Triangle (1981)

Triangle was a BBC Television soap opera in the early 1980s, set aboard a North Sea ferry which sailed from Felixstowe to Gothenburg and Gothenburg to Amsterdam. A third imaginary leg existed between Amsterdam and Felixstowe to justify the programme title, but this was not operated by the ferry company. The show ran for three series before being cancelled, but is still generally remembered as "some of the most mockable British television ever produced". The scripts involved clichéd relationships and stilted dialogue, making the show the butt of several jokes - particularly on Terry Wogan's morning Radio 2 programme - which caused some embarrassment to the BBC. In 1992, the BBC screened TV Hell, an evening of programming devoted to the worst television had to offer, and the first episode of Triangle was broadcast as part of the line-up. The ferry used in the first series was the Tor Line's MS Tor Scandinavia. In the second and third series this was replaced by the DFDS vessel Dana Anglia probably because she had a less intensive schedule and the longer time she spent in port made on-board filming easier.

Writing:
  • Bill Sellars

Stars:
Release Date: 1981-01-05
Seasons: 1 2 3
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  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30
Michael Craig
Michael Craig
Captain John Anderson
Larry Lamb
Larry Lamb
Matt Taylor
George Baker
George Baker
David West
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
Dawn Addams
Dawn Addams
Mrs. Landers
Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwoo...
Judith Harper
Diana Coupland
Diana Couplan...
Kate O'Mara
Kate O'Mara
Tony Anholt
Tony Anholt
Sandra Payne
Sandra Payne
Christine Harris
Sandra Dickinson
Sandra Dickin...
Penny Warrender
Jonathan Scott-Taylor
Jonathan Scot...
Ted Anderson
Penelope Horner
Penelope Horn...
Sarah Hallam
Michael Elwyn
Michael Elwyn
Roger Powell
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