"Mogul" (1965) "The Troubleshooters" (original title), TV series 1965-1972

Directors:

Douglas Camfield
Ben Rea

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

7 July 1965 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Adventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief 'troubleshooter' Peter Thornton.

Plot Keywords:

Partially Lost TV Series | Oil Business

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Geoffrey Keen	...	Brian Stead (128 episodes, 1965-1972)
Philip Latham	...	Willy Izard (108 episodes, 1965-1972)
Ray Barrett	...	Peter Thornton (106 episodes, 1965-1972)

Series Directed by
Roger Jenkins		(16 episodes, 1965-1970)
James Gatward		(15 episodes, 1966-1968)
Moira Armstrong		(7 episodes, 1966-1970)
Max Varnel		(6 episodes, 1965-1966)
Lennie Mayne		(6 episodes, 1969-1970)
John Frankau		(5 episodes, 1965-1966)
David Sullivan Proudfoot		(4 episodes, 1965-1967)
Brian Parker		(4 episodes, 1966-1968)
Michael Hayes		(3 episodes, 1965-1969)
Peter Cregeen		(3 episodes, 1965-1967)
Terence Dudley		(3 episodes, 1966)
Raymond Menmuir		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Alan Gibson		(3 episodes, 1968)
Michael Armstrong		(3 episodes, 1969)
Ron Craddock		(3 episodes, 1969)
William Slater		(2 episodes, 1965)
Laurence Bourne		(2 episodes, 1967)
Paul Ciappessoni		(2 episodes, 1969)
Cyril Coke		(2 episodes, 1969)
Ken Hannam		(2 episodes, 1969)
Henri Safran		(2 episodes, 1969)
Robert Tronson		(2 episodes, 1969)
Douglas Camfield		(unknown episodes)
Ben Rea		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
John Lucarotti		(22 episodes, 1965-1970)
John Elliot		(20 episodes, 1965-1970)
David Weir		(17 episodes, 1966-1969)
Anthony Read		(6 episodes, 1966-1970)
Ian Kennedy Martin		(6 episodes, 1966-1968)
David Fisher		(6 episodes, 1969-1970)
James Mitchell		(5 episodes, 1965-1967)
Roy Russell		(4 episodes, 1967-1969)
George Byatt		(3 episodes, 1966-1969)
John Gould		(3 episodes, 1966-1968)
Ray Jenkins		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Eve Martell		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Mike Watts		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Produced by
Peter Graham Scott	....	producer (75 episodes, 1965-1968)
Anthony Read	....	producer (33 episodes, 1966-1970)
Michael Glynn	....	associate producer (25 episodes, 1969-1970)
John Elliot	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Robert Richards		(13 episodes, 1965)
Tom Springfield		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
John Griffiths		(4 episodes, 1965)
Larry Toft		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Production Design by
Derek Dodd		(9 episodes, 1965-1966)
Allan Anson		(8 episodes, 1965-1967)
Barrie Dobbins		(7 episodes, 1969-1970)
John Hurst		(7 episodes, 1969)
Richard Henry		(5 episodes, 1966-1969)
James Weatherup		(5 episodes, 1967)
Oliver Bayldon		(5 episodes, 1969-1970)
Susan Spence		(4 episodes, 1965)
Paul Allen		(3 episodes, 1966-1969)
Peter Seddon		(3 episodes, 1966)
Daphne Shortman		(2 episodes, 1965)
Evan Hercules		(2 episodes, 1966-1969)
Stuart Walker		(2 episodes, 1966-1969)
Tim Gleeson		(2 episodes, 1966)
Stanley Morris		(2 episodes, 1966)
Austen Spriggs		(2 episodes, 1967)
Ray London		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
David Spode		(2 episodes, 1969)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Leggo	....	film camera (4 episodes, 1965)
Charles Parnall	....	film camera (3 episodes, 1965)

Series Music Department
Tom Springfield	....	composer: theme music (66 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Other crew
Anthony Read	....	story editor (26 episodes, 1965-1966)
Maggie Allen	....	script editor (20 episodes, 1969)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1965-1972) (UK) (TV)

Also Known As:

"The Troubleshooters" - UK (original title)

Runtime:

50 min (136 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

For the first season the show was entitled "Mogul" (after the oil company the series revolved around); this was changed to "The Troubleshooters" from the second run onwards.