Oil Strike Northis aBBC television dramaseries produced in 1975.[1][2]
| Oil Strike North | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Gerard Glaister |
| Starring | Nigel Davenport Glyn Owen Barbara Shelley Angela Douglas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No.of series | 1 |
| No.of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gerard Glaister |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 26 August– 18 November 1975 |
The series was created and produced byGerard Glaisterand dealt with life on Nelson One, aNorth Sea oilrig owned by the fictional company Triumph Oil.[3][4]Eschewing the corporate power struggles ofMogul / The Troubleshootersand concentrating on more personal storylines,Oil Strike Northwas essentially a character study of howworkersfaced life on the rig and the impact it had on the lives of their families and loved ones.[5]
Oil Strike Northlasted for one series of thirteen episodes.[4]Gerard Glaister later moved on to produce theSecond World Warresistance dramaSecret Army,the air freight seriesBuccaneerand then onto the boating soap serialHowards' Way.[6]Two of the leading actors inOil Strike North,Nigel Davenport and Glyn Owen, also later appeared inHowards' Way.[7]
The scenario was later revived by the BBC for the mid-1990s dramaRoughnecks.[8]
Cast
edit- Nigel Davenport- Jim Fraser
- Glyn Owen- Jack Mullery
- Barbara Shelley- Elaine Smythe
- Angela Douglas- Julie Ward
- Michael Witney- Frank Ward
- Calum Mill- Angus Gallacher
- Angela Cheyne- Shona Campbell
- Andrew Robertson- Donald Cameron
- Richard Hurndall- Charles Wayman
- Sean Caffrey- Evans
- Maurice Roëves- McGraw
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Deadline"[9] | Unknown | Unknown | 26 August 1975 |
References
edit- ^"Oil Strike North (TV series)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"Oil Strike North".23 September 1975. p. 47 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ab"Quiet Day (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^abcd"Oil Strike North | Nostalgia Central".22 June 2014.
- ^"Oil Strike North".26 August 1975. p. 32 – via BBC Genome.
- ^"BFI Screenonline: Glaister, Gerard (1915-2005) Biography".screenonline.org.uk.
- ^"Howard's Way[02/10/88] (1988)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"Roughnecks".16 November 1995. p. 106 – via BBC Genome.
- ^"Deadline (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"Storm Clouds (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"Oil Strike North (BBC-1 1975, Nigel Davenport, Angela Douglas)".30 May 2016.
- ^"The Decision (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"The Floating Bomb (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"It Depends Where You Stand (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"Shore Leave (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"Workhorse (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"Time of Hazard (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
- ^"The Fatal Hours Part 1 (1975)".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 7 October 2019.
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