Triangle

Triangle

1981
Triangle
Triangle

Triangle

5 | en | Drama

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

3
2
1
EP26  Episode #3.26
Jul. 06,1983
Episode #3.26

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EP25  Episode #3.25
Jul. 05,1983
Episode #3.25

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EP24  Episode #3.24
Jun. 29,1983
Episode #3.24

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EP23  Episode #3.23
Jun. 28,1983
Episode #3.23

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EP22  Episode #3.22
Jun. 22,1983
Episode #3.22

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EP21  Episode #3.21
Jun. 21,1983
Episode #3.21

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EP20  Episode #3.20
Jun. 15,1983
Episode #3.20

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EP19  Episode #3.19
Jun. 14,1983
Episode #3.19

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EP18  Episode #3.18
Jun. 08,1983
Episode #3.18

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EP17  Episode #3.17
Jun. 07,1983
Episode #3.17

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EP16  Episode #3.16
Jun. 01,1983
Episode #3.16

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EP15  Episode #3.15
May. 21,1983
Episode #3.15

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EP14  Episode #3.14
May. 18,1983
Episode #3.14

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EP13  Episode #3.13
May. 17,1983
Episode #3.13

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EP12  Episode #3.12
May. 11,1983
Episode #3.12

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EP11  Episode #3.11
May. 10,1983
Episode #3.11

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EP10  Episode #3.10
May. 04,1983
Episode #3.10

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EP9  Episode #3.9
May. 03,1983
Episode #3.9

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EP8  Episode #3.8
Apr. 27,1983
Episode #3.8

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EP7  Episode #3.7
Apr. 26,1983
Episode #3.7

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EP6  Episode #3.6
Apr. 20,1983
Episode #3.6

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EP5  Episode #3.5
Apr. 19,1983
Episode #3.5

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EP4  Episode #3.4
Apr. 13,1983
Episode #3.4

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EP3  Episode #3.3
Apr. 12,1983
Episode #3.3

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EP2  Episode #3.2
Apr. 06,1983
Episode #3.2

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EP1  Episode #3.1
Apr. 05,1983
Episode #3.1

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5 | en | Drama
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Kate O'Mara , Michael Craig , Larry Lamb

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