The Aweful Mr Goodall is a six-episode 1974 British television drama produced by Richard Bates and starring Robert Urquhart as Jack Goodall, a retired MI5 agent who investigates various mysteries, often involving smuggling and international intrigue, with help from travel agent Alexandra Winfield.
The Aweful Mr Goodall (Season 1)
A Good English Breakfast (Episode 1)
Writer: Roger Marshall
Air date: 1974-04-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Attending a reunion dinner with his ex-Army colleagues. Mr Goodall finds himself investigating a threat to Britain's security — an event which, if allowed to continue, could bring down HM's government.
Indiscretion (Episode 2)
Writer: Trevor Preston
Air date: 1974-04-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Mr Goodall must find the answers to the intriguing puzzles of a strange phone call in the night, a man in hospital bed, a wife who refuses to tell the truth, and a party without guests.
Clara (Episode 3)
Writer: Roger Marshall
Air date: 1974-04-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A girl called Clara leads Mr Goodall into a web of intrigue surrounding the murder of a British agent working abroad. As he soon discovers, pretty girls and murder often walk hand in hand.
Loyalty in My Honour (Episode 4)
Writer: Paul Wheeler
Air date: 1974-04-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When a member of the Foreign Office is arrested, Mr Goodall finds himself faced with a race against time in his efforts to save both the man's career and honour.
A Day to Remember (Episode 5)
Writer: Roy Russell
Air date: 1974-05-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When Goodall takes Alex to lunch at the country home of his ex-Army friend James Connelly, he finds himself torn between loyalty and friendship. To his astonishment, Alex expresses her dislike of Connelly — a turn of events that reopens old wounds.
The Good Samaritan (Episode 6)
Writer: Roger Marshall
Air date: 1974-05-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When an attentive travel agent discovers a lost passport, Mr Goodall finds himself investigating a mystery on his own doorstep: Eastbourne, it appears, is the main link in a puzzling smuggling racket.
Seasons
Episodes 6