Maelstrom on DVD
For a long time my only copy of Maelstrom was one taken from Michael Bird's video recording, made when the series was broadcast by the BBC back in 1985. In 2005 I upgraded to a perfect digital copy on a "region free" DVD recorded for me when the series was screened in Finland.
Finally in March 2007 came the news that Maelstrom had been released commercially in Scandinavia. It was a co-release by Buena Vista Norway and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).
It had Norwegian menus, English language audio and Norwegian subtitles. It came on two discs with three episodes on each disc.
In December 2007, Anna Pereboom wrote from Holland to say that a DVD version had finally been released there.
It was on sale in the Blokker chain for 12.99 euro's under the Dutch title of "Maalstroom" and boxed the same as the 'doll' version above.
Inevitably copies started to appear on e-Bay (often grossly over-priced) and curiously there were two versions - in addition to the one described above there is also a three disk set (right). Website visitor Keith Plummer tells me the only difference is two episodes on each disc and there are no extras.
Listed here on Amazon
If you have any problem tracking down a copy then just e-mail me.