Classic, claustraphobic excitement with the crew of the boat. This mini series chronicles the adventures of one U-boat as they patrol the Atlantic and latterly the Med. Jurgen Prochnow is excellent as the honourable captain trapped in a war he neither wants or believes in. The crew and captain slowly unravel with the stresses of life trapped inside a 'tin can'. This portrays the human side (often embarrassingly portrayed - see the main German character in Saving Private Ryan) of the average German sailor. Poignant and heartbreaking in equal measure, this film/series has yet to be bettered.

Brillient and very realistic, shame some of the sub titlers got the words wrong. When are they going to make an up to date version like they did with the Posiden?