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Sky History 2023 1 season 6 eps 12 Returning series

U-Boat Wargamers

2023 1 season 6 eps 12

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Season 1

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Season 1

49 min

S1 · E1 · Feb 21, 2023

The Mastermind Episode 1

The Mastermind: World War II breaks out and a force of U-boats attempt to starve Britain into submission. Meanwhile, Vera Laughton Mathews recruits talented women into the Wrens.

7.3 · You

50 min

S1 · E2 · Feb 28, 2023

False Dawns Episode 2

False Dawns: France falls in 1940 and Donitz's U-boats embark on a race to sink British merchant ships. Roberts' wargaming ideas are at last entertained by a desperate Admiralty.

7.4 · You

50 min

S1 · E3 · Mar 7, 2023

The WRENS Episode 3

The Wrens: Though the Admiralty are convinced the Allies have the expertise to defeat Germany, Roberts and the Wrens start devising wargaming tactics to combat U-boat formations.

7.5 · You

50 min

S1 · E4 · Mar 14, 2023

The Game Episode 4

The Game: Roberts and Laidlaw uncover a fatal flaw in the Royal Navy's anti-U-boat strategy and develop their own countertactic. Their next task is winning over the Admiralty.

7.6 · You

49 min

S1 · E5 · Mar 21, 2023

Stalemate Episode 5

Stalemate: With the Allies at crisis point, pressure mounts on the Wrens to prove their worth and the stage is set for a battle that will turn the tide of the Atlantic war.

7.6 · You

50 min

S1 · E6 · Mar 28, 2023

The End Game Episode 6

The End Game: The battle hits a turning point and Donitz unleashes an advanced torpedo to flip the momentum. Roberts and Laidlaw must devise a strategy to combat the new threat.

7.5 · You

6 episodes in Season 1

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January 1943: Admiral Karl Dönitz, head of the Nazis’ U-boat fleet, has brought Britain to the brink of starvation by ruthlessly destroying close to a thousand of their merchant ships. If the transatlantic shipping route is cut off, the Allies will lose their last foothold in Western Europe. The Royal Navy turns to retired war gamer Gilbert Roberts. Roberts is to use war gaming to try to decipher and combat Dönitz’s tactics. To do this, he needs a team, but the Navy can’t spare any men. Instead, he risks the ridicule of high command by turning to the Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS) to war game the U-boats’ tactics. In partnership with Jean Laidlaw, one of Britain’s first female chartered accountants, and a small team of resourceful female mathematicians, Roberts acts out naval battles and games the U-boats’ moves on a linoleum floor, using chalk and wooden model ships.

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Cast

2 people

Derek Jacobi

Narrator (voice)

Known for

Gladiator

Tomb Raider

Molly Vevers

Jean Laidlaw

Known for

The Rig

The Long Shadow

Noah Morowitz Executive producer · Nikolas Hülbusch Executive producer · Alan Griffiths Executive producer

Executive producer

Noah Morowitz

Executive producer

Nikolas Hülbusch

Executive producer

Alan Griffiths

Total runtime 5h 0m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries

Show info

Premiered

February 21, 2023

Final episode

March 28, 2023

Status

Returning series

Network

Sky History

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Miniseries

Episode length

50 min

Total runtime

5h 0m

Original language

English

Production

W

World Media Rights

Production

Z

ZDF Studios

Production

C

CuriosityStream

Production

T

The Curiosity Company

Production

Z

ZDF Enterprises

Production

Germany · United Kingdom · United States

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Spoken on screen

English

Some details come from TheTVDB.

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