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Hornblower
1998
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Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
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3 Seasons
Season 1
Season 1
4 Episodes
Season 2
Season 2
2 Episodes
Season 3
Season 3
2 Episodes
Cast of Hornblower
Ioan Gruffudd
Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
Sir Edward Pellew
Paul Copley
Matthews
Sean Gilder
Styles
Jamie Bamber
Archie Kennedy
Paul McGann
William Bush
Colin MacLachlan
Master Bowles
Simon Sherlock
Oldroyd
Julia Sawalha
Maria Mason
Vincent Grass
French captain Forget
David Warner
Captain Sawyer
Philip Glenister
Gunner Hobbs
Nicholas Jones
Lieutenant Buckland
Terence Corrigan
Midshipman Wellard
David Rintoul
Doctor Clive
Ian McElhinney
Captain Hammond
Lorcan Cranitch
Wolfe
Tony Haygarth
Master Prowse
Jonathan Forbes
Orrock
Ron Cook
Doughty
Barbara Flynn
Mrs Mason
Chris Barnes
Finch
Michael Byrne
Captain Keene
Rupert Holliday-Evans
Steward
Richard Lumsden
Midshipman Hether
Andrew Tiernan
Bunting
Denis Lawson
Captain Foster
Robert Bathurst
Lieutenant Ecclestone
Ian McNeice
Mr Tapling
Duncan Bell
Midshipman Clayton
Dorian Healy
Midshipman Jack Simpson
Roger May
Lieutenant Chadd
Frank Boyce
Midshipman Cleveland
Simon Markey
Dr. Hepplewhite
Oliver Montgomery
Lieutenant Chalk
Estelle Skornik
Mariette
Peter Vaughan
Admiral Hood
Antony Sher
Marquis de Moncoutant
Cherie Lunghi
Kitty Cobham
Christopher Fulford
Midshipman Hunter
Ronald Pickup
Don Massaredo
Greg Wise
Major Côtard
Christian Coulson
Midshipman Jack Hammond
Jonathan Coy
Captain Bracegirdle
David Birkin
Jérôme
Camilla Power
Betsy
Jim Carter
Etheridge
Hornblower Ratings & Reviews
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March 3, 2025
C.S. Forester's tales of Horatio Hornblower are here transferred magnificently to the small screen, Ioan Gruffudd excellent as the young naval officer movingly determined to do his duty. Well meaning and idealistic, he forever has to adapt to circumstances - not only posed by weather and war, but by violent bullies, and superior officers who are reckless, dithery or unhinged. Fortunately his worth is soon recognized by Captain Pellew (Robert Lindsay), he to advise and discreetly to champion his cause. The series was shown between 1998 and 2003, this box set a fine souvenir of the acclaimed eight feature-length episodes. (No bonuses, alas.) It proves one of those happy occasions when talents have converged. Fine scripts. Great acting. Dramatic sequences both on land and sea, no holding back as battles rage, storms buffet, certain favourite characters are lost. Most viewers will completely identify with Horatio. When he suffers (which he does a lot), so do they. When he succeeds (which he does a lot too), they share his triumph. So many full-blooded characters! So many surprises, betrayals, unexpected alliances, changes of fortune! So much will linger long in the mind, especially those who posed particular problems. Examples? Certainly Dorian Healy in the very first episode, genuinely chilling as bully Simpson determined to bring Horatio down. Certainly David Warner as paranoid Captain Sawyer - humiliations and savage punishments liberally bestowed for the slightest offence, real or imagined. Then there is Antony Sher as an aristocrat returning to France to settle old scores, a guillotine part of his luggage.... Too gung-ho and politically incorrect by modern standards? Not for fans who instead hail so much to admire, aspects of the Napoleonic Wars brought so vividly to the screen. Despite all the praise, the series was axed as too expensive. Interestingly, though, it could still be revived with Ioan Gruffudd as its star (should he so wish). The novels trace Horatio's progress to the pinnacle of his career, there thus plenty of material for further thoroughly entertaining adventures.
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