Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napoleon's troops are engaged in covert activities.
Ioan Gruffudd
as Commander Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Paul McGann
as Lieutenant Bush
Ron Cook
as Steward James Doughty
Lorcan Cranitch
as Wolfe
Tony Haygarth
as Prowse
Julia Sawalha
as Maria Hornblower
Barbara Flynn
as Mrs. Mason
Paul Copley
as Matthews
Sean Gilder
as Styles
Jonathan Coy
as Captain Bracegirdie
Jim Carter
as Etheridge
