The Cruel Sea

From BBC Radio 4. Written by Nichola Monsarrat; Full-cast dramatisation starring Gwilym Lee, Jonathan Coy, Carl Prekopp, David Seddon, Peter Hamilton-Dyer, Harry Livingstone and Tracy Wiles; Dramatised by John Fletcher.

The story of inexperienced seamen on board HMS Compass Rose, a warship escorting merchant convoys across the North Atlantic during the Second World War.

As the vessel comes under attack from German U-boats, the men find themselves in situations that will change them for ever.