Maelstrom

Finally I was able to see this captivating BBC thriller again. It was shown in Finland on August 1985, and I have wanted to see it ever since. The plot involves a British woman Catherine Durrell ,who inherits a farm house and a piece of land in Aalesund, Norway, from a drowned millionaire. Catherine has no idea who this millionaire was, so she travels to Norway to see her legacy. There are a few people who welcome her to her property, but someone (or something) starts to disturb her. The deserted farm house had previously belonged to Freya Jordahl, who had committed suicide years before.

When ever Catherine visits the house she has a feeling that someone was still living there and watching her... at the end, everything about Catherines inheritance is revealed.

That´s all about the plot, but I can say that this BBC thrliller is one of the best I´ve seen, and it still is! I remembered quite many thing from the series, especially the creepy dolls that were inside the farm house. It´s especially the dolls that everyone remembers.

This series is very psycological, captivating and from time to time very horrifying as well. The camera work on the Norwegian fjords is absolutely stunning.

In conclusion, this series has not aged at all during these 18 years, and that´s my honest opinion. Highly recommended!

When I was a kid Norwegian Broadcasting used to send mini series of suspense, criminal mysteries and thrills during Easter, and I remember Maelstrom as one of them. I do not recall much of the plot and so on, but I have memories of single scenes that left me terrified and afraid of the dark for months. One of the most disturbing happened when a man went over to the solitary house on the island to investigate, and upon entering the room with all the dolls there was a woman standing behind the door. This woman was very scary. I do not know what here agenda was, but I do remember the whole house being burnt down. I am guessing that the insane female character did that. Although I was very young when I watched this, I do think it was quality TV.

Forget The Birds, the X-files or the Sixth Sense

Hey, anyone still afraid of dolls ??????????

This is the best and scary I have ever seen on the (dutch) telly Almost 20 years ago now, but still very vivid in my memory

The scenery of the Norwegian landscape was stunning indeed. It made me make a plan, years later, to visit this beautiful place set in the Alesund region of Norway

Nobody else than me and some good friends from the past, seems to know this movie. They keep going on about the X-files and billions more like this. They should know better... Maelsrom was the best !!

Truly a shame this is not on a DVD or VHS yet so we can enjoy it over and over again.

This is SO scary! And will be in Finnish TV again at 2005 in "YLE-teema" after many years of waiting from 1985. I'm wondering if it is as good as I remember...

Feeling in the series is like in "twin peaks" at the first time, but lot better. Maybe the familiar nordic surroundings are one reason why it was so scary for me.

My mom didn't let me watch this, but my stepmother did, and I had nightmares for many years. Sometimes I woke up screaming "Ingrid!"

This is something that everybody should see. And if it has gone too old, somebody should do a new version.

I am only afraid, that everything in this series is boring nowadays cause every element in the series has been used and maybe done better after 1985.

Please, I need somebody to help me! A very dear friend of mine loved this series (Maelstrom) and frankly can't shut up about it. who can help me find it on vhs or dvd (region 2) thanks a bunch, just e mail me with any info you might have.