Season 5
26 episodes · Jan 6, 1969
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- S5E1
A Dirty Old Man And A Rare Bird
Jan 6, 196960mZenith drop a bombshell into the world of Mogul. The repercussions will influence the company for a long time to come.
- S5E2
Twenty Years Is No Time At All
Jan 13, 196960mThornton is sent to Singapore on a secret mission.
- S5E3
How Much Is One Man Worth?
Jan 20, 196960mHow much is one man worth? When Ted Kihi is trapped in a Malaysian cave Peter Thornton turns the whole resources of Mogul, and his own skill as an oil man, to the rescue operation.
- S5E4
If He Hollers, Let Him Go
Jan 27, 196960mThe lovely Mrs. Foss, wife of Mogul's founder, turns up in London in the middle of a takeover battle. Inevitably she brings chaos and confusion - particularly to Alec Stewart.
- S5E5
A Very Special Relationship
Feb 3, 196960mStead's plans for expansion in Europe as part of his fight against Zenith take a knock when a French multi-millionaire marries a film starlet.
- S5E6
There's A Nasty Word - Love
Feb 10, 196960mAlec and Roz Stewart find themselves in the uncomfortable world between east and west when they arrive in Japan, where the traditions of a thousand years conflict with life in the twentieth century.
- S5E7
You're Not Going to Believe This, But...
Feb 17, 196960mWhy should the manager of Mogul's Malaysian station insult the local sultan? Why does he not remember things? Why does he turn against Thornton, an old friend, when he tries to help? This is one of Thornton's most puzzling assignments, and even when he solves it he does not believe what he finds.
- S5E8
Take-Over Is Two Four-Letter Words
Feb 24, 196960mMogul faces protests and demonstrations when a group of redundant employees occupy a distribution depot. A situation which starts as something small quickly develops into tension and danger.
- S5E9
Everybody Is That Kind Of Man
Mar 3, 196960mAre Stewart and Stead trying to bribe their way to an important refinery project in Scotland? And what part does Zenith play in the attempts to corrupt a Scots official?
- S5E10
So You Think You're One Of Us
Mar 10, 196960mAngola spells trouble for Mogul when Thornton becomes a pawn in the struggle between African rebels and the Portuguese authorities.
- S5E11
They've More Than Their Assets Frozen
Mar 17, 196960mThornton faces incredible hardship in Alaska. But added to the dangers and difficulties is the knowledge that the whole future of Mogul could depend on his success or failure.
- S5E12
There's This Bird, See...
Mar 24, 196960mA remote island in the Indian Ocean may seem the perfect drilling location. No population, beautiful weather, not even a foreign government to deal with for it is British owned. But - there's this bird, see.... and birds, feathered of course, spell trouble for Mogul.
- S5E13
You Want A Clockwork Nightingale
Mar 31, 196960mThe executives of Mogul's South African subsidiary think their office boy Zeke is only capable of 'totin' barges and liftin' bales', but Willy Izard has other ideas. Zeke has secret ambitions - and qualifications - which Willy decides to further. He expected to come up against apartheid, but another completely unexpected obstacle crops up which calls for uncharacteristic forcefulness from the normally gentle Izard.
- S5E14
Don't Ask, Take
Apr 14, 196960mEccentric individualists cannot be successfully absorbed into big organisations, but Brian Stead decides to take up the challenge. He realises that an inventor has got something that Mogul needs. The big question is: what has Mogul got that the inventor needs?
- S5E15
Doctor Liebling, I Presume
Apr 21, 196960mPapuan headhunters are not a common danger to Mogul. But they are only one of the hazards Peter Thornton has to face. Why does the Australian District Commissioner try to stop him going to see Dr. Liebling? And what is Dr. Liebling doing there anyway? It takes a terrifying experience to clear up the mystery.
- S5E16
You Can't Trust Women
Apr 28, 196960mGhislaine Foss's hand is sought by both Zenith and Mogul. Why? Because besides having a young and glamourous millionairess at the end of it it also contains a fistful of Mogul shares. Vital shares as the Mogul - Zenith battle reaches its climax.
- S5E17
Really. She Did, She Really Did
May 5, 196960mBrian Stead takes the entire board of Mogul International across the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth II. But this is no empty gesture. The moment of decision has arrived in the merger battle. For the crucial board meeting the directors must be away from outside interference.
- S5E18
Some Of The Mud Is Bound To Stick
May 12, 196960mIs Alec Stewart a spy? The Algerian authorities think so. It is possible. He travels all over the world, is accepted everywhere without question and he moves in the highest circles. But he has never expressed strong political opinions and he certainly doesn't need the money. So why should he spy?
- S5E19
Lord, What A Tangled Web
May 19, 196960mMemories of 1945 come flooding back to Brian Stead when he revisits Berlin, where Mogul are drilling for natural gas. He served there at the end of the war, and an incident twenty-four years old is dragged up in an attempt to discredit him.
- S5E20
And One Wise Man Came Out From The East
Jun 2, 196960mThornton questions his loyalty when he is lost in the Australian outback without radio and without salt tablets. Struggling to survive he wonders whether Mogul's demands are too great.
- S5E21
Let's All Drop Out Together
Jun 9, 196960mThornton resigns from Mogul. Lying peacefully on a beach in Fiji he resists attempts from Stead and Izard to change his mind. But Stead has a few tricks to pull before he admits defeat.
- S5E22
She'll Be Right Mate
Jun 16, 196960mThornton returns to the fold - straight into a row between the New Zealand government and Mogul over the movement of a drilling rig from that country to Indonesia.
- S5E23
It's A Very Bad Day For Travelling
Jun 23, 196960mAn important contract can be won in Ceylon. But Mogul's manager there, Henry Burton, doesn't seem to be trying. Thornton must not only find out why but also take the decisions needed to put things right, including sacking Burton if necessary.
- S5E24
This Place Is A Paradise, Mister
Jun 30, 196960mThornton is taken prisoner on a Caribbean island paradise. 'King' George Watt doesn't want a Mogul invasion and he is supported by French anthropologist Dr. Leduc, who is using the islanders in a dangerous sociological experiment. She helps Thornton escape.