Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and relying on his success in the new and dangerous revolutionary society, his mother and siblings become embroiled in Napoleon's struggle. The opponents are the English but the enemy are the revolutionaries authorities who seek to keep him in his place. Using his astonishing tactical mind, his sheer audacity and extraordinary military bravery, Napoleon emerges victorious and sets out on a path that would one day lead him to the throne of France.
Rob Brydon
as Stanislav Fréron
Richard McCabe
as Barras
Tom Burke
as Napoleon
Laura Greenwood
as Paoletta
Alice Krige
as Letizia
Alex Lowe
as Junot
Kenneth Cranham
as General Carteaux
Gina Bellman
as Catherine Carteaux
Darren Queralt
as Denon
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as General Doppet
Anthony Higgins
as General Dugommier
