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
as Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
as Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Dorian Healy
as Midshipman Jack Simpson
Michael Byrne
as Captain Keene
Robert Bathurst
as Lieutenant Eccleston
Duncan Bell
as Midshipman Clayton
Paul Copley
as Matthews
Sean Gilder
as Styles
Simon Sherlock
as Oldroyd
Chris Barnes
as Finch
Jamie Bamber
as Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Colin MacLachlan
as Master Bowles
