The Sinking of the Laconia
Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 2
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
Episodes(2)
1. Episode 1
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.
Air Date : 2011-01-06
2. Episode 2
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.
Air Date : 2011-01-07
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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