Maelstrom (TV series)
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Maelstrom is a BBC television drama
serial transmitted 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, centring around 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.
The character Anders Bjørnson drove a Fiat 126
.
Maelstrom was released on a 2-disc DVD in Norway on March 28, 2007.
BBC television drama
BBC television dramas have been produced and broadcast since even before the public service company had an officially established television broadcasting network in the United Kingdom...
serial transmitted in 1985.
The six-part serial was written by Michael J. Bird
Michael J. Bird
Michael J. Bird was an English writer.In addition to several novels, he was perhaps best known for the television dramas he wrote for the BBC...
, produced by Vere Lorrimer
Vere Lorrimer
Vere Lorrimer was a British television producer and director.His work as director included many BBC dramas including Compact, Dixon of Dock Green, Doomwatch and Blake's 7....
and directed by David Maloney
David Maloney
David John Lee Maloney was a British television director and producer. He was born in Alvechurch, Worcestershire, was educated at King Edward VI Five Ways and served in the Royal Air Force before becoming an actor in the theatre...
. The major cast members included Tusse Silberg, David Beames, Trevor Baxter
Trevor Baxter
Trevor Baxter is a British actor and playwright.He is perhaps best remembered for his appearance in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang as Professor George Litefoot. He reprised his role of Professor Litefoot in an episode of audio series, Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles:...
, Susan Gilmore
Susan Gilmore
Susan Gilmore is an English actress with a number of prominent television credits to her name, including Elizabeth Fitt in the BBC hospital drama Angels and Avril Rolfe in Howards' Way. She was also a leading cast member in the cult thriller serial Maelstrom...
, Edita Brychta
Edita Brychta
Edita Brychta is an Anglo – Czech actress. Her birth name was Edita Brychtová.-Background:Born in Prague, Brychtová's parents fled to the West as a result of the 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia following the Prague Spring...
, John Abineri
John Abineri
John Abineri was an English actor.Born in London, he attended the Old Vic drama school and described himself as "Well educated from the age of five to eighteen"...
, Christopher Scoular and Ann Todd
Ann Todd
Dorothy Anne Todd was an English actress and producer.She was born in Hartford, Cheshire and was educated at St. Winifrid's School, Eastbourne. She became a popular actress from appearing in such films as Perfect Strangers and The Seventh Veil...
. The production was filmed on location in the Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
area of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Maelstrom was essentially a thriller series, centring around 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.
The character Anders Bjørnson drove a Fiat 126
Fiat 126
The Fiat 126 is a city car introduced in October 1972 at the Turin Auto Show as a replacement for the Fiat 500. Most were produced in Bielsko-Biała, Poland as the Polski Fiat 126p until 2000...
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Maelstrom was released on a 2-disc DVD in Norway on March 28, 2007.