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.
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
Vincent Grass
Captain Forget
Richard Lumsden
Midshipman Hether
Frank Boyce
Midshipman Cleveland
Roger May
Lieutenant Chadd
Simon Markey
... Dr. Hepplewhite
Oliver Montgomery
Lieutenant Chalk
Andrew Grieve
Director
Russell Lewis
Writer
Andrew Benson
Producer
Jun 13, 1962
Aug 31, 1977
Oct 16, 1999
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Apr 2, 1999
Apr 10, 1951
Nov 18, 1998
Jan 10, 2000
Meridian Broadcasting
GB
United Kingdom
English