Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ioan Gruffudd | ... | Commander Horatio Hornblower | |
Robert Lindsay | ... | Admiral Sir Edward Pellew | |
Paul McGann | ... | Lieutenant Bush | |
Lorcan Cranitch | ... | Wolfe | |
Tony Haygarth | ... | Prowse | |
Julia Sawalha | ... | Maria Hornblower | |
Barbara Flynn | ... | Mrs. Mason | |
Paul Copley | ... | Matthews | |
Sean Gilder | ... | Styles | |
Jonathan Coy | ... | Captain Bracegirdle | |
Jim Carter | ... | Etheridge | |
Ron Cook | ... | Steward James Doughty | |
Jonathan Forbes | ... | Orrock | |
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David Birkin | ... | Jerome |
Camilla Power | ... | Betsy |
Now married to Maria, Horatio Hornblower is soon sent by Admiral Pellew in search of the sloop Grasshopper captained by their old friend, Bracegirdle. The ship had been patrolling a stretch of French coast but had not sent in a report for over two weeks. During a raging storm they take aboard two passengers, an American woman and her French speaking Swiss husband. They are not what they pretend to be. Horatio and his men also encounter Wolfe, the Irish rebel turned traitor and now fighting France. They also realize exactly what Wolfe's plan is when they see three French frigates riding high in the water near his encampment. At home, Horatio is getting used to marriage and having to share his life with someone. Written by garykmcd
This episode follows on from the previous one, Loyalty. It carries on as Hornblower attempts to find out what the french are up too and keep his crew intact at the same time. The entire Hornblower series of tv movies is on a par with Sharpe starring Sean Bean and set in the same era and with a cast of well know actors I highly recommend anyone to buy the DVD's it's something you can watch again and again, we want more!