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.
October 7, 1998
Meridian Broadcasting
18 people
Ioan Gruffudd
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Acting
Robert Lindsay
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Acting
Dorian Healy
Midshipman Jack Simpson
Acting
Michael Byrne
Captain Keene
Acting
Robert Bathurst
Lieutenant Eccleston
Acting
Duncan Bell
Midshipman Clayton
Acting
Paul Copley
Matthews
Acting
Sean Gilder
Styles
Acting
Simon Sherlock
Oldroyd
Acting
Chris Barnes
Finch
Acting
Jamie Bamber
Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Acting
Colin MacLachlan
Master Bowles
Acting
1987
1970
2004
1990
1975
1939
1998
1945
1984
2001
2001
1961
2007
2003
2003
1999
1999
1972
2005
2022
1993
1984
2013
1951
1993
2000
1949
1990
1976
1968
1962
1958
2006
1966
1979
2000
2006
2009
1993
1980
