Overview
Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
Production
Meridian Broadcasting
Cast & Characters
Ioan Gruffudd
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Dorian Healy
Midshipman Jack Simpson
Michael Byrne
Captain Keene
Robert Bathurst
Lieutenant Eccleston
Duncan Bell
Midshipman Clayton
Paul Copley
Matthews
Sean Gilder
Styles
Simon Sherlock
Oldroyd
Chris Barnes
Finch
Jamie Bamber
Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Colin MacLachlan
Master Bowles
Directors & Crew
Russell Lewis
Writer
Andrew Grieve
Director
Andrew Benson
Producer
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