Titanic (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Titanic |
| Original title | Titanic |
| Country of production |
United Kingdom , Canada , Hungary |
| original language | English |
| year | 2012 |
| length | about 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 4 in 1 season |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Julian Fellowes |
| First broadcast | March 21, 2012 (Canada) on Global |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 31, 2012 on ZDFneo |
| occupation | |
Titanic is a British - Canadian - Hungarian television series based on the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
action
Southampton, April 10, 1912: Everyone is eagerly awaiting the Titanic's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. At the last moment, Hugh Graf von Manton manages to get a cabin for his daughter Georgiana, who caused social uproar by participating in a demonstration for women's suffrage. Georgiana is rebelling against the class system and is not exactly thrilled to travel on the Titanic where she believes the system is best represented. Your mother Luisa cannot understand this. Maid Mabel Watson and the butler Kenneth Barnes of the Mantons also have to struggle with the class system, because they have to share the dining room with the employees of the newly rich Americans. When Kenneth snatches a book from Mabel and thus becomes the mockery of the others, she makes the decision to steal from Lady Luisa. She steals a valuable brooch from her and wants to attribute the theft to Peter Lubov. When Kenneth learns about it, he stops her and learns the real reason for the theft. Mabel's father is poor and they both need the money to survive. After the collision, Kenneth gives Mabel a letter, which is only allowed to open later, when she is saved. On board a lifeboat, Mabel opens the letter in which she bequeathed Kenneth his fortune.
Meanwhile, Georgiana discovers her affection for the American millionaire son Harry Widener - much to the delight of the two families. After the collision, Harry hopes Georgiana will find a lifeboat and be rescued. Georgiana and her mother Luisa are rescued, Harry and his father are killed, while his brother George and his mother are saved.
The Mantons attorney, John Batley, has to go to New York on business and is traveling in second grade with his wife Muriel. Muriel is not enthusiastic about this and clearly shows her dislike for her disappointed life and for her husband. When the Mantons invited her to tea in first grade, she vented her displeasure with her husband. In the confusion after the collision, Muriel confronts Luisa Manton with a dark secret of her husband. She knows about the count's affair and an illegitimate child. When the Titanic begins to sink, Luisa confesses to her husband that she knows about the affair and the child and that she will take care of the child if he does not survive the accident. Hugh is pulled out of the water half dead a little later and survives. John survived the accident too, but found his wife Muriel dead.
The stoker Mario Sandrini uses a trick to get his brother Paolo a job as a steward in the first class dining room. The brothers dream of starting a new life in New York. Paolo falls in love with the stewardess Annie Desmond, who lends a hand to second class passengers on the White Star Line. Despite their different opinions, the two immediately sympathize and that's why Paolo Annie proposes marriage shortly before the downfall. Annie thinks this is a joke, as the two have only known each other for three days, but when she gets a place on the ambulance and Paolo doesn't, she accepts the request. A little later, Paolo is pulled out of the water and dies in Annie's arms. When Annie is asked if she knows Paolo, she pretends to be his fiancée. Mario and others like the second officer Charles Lightoller and Jack Thayer managed to save themselves on the floating folding boat B. They are later picked up by another lifeboat.
Jim Maloney is to ensure that work on the Titanic's electricity is completed by the maiden voyage. That's why Thomas Andrews gives him a cabin in third class for himself and his family of six. Jim is happy that he can finally start a new life in America. His wife Mary is skeptical about this, and when she sees the cabin that is too small, she reproaches her husband. When Jim meets the Russian Peter Lubov in the third grade dining room, he has no idea that Peter and his wife will soon become closer. Mary and Peter discover their affection for one another. They finally kiss, which is not hidden from Jim. He goes after Peter, but Mary can hold him back. Jim calmed down, but has since become hostile to Peter. Little did the Maloneys and everyone else know that Peter Lubov is actually a nationally wanted police killer. When Peter is recognized by one of the other passengers, he kills him. As the Titanic sinks, Peter and the Maloneys try to hold their own against the class system to get onto the boat deck. As Mary sits in the lifeboat, the commanding steward expresses fear that it could break when fully loaded, which causes her daughter Theresa to leave the boat in a hurry. So that Mary doesn't get out of the car, Jim assures her to look for Theresa. Mary asks Peter to support him. Jim and Peter go on a search together. Jim finds his daughter on a locked staircase. He realizes that they have no chance of escaping this trap and drowns with his daughter. While searching for Theresa, Peter meets Paolo, who asks him to free his brother Mario. He and the Italian restaurant staff were locked in the ship's holding cell after a riot. Peter manages to open the door and free the men. It's the last time he's seen.
Thomas Andrews, the Titanic 's naval architect , is enjoying the trip, even though the work was only finished shortly before it left the port. He is proud of his work, even if, on instructions from J. Bruce Ismays, he had to make savings on the lifeboats, which comply with the legal requirements but not the number of passengers, in order to get more space on the promenade deck. He can be celebrated by the bridge group, consisting of actress Dorothy Gibson and billionaire John Jacob Astor VI. However, when the ship begins to sink and he sees the extent of the disaster, he reproaches himself and decides to go down with the Titanic . At the same time, the captain Edward J. Smith is going to court with him because he did not listen to the iceberg warnings and thus underestimated the danger. He too goes down with the Titanic .
production
In October 2010, the broadcaster ITV1 announced that it wanted to produce a four-part miniseries to mark the 100th anniversary of the RMS Titanic's demise . Simon Vaughn was hired as producer and Julian Fellowes as author for the project. Filming for the series began in spring 2011. A budget of $ 15 million was available for the project.
