The Whirlpool

Copyright 1999
60 minutes
A Captain Underhill Thriller

Captain Underhill and Doctor Scofield, vacationing up from Cape Cod, encounter more adventure than they sought.

First, they offer a ride to a beautiful park ranger. Then, they’re kidnapped by an escaped convict. To top it all off, they are all swept into a harrowing merry-go-round on a busted-loose ferry platform, which is being sucked into the spiral maw of one of Nature’s most awesome displays, a monstrous tidal whirlpool fourteen hundred feet across.

Musically rich and with awesome sound effects and a marvelous cast, The Whirlpool features John Stead, o.b.e. as the Announcer, regulars David Ellsworth, Wally O’Hara, Stephen Russell and introducing Jade Rutanen.

This story is based on a real natural phenomenon. Just off the easternmost point of land of the United States is situated a rare natural phenomenon; the Old Sow, one of five large size whirlpools in the world, and the largest ‘true’ one, meaning one formed from multiple colliding currents. Passamaquoddy Bay is the breeding ground for the Old Sow and her piglets; Eastport, Maine is where you’ll find it.

CHARACTERS			CAST
Announcer			Philip John Stead
Captain Waverly Underhill			Dave Ellsworth
Doctor Alexander Scofield			Wally O’Hara
Angelina Rose, park ranger			Jade Rutanen
Philippe Gaspar, convict			Stephen Russell
The Mountie			Ed Cochran
Kayak Wife			Doreen Whalen-O’Shea
Kayak Husband			Allen Nelson
Sammy Camunga, golf pro			David C. Wallace
Tugboat Pilot			David C. Wallace
Alexandera Waverly Gaspar			Colleen Kanaley
Adrian, ferryboat assistant			Gary Thorup
Grandpa			Jim Bronsdon
Twin Number One			Robin Russell
Twin Number One			Peter Russell
Mother			Betsy Doriss
Border Patrol			Steven Oney
Tour Guides			Mark Birmingham Anne W. Geier James Develin Geier