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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

First Aired

2011-01-06
Last Aired

2011-01-07
Creator
Genre

Drama, War & Politics
Seasons

1
Episodes

2
Status

Ended
Language

Deutsch, English
Network

BBC Two

Keywords:

world war ii historical naval combat 1940s untergang war modern warfare modern history

Stream and watch The Sinking of the Laconia

Season 1

1. Episode 1

On the 12th September 1942 the Laconia - a cruise ship turned troop ship - was torpedoed and sunk by G...More

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.Less

90mins 2011-01-06

2. Episode 2

U-boat commander Werner Hartenstein has torpedoed the Laconia and mounted an extraordinary rescue oper...More

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.Less

90mins 2011-01-07

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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

George Steel

Paul Hilton

Henry Bates

Lenny Wood

Billy Hardacre

Matthew Aubrey

William Williams

Ludovico Fremont

Di Giovanni

Louise Barnes

Mary Bates

Josef du Plessis

Anthony Bates

Rebekah Nathan

Charlotte Bates

Richard Firth

Quartermaster

Tom Fairfoot

Wireless Operator, RMS Laconia

Lawrence Joffe

Rudzinski

Jörg Malkow

Weber

Hermanus Pieters

Dengler

Danny Keogh

Captain Hathaway

James Alexander

Lieutenant Lincoln

Ian Van Der Heyden

Lieutenant Jackson

Jannes Eiselen

Captain Richardson

Grant Swanby

Colonel Ronin

Darron Meyer

Harrower

Nicholas Pauling

Perlman

Charlie Keegan

Ches

Justin Shaw

Chuck Bannister

Marius Botha

Coleman

Simon Verhoeven

Harro Schacht

Paul Savage

Customs Officer

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Reviews for The Sinking of the Laconia

A Review by narrator56 6

Written by narrator56 on 2022-01-25

I didn’t find this two-part series to be compelling viewing, and in fact it barely held my attention enough to allow me to finish watching i... read more

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A Review by Peter McGinn

I didn’t find this two-part series to be compelling viewing, and in fact it barely held my attention enough to allow me to finish watching it. I was not offended by the layered character study presented here of a German U-Boat captain who i...