For the first series a quarter of a 74-gun ship (one exterior side and three open sides to shoot live action on several decks) called the pontoon was built. No real 74-gun ship existed any longer at the time of production (the last one, HMS Implacable, was scuttled in 1949), so HMS Justinian and HMS Renown had to be recreated as models. The Baltic trading schooner Julia and the brig Phoenix of Dell Quay were used to represent the smaller vessels. To represent Hornblower's ship, HMS Hotspur, the Earl of Pembroke, a civilian ship, underwent some conversion. title: The Wrong War) (2 April 1999)Ĭaptain Pellew's ship, HMS Indefatigable, is represented by the Grand Turk, a modern copy of the frigate HMS Blandford built in 1741. The Duchess and the Devil (24 February 1999).title: The Fire Ships) (18 November 1998) Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Hornblower and the Hotspur), and various alterations and additions are made to the source material (e.g., the recurring characters of Lt. The eight films cover the events of just three of the ten novels ( Mr. In the US, the series was retitled Horatio Hornblower, and some of the films were known by different titles. All were later released on DVD (with the original aspect ratio of 16:9 widescreen in Europe and 4:3 in the US). The series consists of eight television films, which are notable for their high production values. Other well-known actors appeared in guest roles, including Michael Byrne, Denis Lawson, Antony Sher, Ian McNeice, Andrew Tiernan, Samuel West, Christian Coulson, Cherie Lunghi, Greg Wise and Ronald Pickup. Jonathan Forbes as Midshipman Orrock (Films 7-8).Julia Sawalha as Maria Mason (Films 7-8).Nicholas Jones as Lieutenant Buckland (Films 5-6).
Dorian Healy as Midshipman Jack Simpson (Film 1).Jonathan Coy as Lieutenant (later Commander) Bracegirdle (Films 1-4, 8).Sean Gilder as Styles, Boatswain's Mate.Paul McGann as Lieutenant William Bush (Films 5-8).Jamie Bamber as Midshipman (and later Lieutenant) Archie Kennedy (Films 1, 3-6).Robert Lindsay as Captain (and later Commodore and Admiral) Sir Edward Pellew.Ioan Gruffudd as Midshipman (and later Lieutenant and Commander) Horatio Hornblower.
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