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Swimming and Sinking

With the lifeboats gone and the ship seconds from sinking, thousands face their fate. Those aboard the lifeboats make a life-or-death decision: to help those in the water or row away.

The last wooden lifeboat leaves. The passengers and crew face their fates. There are a range of reactions – from the captain’s shocked resignation, to designer Andrews’ desperate bid to help others, to the crew who have a farewell drink.

Those in the lifeboats watch in horror as explosions boom, sparks fly and Titanic splits in two. By 2.20 am, Titanic is gone, and the lifeboat occupants face a dilemma – to risk saving others or to prioritise their own survival.

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Credits

RoleContributor
Anna SjoblomHannah Wengard
Bruce IsmayPatrick Buchanan
Captain SmithGerry O'Brien
Celiney YasbeckSara Diab
Charles LighthollerAdam Rhys-Charles
Charlotte CollyerLisa Dwyer Hogg
Cosmo Duff GordonSteffan Boje
Daniel BuckleyKillian Filan
Eleanor CassebeerCharlotte McCurry
Eugene DalyAndrew Doherty
Fred BarrettCiaran McCourt
Fred FleetMatthew Cassidy
Harold BrideTyger Drew-Honey
Harold CottomIan Davidson
Harvey ColllyerMichael Johnston
Herbert StoneForrest Bothwell
Jack PhillipsParnell Scott
Jack ThayerRhys Mannion
Joseph BoxhallEthan McHale
Lucy Duff GordonCandida Gubbins
Majorie CollyerCharlotte Lavery
Officer LoweOisin Thompson
Thomas AndrewsJonny Everett
Thomas DillonDino Luca
Violet JessopVicky Allen
Enquiry InterviewerSara Dylan
ExpertMartha Newson
ExpertJeanette Winterson
ExpertJJ Chalmers
ExpertAlan West
ExpertNadifa Mohamed
ExpertSuzannah Lipscomb
Series EditorHelen Sage
DirectorHugh Ballantyne
ProducerRebecca Fairbank
Executive ProducerKieran Doherty
Executive ProducerMatthew Worthy
Production CompanyStellify Media

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