Maelstrom (TV series)


Maelstrom is a BBC television drama miniseries broadcast in 1985.
The six-part serial was written by Michael J. Bird, produced by Vere Lorrimer and directed by David Maloney. The major cast members included Tusse Silberg, David Beames, Trevor Baxter, Susan Gilmore, Edita Brychta, John Abineri, Christopher Scoular and Ann Todd. The production was filmed on location in the Ålesund area of Norway.
Maelstrom was essentially a thriller series, centering on a young woman who travels to Norway to claim an inheritance. She finds herself involved in the mysterious dealings of the family of her deceased benefactor—and that someone is out to kill her.

Credits

Main cast

Episode no.TitleFirst transmission Cast notes
1"An Ill Wind"5 February 1985Paul Darrow
John Rowe
Lorna Lewis
Peter Tuddenham
2"Shadows"12 February 1985Sheelah Wilcocks
3"In Possession"19 February 1985Thomasine Heiner
Thane Bettany
Kaare Kroppan
4"House of Secrets"26 February 1985
5"Into the Vortex"5 March 1985Alan MacNaughtan
Sheelah Wilcocks
Ulf Borger
6"Out of the Depths"12 March 1985Alan MacNaughtan
Sheelah Wilcocks
Marisa Campbell

DVD

Maelstrom was released on a 2-disc DVD in Norway on 28 March 2007 and in 2015 in the United Kingdom.