History Series / TheSinkingOfTheLaconia

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[[caption-width-right:344:German U-Boat crewmen rescuing British survivors of the Laconia.]]

Two-part 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the [[Creator/TheBBC Beeb]] depicting the RealLife events surrounding [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the sinking of HMS Laconia]] by a U-boat in [[WorldWarII September 1942]], and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine. A British-German co-production of the [=BBC=] and [=ARD=], it was directed by German Uwe Jansen and written by British Alan Bleasdale.

--> '''Billy Hardacre''': "I can't believe it either. No swastikas, no "Heil Hitler!"s, no torture, no propaganda."

-->'''Lady Fullwood:''' "Good Lord. I've never met a man yet who takes care of his skin."

* YouBetterSitDown: Captain Sharp says this to Officer Thomas Mortimer before informing him that his home and entire family were wiped out in an air raid.

* [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII World War II]]

Two-part 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the [[Creator/TheBBC Beeb]] depicting the RealLife events surrounding [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the sinking of the HMS Laconia]] by a U-boat in [[WorldWarII September 1942]], and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine. A British-German co-production of the [=BBC=] and [=ARD=], it was directed by German Uwe Jansen and written by British Alan Bleasdale.

* GoDownWithTheShip: Captain Sharp of the Laconia.

* MoralGuardians: The character of Hilda Smith was added after German producers requested changes to Alan Bleasdale's original script, as they felt that it was necessary to emphasise the evil of the Nazi regime, even while telling a story of magnanimity on the part of some of its soldiers.

Two-part 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the [[Creator/TheBBC Beeb]] depicting the RealLife events surrounding [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the sinking of the HMS Laconia]] by a U-boat in [[WorldWarII September 1942]], and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine.

During its dangerous voyage from Egypt to Britain, the eponymous ship, carrying mainly Italian [=POW=]s and a large number of British civilians, is attacked and sunk by U-156, under the command of [[TheCaptain Kapitän Werner Hartenstein]], setting off a chaotic, desperate struggle to escape the wreck onto the few lifeboats. The German mariners surface to search for potential captives, but are shocked to find not only soldiers, but huddled groups of civilians, including women and children, among the survivors. And so, Hartenstein orders the rescue of as many drifters as possible, until British sailors and civilians, as well as several Italians, fill up the U-boat and as well as a makeshift convoy of lifeboats tied alongside.

* ChivalrousPervert: Rostau is constantly bragging about his former flames, and is certainly fond of the ladies in France, but he's a decent guy, and offers to keep little Anthony entertained, citing his experience with old girlfriends' children. Also, though it may be accidental, when he speaks to his French girlfriend, he addresses her formally.

* OfficerAndAGentleman: Werner Hartenstein.

* LudicrousPrecision: Captain Hartenstein, after briefly protesting that [[BlatantLies it doesn't seem right to keep score on how many ships he's sunk]], tells his colleague Harro Schecht that his personal tally is 7,248 tonnes. Approximately.

Two-part 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the [[Creator/TheBBC Beeb]] depicting the RealLife events surrounding [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the sinking of HMS Laconia]] by a U-boat in [[WorldWarII 1942]], and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine.

* WorldWarII

* ItHasBeenAnHonor

--> '''Billy Hardacre''': "I can't believe it either. No swastikas, no "Heil Hitler"s, no torture, no propaganda."