Seconds from Disaster Titanic (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary

Seconds from Disaster

Titanic (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary

An investigation into the cause of the sinking of Titanic. The ultimate cause was the use of post-war rivets that showed flaws in the metal and were unable to withstand the massive strain of the collision with the iceberg.

Director

Alex Nikolic-Dunlop (as Alexander Dunlop)

Writer

Alex Nikolic-Dunlop

Producers

Simon Howley | Alex Nikolic-Dunlop (as Alexander Dunlop) | Charlotte Surtees

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 7, 2006

Release date

Jul 25, 2006 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Mark James Fernandes Jack Phillips (as Mark Fernandes) Jack Phillips (as Mark Fernandes) See fewer	Echelon 8 (2009)
Tim Foecke Self Self See fewer	Titanic Live (1998)
Andrew Graves Charles Lightoller Charles Lightoller See fewer	Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later (2012)
Peter Guinness Narrator Narrator See fewer	Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Jennifer Jo Hooper Self (as Jennifer Hooper McCarty) Self (as Jennifer Hooper McCarty) See fewer	Seconds from Disaster (2004)
Jennifer Layton Eloise Smith (as Jennifer Lee Trendowski) Eloise Smith (as Jennifer Lee Trendowski) See fewer	Ali (2001)
Brian Penoyer Self - Commander United States Coast Guard Self - Commander United States Coast Guard See fewer	Seconds from Disaster (2004)
E.J. Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Captain E.J. Smith, R.N.R. Commander of the Ill Fated S.S. Titanic: A Final Inspection of His Vessel Ten Minutes Before Sailing Time (1912)
Parks Stephenson Self Self See fewer	The Fight for Owens