Oil Strike North

Season 1 Episode 13: The Fatal Hours: Part 2

Nov 18, 1975NR50m5.7

A heavy storm arrives, and a Met Buoy has come loose from its anchor and is trapped between the legs of the rig. Frank Ward has to get seventy men to safety in case the weather causes a collapse.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Deadline

1. Deadline

Aired: Aug 26, 1975

Jim Fraser's company Triumph Oil has just three months to find oil in the Nor...

Episode 2 Quiet Day

2. Quiet Day

Aired: Sep 2, 1975

A lorry carrying pipes for the oil rig is involved in a fatal road crash whic...

Episode 3 Storm Clouds

3. Storm Clouds

Aired: Sep 9, 1975

Triumph Oil start a PR campaign to counter stories by local newspaper editor ...

Episode 4 First Lion

4. First Lion

Aired: Sep 16, 1975

Pete Webber embellishes his experience as a diver in order to earn big money ...

Episode 5 The Decision

5. The Decision

Aired: Sep 23, 1975

With the three-month deadline imminent, Triumph is running behind in the sear...

Episode 6 The Floating Bomb

6. The Floating Bomb

Aired: Sep 30, 1975

A Russian trawler is abandoned after an explosion and is now heading towards ...

Episode 8 Shore Leave

8. Shore Leave

Aired: Oct 14, 1975

The oil rig workers bad reputation ashore is tarnished by the newspapers. Mul...

Episode 9 Workhorse

9. Workhorse

Aired: Oct 21, 1975

A storm has damaged Triumph's supply ship, leaving it in dock. With supplies ...

Episode 10 Time of Hazard

10. Time of Hazard

Aired: Oct 28, 1975

With the Government is pushing for oil, Jim Fraser wants Frank Ward to be les...

Episode 11 Headhunters

11. Headhunters

Aired: Nov 4, 1975

With Triumph close to production, Jim Fraser's stock has never been higher, s...

Info about Oil Strike North

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama, Adventure