Series 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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Miniseries

2011 | 2 Episodes

Miniseries of The Sinking of the Laconia premiered on Jan 06 2011

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A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on Tue Jan 25 2022

I didn’t find this two-part series to be compelling viewing, and in fact it barely held my attention enough to allow me to finish watching it. I was not offended by the layered character study presented here of a German U-Boat captain who is allowed a thoughtful and human response to learning of the number of civilians on the ship he has sunk, including women and children. It does seemed out of balance with the nearly cameo appearance of the American pilots who ignore the Red Cross displayed and attack the sub. They have no qualms, no troubling doubts. I also was less than impressed with ho...