Hornblower

Hornblower is a series of British historical fiction war television films based on three of C. S. Forester's ten novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Navy officer during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The series ran from 7 October 1998 until 6 January 2003, with Ioan Gruffudd in the title role. It was produced by the British broadcaster ITV Meridian, and was shown on ITV in the UK and A&E in the US. It is often repeated on ITV4. Main cast Ioan Gruffudd as Midshipman (and later Lieutenant and Commander) Horatio Hornblower Robert Lindsay as Captain (and later Commodore and Admiral) Sir Edward Pellew Jamie Bamber as Midshipman (and later Lieutenant) Archie Kennedy (Films 1, 3-6) Paul McGann as Lieutenant William Bush (Films 5-8) Paul Copley as Matthews, Boatswain Sean Gilder as Styles, Boatswain's Mate Jonathan Coy as Lieutenant (later Commander) Bracegirdle (Films 1-4, 8) Dorian Healy as Midshipman Jack Simpson (Film 1) Simon Sherlock as Oldroyd (Films 1-4) Chris Barnes as Finch (Films 1-2) Ian McElhinney as Captain Hammond (Films 2, 5-7) Colin MacLachlan as Ship's Master Bowles (Films 1-4) David Warner as Captain James Sawyer (Films 5-6) David Rintoul as Dr. Clive, Ship's Surgeon (Films 5-6) Nicholas Jones as Lieutenant Buckland (Films 5-6) Philip Glenister as Hobbs (Films 5-6) Lorcan Cranitch as Wolfe (Films 7-8) Julia Sawalha as Maria Mason (Films 7-8) Barbara Flynn as Mrs. Mason (Films 7-8) Jonathan Forbes as Midshipman Orrock (Films 7-8)