The Sinking of the Laconia
2011•12•1 Seasons•2 Episodes•6.4•Ended
DramaWar & Politics
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
Network
BBC Two
Origin
GB
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
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