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Quick Info

Rating

6.4/10

Release2011

Seasons1

Episodes2

StatusEnded

Networks

BBC Two

Production

Talkback Thames

Two Oceans Production

teamWorx

TV Show

The Sinking of the Laconia

6.4

2011

Drama

War & Politics

Synopsis

The true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew

Seasons

Episodes

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