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The Sinking of the Laconia

6.4
1 season
2 episodes
Ended
Drama
War & Politics

Plot Summary

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:January 6, 2011
Last Aired:January 7, 2011
Episode Runtime:1h 30m
Networks:
BBC Two

Cast & Characters

Cast

Franka Potente as Hilda Smith

Franka Potente

Hilda Smith

Ken Duken as Werner Hartenstein

Ken Duken

Werner Hartenstein

Jacob Matschenz as Mannesmann

Jacob Matschenz

Mannesmann

Stefan Rudolf as Remmert

Stefan Rudolf

Remmert

Matthias Koeberlin as Rostau

Matthias Koeberlin

Rostau

Frederick Lau as Fiedler

Frederick Lau

Fiedler

Andrew Buchan as Thomas Mortimer

Andrew Buchan

Thomas Mortimer

Lindsay Duncan as Elisabeth Fullwood

Lindsay Duncan

Elisabeth Fullwood

Thomas Kretschmann as Karl Dönitz

Thomas Kretschmann

Karl Dönitz

Jodi Balfour as Sarah Fullwood

Jodi Balfour

Sarah Fullwood

Nikolai Kinski as Walter Drexler

Nikolai Kinski

Walter Drexler

Nicholas Burns as Benjamin Coutts

Nicholas Burns

Benjamin Coutts

Brian Cox as Captain Sharp

Brian Cox

Captain Sharp

Morven Christie as Laura Ferguson

Morven Christie

Laura Ferguson

Ben Crompton as Harry Townes

Ben Crompton

Harry Townes

Ciarán McMenamin as Declan McDermott

Ciarán McMenamin

Declan McDermott

David Butler as George Steel

David Butler

George Steel

Paul Hilton as Henry Bates

Paul Hilton

Henry Bates

Lenny Wood as Billy Hardacre

Lenny Wood

Billy Hardacre

Matthew Aubrey as William Williams

Matthew Aubrey

William Williams

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Seasons (2)

Miniseries

Miniseries

2 episodes

Aired: 2011

Production

Talkback Thames

Two Oceans Production

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