1st Broadcast 29th March 1980 BBC Radio 4
Writer
James Follett
Producer
Glyn
Dearman
Synopsis
The Southern Atlantic, 10th November 1941: U-boat 395 has been patiently waiting
for a month to torpedo a British cargo ship, the Southern pearl, due out of
Rio de Janeiro. Things do not go according to plan
and eventually the U-395 undertakes an epic journey of 2,500 miles, towing six
lifeboats to the safety of Brest.
" It was and will remain for
many years, the longest rescue operation in maritime history" (KARL
DONITZ)
Cast
| Oberleutnant Max Strauss | Rod Beacham |
| Leutnant Werner Malin | Michael Maloney |
| Chief Engineer | Trevor Cooper |
| Kapitan Hermann Bloch | John Bott |
| Captain Walt Dyas | Bob Sherman |
| Miss Stone | Margot Boyd |
| Jenny | Tammy Ustinov |
James Follett Comments
None so far.
Running Time
88 Minutes
Notes
This is the basis of the book Those
in peril
Admiral Karl Donitz Assertion still stands.
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