The Sinking of the Laconia
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The Sinking of the Laconia

BAFTA TV AWARD® nominee
Season 1
In 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship, which carried more than 2,000 passengers. Led by an outstanding cast, this harrowing story is dramatized with deft characterizations, narrative subtlety, and moral complexity.
IMDb 7.020112 episodesX-Ray13+
DramaHistoricalMilitary and War
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Part 1

    January 5, 2011
    1 h 25 min
    13+
    September 1942. The RMS Laconia travels the Atlantic Ocean carrying Italian prisoners of war, British troops, and civilian passengers. While Junior Third Officer Thomas Mortimer befriends the enigmatic Hilda Smith, beneath the sea, a German U-boat captained by Werner Hartenstein looks for targets. (Part 1 of 2)
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  2. S1 E2 - Part 2

    January 6, 2011
    1 h 25 min
    13+
    On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. Mortimer is taken aboard the U-boat, and Hilda reveals her secret. Hartenstein’s distress call has surprising consequences both for the rescue operation and the future conduct of the war. (Part 2 of 2)
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