Maelstrom |
Production Team |
A BBC TV Production In Association with Gryphon Productions | |||||
Music Composed and Conducted by JOHHNNY PEARSON Production Manager DAVID ISTANCE Production Associates COLIN DUDLEY JEREMY GWILT Production Assistant DIANA BROOKES Assistant Floor Manager BETH MILLWARD Norwegian Liaison BENTE SAXON Facilities Manager for Gryphon Productions BRIAN KNOWLMAN Properties Buyer MICHAEL IRELAND |
Graphic Design CATRIONA DAVIS Camera Supervisor GORDON PENFOLD Vision Mixer PATRICIA LEWIS Technical Manager JOHN MORRANS Video Tape Editor ALAN DIXON Studio Lighting ALAN HENDERSON Studio Sound BOB GILLIES Dubbing Editor GRAEME MOORE Dubbing Mixer ANGUS McALLISTER Film Recordist GORDON FORSYTH |
Film Cameraman ALEX SCOTT Film Editor ROBIN CHALMERS Script Editor BRIAN WRIGHT Visual Effects Designer MIKE KELT Costume Designer DAVID BEETON Make up Designer JANET STEELE Designer BOB SMART Producer VERE LORRIMER Director DAVID MALONEY |
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Vere Lorrimer was born on 8 June 1920 and, after starring in a school play, trained at Fay Compton School of Dramatic Art before entering the theatre, thanks to a friend of his father's, as an assistant stage manager and small part player at the Palace Theatre, Watford. Joining up at the age of 20, Lorrimer served with the tank regiment but did not see any action as he was offered a chance to join the Stars in Battledress entertainment unit, directing and acting in several revues.
Back in civvies, he worked as a pianist, actor and stage manager before finding a regular role as artistic director at the Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich. After a few seasons producing and directing touring plays, he joined the BBC in 1953 where he made his directorial debut on children's programmes such as The Sooty Show.
Lorrimer left puppetry for live action before long, directing episodes of The Eggheads (1961), Compact (1962), Dixon of Dock Green (1965-76), Z-Cars (1965-67), Softly, Softly (1969-76), Counterstrike (1969), Comedy Playhouse (1970), Doomwatch (1970), Trial (1971), The Mackinnons (1977), When the Boat Comes In (1977) Blake's 7 (1978-80) and The Enigma Files (1980). He returned to Blake's 7 as the producer of the fourth and final series (1981), a role he also had on Tenko (1982).
After producing The Dark Side of the Sun and Maelstrom Lorrimer retired from the BBC, but continued to write, produce and direct plays as well as teaching film and TV at drama schools. He appeared in a late episode of Doctor Who as a tour guide in the Sylvester McCoy series 'Silver Nemesis' (1988) and attended a number of Blake's 7 conventions. He lived in Worthing and died on 1 October 1998, aged 78.
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