TV Drama
The two-part drama under the name The Sinking of the Laconia is a 2010 British-German co-production written by Alan Bleasdale, directed by Uwe Janson, and with Andrew Buchan, Brian Cox, Ken Duken (playing Hartenstein), Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann and Franka Potente playing the leading roles. In the United Kingdom, BBC 2 broadcast it on 6–7 January 2011. In Germany and Austria, ARD and ORF respectively broadcast it on 2–3 November 2011 under the title Laconia. In Canada, TVOntario broadcast it on 6, 13 and 15 November 2011. On April 14, 2012 OvationTV began airing The Sinking of the Laconia in the United States.. On the nights of 2nd & 3rd November 2012, the show aired in Australia on the Seven Network.
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