Whiskey on the Rocks - Season 1 - Eps 3: Quiet Diplomacy
In Karlskrona, Commander-in-Chief, Börje Lagercrantz, is planning his own initiative to approach the submarine in order to measure for the presence of nuclear weapons. Börje has put his best man, Captain Hammarberg, in charge of the unsanctioned operation and, under the cover of darkness, they approach the submarine. Things don't go according to plan when they are detected and the troika barely escape with their lives. In Moscow, Brezhnev finds out about the incident and flies into a rage, contacting the Russian ambassador in Stockholm, Aleksandra Kosygina, demanding she fixes the situation fast. On the submarine, Captain Peskov's psychological condition drastically worsens, and he starts to see no other way out than to blow the submarine to kingdom come.
About Whiskey on the Rocks

Title: Whiskey on the Rocks
First Air Date: 2024-12-25
Last Air Date: 2024-12-25
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 18 votes)
Language: SV
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: SVT1
Genres: Drama, Comedy, War & Politics
Production Companies: Skyverse Nordic, SVT, The Walt Disney Company Nordic, Humanoids
Synopsis
In the middle of the Cold War, a Soviet submarine runs aground outside Karlskrona and suddenly Sweden finds itself at the center of events. Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin tries to resolve the conflict and avoid a world war between two nuclear powers while struggling with a wise foreign minister and a belligerent commander-in-chief.
Cast

Rolf Lassgård
Thorbjörn Fälldin

Anders Mossling
Ola Ullsten

Niklas Engdahl
Börje Lagercrantz

Kęstutis Jakštas
Leonid Brezhnev

Mark Noble
Ronald Reagan

Filip Berg
Håkan Martinsson

Artur Svorobovich
Andrei Bortnik

Rolf Lydahl
Gustav Jansson

Per Ragnar
Harry Jansson

Adam Lundgren
Hammarberg