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The Sinking of the Laconia

BBC Two Ended Drama • War • History

1 Season · 2 Episodes · Premiered May 14, 2015 · Ended January 7, 2011

Two-part drama based on the true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew.

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Season 1

2 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Jan 6 2011 8:15 PM GMT+0000 90 min
On the 12th September 1942 the Laconia - a cruise ship turned troop ship - was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-156 commanded by Werner Hartenstein. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and Italian Prisoners of War. Having sunk the ship, Hartenstein should have left them to their uncertain fate in the water, but instead he made the incredible decision to save as many lives as he could. A true story of unexpected gallantry and humanity in the fog of war.
E02
Episode 2
Fri, Jan 7 2011 8:15 PM GMT+0000 90 min
U-boat commander Werner Hartenstein has torpedoed the Laconia and mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. U-156's deck is crowded with Allied survivors fished out of the South Atlantic. But in the fog of war confusion reigns and U-156 is spotted by an American bomber which moves in to attack.

Cast

Ken Duken
Ken Duken as Werner Hartenstein
Andrew Buchan
Andrew Buchan as Thomas Mortimer
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan as Elizabeth Fullwood
Franka Potente
Franka Potente as Hilda
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann as Admiral Danitz
Brian Cox
Brian Cox as Captain Sharp
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