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| Maelstrom | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama / Mystery |
| Created by | Michael J. Bird |
| Directed by | David Maloney |
| Starring | Tusse Silberg David Beames Trevor Baxter Susan Gilmore Edita Brychta John Abineri Christopher Scoular Ann Todd |
| Composer | Johnny Pearson |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Vere Lorrimer |
| Production location | Ålesund area of Norway |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 5 February – 12 March 1985 |
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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.