The Riddle Of The Sands
“The Riddle Of The Sands”
8.5/ 10 2 votes 1985 50m / ep 2 popularity
Fleet buildups in England and Germany cast the shadow of the First World War. Why do the two young Englishmen, Davis and Carruthers, go on a sailing trip through the sailing trip through the North German Wadden Sea? Why are they putting themselves and their boat in danger? On Norderney Davies gets to know the rich merchant Dollmann, supposedly a Swede. Davies lets himself be Davies is guided through the Wadden Sea by Dollmann's yacht - and almost dies. An attempted murder? Daives and Carruthers get caught in a whirlpool of mysterious of mysterious events. Is Dollman making common cause with the Germans against England? Davies falls in love with Dollman's seductive daughter Clara. Is Dollman just using her as a tool - against whom? And what role does role does Frigate Captain von Brüning play in the plot?
Creator: Robert Erskine Childers
Network: Das Erste
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Status
Ended
Burghart Klaußner
Davies
Peter Sattmann
Carruthers
Gunnar Möller
Dollmann
Isabel Varell
Clara
Dietmar Mues
von Brüning
Henning Schlüter
Sir James
Joachim Regelien
Grimm