The Sinking of the Laconia
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
Cast:Andrew Buchan , Ken Duken , Lindsay Duncan , Thomas Kretschmann , Franka Potente , Jodi Balfour , Nicholas Burns , Jacob Matschenz , Ciarán McMenamin , Matthias Koeberlin , Frederick Lau , Ludovico Fremont , Lenny Wood , Ben Crompton , Jörg Malchow , Oskar Brown , Matthew Aubrey , Hermanus Pieters
S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1
September 1942. While onboard the RMS Laconia, Junior Third Officer Thomas Mortimer befriends the enigmatic Hilda Smith. Beneath the sea, a German U-boat captained by Werner Hartenstein looks for targets.
S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2
On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. Hartenstein's distress call has surprising consequences both for the rescue operation and the future conduct of the war.
