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Whiskey on the Rocks

Inspired by the events of the 11-day standoff in 1981 between Sweden and the U.S.S.R. when a Soviet U-137 ‘Whiskey’-class submarine ran aground on rocks deep inside Swedish territorial waters.

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Cast & Crew See All

Rolf Lassgard
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Anders Mossling
Ola Ullsten
Kestutis Stasys Jakstas
Leonid Brezhnev

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Ur kurs

Wed, Jan 22, 202530 mins

It's October 1981, the height of the Cold War, where political tensions are high and the threat of nuclear war is never far. It's a cold night on Soviet submarine U-137, but the crew are keeping warm with a raucous party to celebrate a new father in their midst. One drink leads to another, and the submarine ends up running aground in neutral Sweden on the Karlskrona archipelago, only a stone's throw from the nations top-secret naval base."

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Awards

  • 2025 - Series Award - Best Nordic Series - winner
  • 2025 - Kristallen - Best Television Drama - winner
  • 2025 - Prix Italia - TV Drama - Series and Serials - winner
  • 2025 - Rose d'Or Award - Comedy Drama & Sitcom - nominated

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