Looking for a new drilling site, a survey team has been working in Northern Ontario for two years in vain. Time is running short and Thornton is sent out to hurry things along. He finds himself in an explosive sitaution.
2x24 - Out Of Your Evil Dream
October 8, 1966
Is Mogul's new chemical crop spray a killer? Stewart must judge when a scientist rebels.
2x25 - Four Cheers For Geoffrey
October 15, 1966
Blackmailer, fraudster, agitator - or brilliant young exceutive? Finding out the truth about Brady is one of Thornton's toughest assignments.
2x26 - No Such Thing As Luck
October 22, 1966
Mogul is the only major oil company which has so far failed to strike gas in the North Sea. Bad weather has put all the drilling rigs out of action and the company is in danger of having to forfeit its concession. Stead orders an all-out effort and puts Stewart and Thornton in charge.