'Titanic': Why is the story so enduring? Cast interviews - video
Published Mar 26 2012, 16:50 BST | By Catriona Wightman and Tom Mansell
Julian Fellowes's new epic miniseries Titanic launched on ITV1 last night with over 7 million viewers tuning in to watch the Downton Abbey creator's take on the 1912 tragedy.But what is it about the famous ship that makes the story so enduring and why does it still intrigue and touch so many people?
Digital Spy caught up with the cast - including Steve Waddington, Celia Imrie, Geraldine Somerville, Toby Jones, David Calder, Glen Blackhall, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Ruth Bradley - to find out why they think the tale of the Titanic is still as important today 100 years on from the boat's sinking.
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Titanic airs on Sunday nights at 9pm on ITV1.
Photo gallery - cast and set shots from Titanic:
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Muriel Batley and Toby Jones as John Batley
This was so dull and so stupid I turned off after 15 minutes. Life is too short for Drownton...
March 29th 2012 at 7:33pm
I was really looking forward to this, not watched it yet but by what everyone else is saying about it I think I'll give it a miss. It's not like I don't know how it will end :)
March 27th 2012 at 6:30pm
they havent skipped through the action quickly its the intention that every episode ends with the boat about to decline and the next one starts with a story of a different aspect form someone else on the ship and then they all come together in the final part!
March 27th 2012 at 6:04pm
A poorly designed ship is piloted badly into an ice berg and people die because there weren't enough life boats. Its a story of incompetence.
March 27th 2012 at 3:14pm
It Is A Load Of "TRASH". It Should Be Removed From The Schedule A.S.A.P. ITV Must Be Very Embarrassed To Say The Least.
March 27th 2012 at 12:53pm