Series synopsis
Titanic Sinks Tonight is a British documentary drama television series that premiered on BBC Two on December 28, 2025. It ended on December 31, 2025. It stars Martha Newson, Jeanette Winterson, JJ Chalmers and Alan West.
Minute by minute - the night the unsinkable ship sank. Vivid first-hand accounts from passengers and crew tell the story of the most infamous disaster in maritime history.
Premise
Minute by minute - the night the unsinkable ship sank. Vivid first-hand accounts from passengers and crew tell the story of the most infamous disaster in maritime history.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Martha Newson as Self - Expert
- Jeanette Winterson as Self - Expert
- JJ Chalmers as Self - Expert
- Alan West as Self - Expert
- Nadifa Mohamed as Self - Expert
- Suzannah Lipscomb as Self - Expert
- Hannah Wengård as Anna Sjöblom
- Gerry O'Brien as Captain Smith
Supporting cast
- Sara Diab as Celiney Alexander Yasbeck
- Adam Rhys-Charles as Charles Lightoller
- Lisa Dwyer Hogg as Charlotte Collyer
- Andy Doherty as Eugene Daly
- Ciaran McCourt as Fred Barrett
- Tyger Drew-Honey as Harold Bride
- Michael Johnston as Harvey Collyer
- Parnell Scott as Jack Phillips
- Rhys Mannion as Jack Thayer
- Sara Dylan as Enquiry Interviewer
- Ethan McHale as Joseph Boxhall
- Candida Gubbins as Lucy Duff Gordon
Guest cast
- Charlotte McCurry as Eleanor Cassebeer
- Jonny Everett as Thomas Andrews
- Patrick Buchanan as Bruce Ismay
- Killian Filan as Daniel Buckley
- Matthew Cassidy as Fred Fleet
- Oisín Thompson as Officer Lowe
- Ian Davidson as Harold Cottom
- Forrest Bothwell as Herbert Stone
- Una Carroll as Anne
- Hugh Irvine as Quartermaster Perkins (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 27, 2025 | December 28, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 4 | December 27, 2025 | December 31, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Life After Disaster Titanic experts Gareth Russell and Katie Charlwood discuss how life played out for some of the survivors from the world's most famous maritime disaster. |
December 28, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Unsinkable Ship The mighty Titanic collides with an iceberg. As news of the damage filters through to the captain, he realises his ‘unsinkable’ ship is going to sink. |
December 28, 2025 |
| 2 |
A Chance of Rescue The captain orders Titanic to be evacuated, but with not enough lifeboat places for everyone on board, the rescue mission quickly unravels. |
December 29, 2025 |
| 3 |
The Moment of Mutiny As Titanic goes down fast by the head, there’s a scramble for places in the remaining lifeboats. To maintain order in the chaos, officers resort to desperate measures. |
December 30, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 28, 2025 |
| Last aired | December 31, 2025 |
| Status | ended |