The Silver Fleet

Genre: Drama

Company: The Archers

Ratings: 6.444

TMDB ID: 88803

Overview: The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.

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Cast

Ralph Richardson

Googie Withers

Esmond Knight

Beresford Egan

Frederick Burtwell

Kathleen Byron

Willem Akkerman

Dorothy Gordon

Charles Victor

John Longden

Joss Ambler

Margaret Emden

Neville Mapp

Ivor Barnard

John Carol

Philip Leaver

Lawrence O'Madden

Anthony Eustrel

Valentine Dyall

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