The project is a co-production between ITV Studios, Deep Indigo Productions, Lookout Point ( UK ), Sienna Films Inc ( Canada ) and Mid Atlantic Films ( Hungary ).
On October 9, 2011, the first official trailer for the series was released.
Casting
In early April 2011, Linus Roache , Geraldine Somerville , Celia Imrie , Toby Jones , Perdita Weeks , Lee Ross , Jenna-Louise Coleman , Sophie Winkleman , Maria Doyle Kennedy and Noah Reid were signed to the lead roles and announced the cast list for the series. Historical figures such as Thomas Andrews , 1st Officer William M. Murdoch , 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller or Dorothy Gibson were cast with Stephen Campbell Moore , Brian McCardie , Steven Waddington and Sophie Winkleman. The cast is made up of well-known British and Canadian actors.
Filming
Filming began in Hungary at the end of April 2011 . The film was shot in the largest indoor water tank in Europe, which was built in the Stern Studios in Budapest and covers 900 square meters. A two-part ship set, a 60-meter-long ship promenade, a 50-meter-long ship deck and a five-meter-long ship corridor were constructed there. In addition, the ship's bridge, the cabins for the respective passengers by class and the dining room were created.
occupation
- other characters
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Stoker Lyons | Ben Bishop | Nic Romm |
| Eleanor Widener | Diana Kent | Katarina Tomaschewsky |
| Cosmo Duff Gordon | Simon Paisley Day | |
| Bessie Allison | Olivia Darnley | Esra Vural |
| 4th Officer Joseph Boxhall | Cian Barry | Konrad Bösherz |
| 5th Officer Harold Lowe | Ifan Meredith | Gerrit Schmidt-Foss |
| 6th Officer James P. Moody | Jonathan Howard | Vanya Gerick |
| Alice Cleaver | Izabella Urbanowicz | |
| Theresa Maloney | Georgia McCutcheon | Sarah Kunze |
| Madame Aubart | Joséphine de La Baume |
Charisma
- England
In England the series was broadcast from March 25 to April 15, 2012 on ITV1 as a four-part miniseries with 60 minutes per episode. Previously, the series ran as a world premiere on March 21, 2012 on Global .
- Germany
In Germany , the ZDF secured the rights and broadcast the series as a two-part on April 6 and 9, 2012 in the station's Easter program. However, the ZDF showed the film in a different cut version than the miniseries. Before that, however, the miniseries had its premiere on March 31, 2012 on ZDFneo . On the night of April 14th to 15th, ZDF showed the four-part version of the series again in the special The Long Night of the Titanic from 0.55 a.m. to 3.55 a.m.
- Austria
The broadcaster ORF 2 showed the miniseries in two parts on April 4th and 5th, 2012. The version corresponded to the version broadcast on Good Friday and Easter Monday on ZDF.
- International
Internationally, Global in Canada , ABC in the United States , Seven Network in Australia , SVT in Sweden , TV3 in Ireland , Television New Zealand in New Zealand and TF1 in France acquired the broadcasting rights.
Episode list
Parts 1 to 3 tell the stories of the fictional and historical characters from the various classes. Each part ends with the sinking of the "Titanic". The fourth part connects all the stories from parts 1 to 3.
| part | German title | Date ZDFneo |
Date ZDF |
Date global |
Date ITV1 |
Date ABC |
Audience rating on ZDF |
Audience rating at ITV1 |
Audience rating at ABC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The first class | 31 Mar 2012 | Apr 6, 2012 | 21 Mar 2012 | 25th Mar 2012 | Apr 14, 2012 | 1.48 million | 6.89 million | 4.11 million |
| 2 | The second and third grade | 31 Mar 2012 | Apr 6, 2012 | 28 Mar 2012 | Apr 1, 2012 | Apr 14, 2012 | 1.48 million | 4.66 million | 4.11 million |
| 3 | The crew | Apr 1, 2012 | Apr 9, 2012 | Apr 4, 2012 | Apr 8, 2012 | Apr 14, 2012 | 1.32 million | 3.53 million | 4.11 million |
| 4th | The downfall | Apr 1, 2012 | Apr 9, 2012 | Apr 12, 2012 | Apr 15, 2012 | Apr 15, 2012 | 1.32 million | 4.17 million |
Web links
- Titanic in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Global (German)
- Official Website of ITV1 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ British broadcaster itv is working on the “Titanic” miniseries
- ↑ Romance, tension and ... Draft: The "Titanic" goes into series production
- ^ Titanic: ITV plans $ 15 million miniseries
- ↑ Trailer for the British Titanic miniseries from ITV
- ↑ TV announces passenger list and crew of the "Titanic"
- ↑ a b "Titanic" in Synchronkartei.de
- ↑ ZDF Enterprises is marketing two large productions to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the demise of RMS TITANIC ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ British "Titanic" remake in the ZDF Easter program
- ↑ Titanic: ZDF shows British miniseries from Good Friday (update)
- ↑ a b ZDF teletext page 445; Retrieved April 7, 2012
- ↑ Julian Fellowes's 'Titanic' begins strongly with nearly 7 million
- ↑ a b c TV Ratings Saturday: NASCAR Races Fox to Victory While 'Titanic' Sinks and 'The Firm' Rises
- ↑ 'Once Upon a Time' Channel 5 premiere enchants 2.2m
- ↑ a b ZDF teletext page 445; Retrieved April 10, 2012
- ↑ Titanic loses another 1.2m
- ↑ TV Ratings Sunday: 'NYC 22' Starts Low, 'Titanic' Pulls 'GCB' To Series Low
