The Sinking of the Laconia S1E1 — Part 1

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The Sinking of the Laconia•Season 1•Episode 1

Part 1

7.0/10 · 76 votesJan 6, 201186 min

Ranked #2 of 2 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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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

Directed byUwe Janson

Written byAlan Bleasdale

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Cast18

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

Crew2

Alan Bleasdale

Writer

Uwe Janson

Director

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Episode Summary

"Part 1" is episode 1 of The Sinking of the Laconia season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 76 votes, ranking #2 of 2 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Uwe Janson and written by Alan Bleasdale, it aired on January 6, 2011.

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