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Episode 2

Historical drama. U-156's deck is crowded with Allied survivors fished out of the South Atlantic, but in the fog of war an American bomber spots the craft and moves in to attack.

Part two of a two-part drama. U-boat commander Werner Hartenstein has torpedoed the Laconia and mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. U-156's deck is crowded with Allied survivors fished out of the South Atlantic. But in the fog of war confusion reigns and U-156 is spotted by an American bomber which moves in to attack.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sun 27 May 2018 14:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Director Uwe Janson
Hartenstein Ken Duken
Mortimer Andrew Buchan
Hilda Franka Potente
Elizabeth Fullwood Lindsay Duncan
Mannesmann Jacob Matschenz
Rostau Matthias Koeberlin
Fiedler Frederick Lau
Weber Jorg Malchow
Remmert Stefan Rudolf
Schacht, 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 Jonathon Young
Producer Hilary Norrish
Writer Alan Bleasdale
Actor Brian Cox

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