The Sinking of the Laconia

Season 1 Episode 1

Jan 06, 2011 NR 1h 26m 6.8

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.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1

Aired: Jan 6, 2011

September 1942. While onboard the RMS Laconia, Junior Third Officer Thomas Mo...

Episode 2

Aired: Jan 7, 2011

On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors a...

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Main Cast

Franka Potente Hilda Smith

Ken Duken Werner Hartenstein

Jacob Matschenz Mannesmann

Stefan Rudolf Remmert

Matthias Koeberlin Rostau

Frederick Lau Fiedler

Andrew Buchan Thomas Mortimer

Lindsay Duncan Elisabeth Fullwood

Thomas Kretschmann Karl Dönitz

Jodi Balfour Sarah Fullwood

Nikolai Kinski Walter Drexler

Nicholas Burns Benjamin Coutts

Brian Cox Captain Sharp

Morven Christie Laura Ferguson

Ben Crompton Harry Townes

Ciarán McMenamin Declan McDermott

David Butler

David Butler George Steel

Paul Hilton Henry Bates

Lenny Wood

Lenny Wood Billy Hardacre

Matthew Aubrey William Williams

Ludovico Fremont Di Giovanni

Louise Barnes Mary Bates

Rebekah Nathan

Rebekah Nathan Charlotte Bates

Tom Fairfoot

Tom Fairfoot Wireless Operator, RMS Laconia

Lawrence Joffe

Lawrence Joffe Rudzinski

Hermanus Pieters

Hermanus Pieters Dengler

Simon Verhoeven Harro Schacht

Paul Savage

Paul Savage Customs Officer

Creators

Uwe Janson

Uwe Janson Director

Info about The Sinking of the Laconia

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Countries: Germany, United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, War, History

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