Das Boot EPISODE: 1

EPISODE: 1

The officers and crew of a German submarine spend a last night ashore before embarking on a dangerous mission to the North Atlantic, where they will attack British ships. An idealistic war correspondent travels with them, and finds his romantic notions about conflict shattered by the harsh reality. Six-part mini-series version of Wolfgang Petersen's acclaimed wartime drama, starring Jurgen Prochnow as the unflappable commander, alongside Herbert Gronemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. Part two follows on BBC Four