Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,433 playable programmes from the BBC

The Boat

on BBC Two England

Another chance to see director Wolfgang Petersen 's acclaimed U-boat drama, showing in six nightly parts.
Autumn 1941: the officers and crew of German submarine
U-96 spend a last riotous night ashore before embarking on a mission to attack British shipping in the North Atlantic.
With them is a young war correspondent, Lieutenant
Werner, an outsider who is fascinated by the romance and danger of war. But his illusions are soon dispelled by the harsh realities of life on a cramped submarine. In German with English subtitles. Widescreen.
Next episode tomorrow at 7.10pm (R) Drama: page 9

Contributors

Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
The captain:
Jiirgen Prochnow
Lt Wemer:
Herbert Grbnemeyer
Chief engineer:
Klaus Wennemann
First lieutenant:
Hubertus Bengsch
Second lieutenant:
Martin Semmelrogge
Bridge officer:
Bemd Tauber
Ullmann:
Martin May
Johann:
Erwin Leder
Captain Thomsen:
Otto Sander
Francoise:
Maryline Moulard
Monique:
Rita Cadillac

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More