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Oil Strike North

Season 1 Episode 6: The Floating Bomb

A crippled Russian trawler, damaged by an explosion, is perilously close to a North Sea oil field, threatening a catastrophic environmental disaster. The Triumph team must make a difficult decision to either sink the vessel, which is carrying hazardous sodium nitrate, or attempt a rescue mission ...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Deadline

1. Deadline

Aired: Aug 26, 1975

Triumph Oil faces a daunting challenge to extract oil from the North Sea with...

Episode 2 Quiet Day

2. Quiet Day

Aired: Sep 2, 1975

A devastating truck crash jeopardizes the delivery of vital pipes for the oil...

Episode 3 Storm Clouds

3. Storm Clouds

Aired: Sep 9, 1975

A crisis communications initiative is deployed by Triumph Oil to mitigate the...

Episode 4 First Lion

4. First Lion

Aired: Sep 16, 1975

A reckless boast about diving abilities spirals out of control when Pete Webb...

Episode 5 The Decision

5. The Decision

Aired: Sep 23, 1975

Triumph's quest to strike oil and gas is in peril as time runs out. Frank War...

Episode 6 The Floating Bomb

6. The Floating Bomb

Aired: Sep 30, 1975

A crippled Russian trawler, damaged by an explosion, is perilously close to a...

Episode 8 Shore Leave

8. Shore Leave

Aired: Oct 14, 1975

A crisis of reputation develops for the oil rig workers as sensationalized ne...

Episode 9 Workhorse

9. Workhorse

Aired: Oct 21, 1975

A severe storm devastates Triumph's crucial supply ship, forcing it to remain...

Episode 10 Time of Hazard

10. Time of Hazard

Aired: Oct 28, 1975

Jim Fraser pushes Frank Ward to adopt a more reckless drilling strategy, disr...

Episode 11 Headhunters

11. Headhunters

Aired: Nov 4, 1975

As Jim Fraser's power reaches its peak with the nearing completion of Triumph...

Info about Oil Strike North

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama, Adventure