"Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks."
Ioan Gruffudd
as Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
as Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Paul McGann
as Lieutenant Bush
Lorcan Cranitch
as Wolfe
Tony Haygarth
as Master Prowse
Julia Sawalha
as Maria Mason
Paul Copley
as Matthews
Sean Gilder
as Styles
Greg Wise
as Major Côtard
Ian McElhinney
as Captain Hammond
Christian Coulson
as Midshipman John 'Jack' Hammond
Ron Cook
as Steward James Doughty
Jonathan Forbes
as Midshipman Charles Orrock
Jim McManus
as Pawnbroker
Barbara Flynn
as Mrs. Mason
Andrew Grieve
Director
Niall Leonard
Screenplay
Andrew Benson
Producer
Emilio Nunez
Supervising Producer
Michele Buck
Executive Producer
Keith Palmer
Editor
Chris O'Dell
Cinematography
Delia Fine
Liz Bunton
Line Producer
C. S. Forester
Novel