TV series

Convoy PQ-17

2004–2005 · 1 season

A cold, churning wartime voyage that keeps you braced for the next torpedo, heavy with dread and endurance.

Overview: On June 27, 1942, a caravan of ships, codenamed PQ-17, left Reykjavik for Arkhangelsk. The route of the ships with cargo for Russia lay across the North Atlantic, where they were awaited by chilling winds, stormy seas and deadly attacks by German submarines and bombers.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, loyalty, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
loyalty
death
isolation
Places: sea
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild