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Drama telling the true story of the Laconia, sunk on the 12th September 1942 by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the women, children and POWs on board.
Part one of a two-part drama. 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.
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Sat 26 May 201814:00
BBC Two except Scotland
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Uwe Janson |
| Hartenstein | Ken Duken |
| Mortimer | Andrew Buchan |
| Hilda | Franka Potente |
| Elizabeth Fullwood | Lindsay Duncan |
| Captain Sharp | Brian Cox |
| Laura Ferguson | Morven Christie |
| Mannesmann | Jacob Matschenz |
| Fiedler | Frederick Lau |
| Weber | Jorg Malchow |
| Remmert | Stefan Rudolf |
| Rostau | Matthias Koeberlin |
| Schaht, Harro | Simon Verhoeven |
| Danitz, Admiral | Thomas Kretschmann |
| Walter Drexler | Nikolai Kinski |
| Sarah Fullwood | Jodi Balfour |
| Captain Coutts | Nicholas Burns |
| Declan McDermott | Ciaran McMenamin |
| Billy Hardacre | Lenny Wood |
| Harry Townes | Ben Crompton |
| William Williams | Matthew Aubrey |
| Di Giovanni | Ludovico Fremont |
| Henry Bates | Paul Hilton |
| Producer | Hilary Norrish |
| Producer | Jonathon Young |
| Writer | Alan Bleasdale |
| Actor | Brian Cox |
