
Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.

as Midshipman Horatio Hornblower

as Captain Sir Edward Pellew

as Midshipman Jack Simpson

as Captain Keene

as Lieutenant Eccleston

as Midshipman Clayton

as Matthews

as Styles

as Oldroyd

as Finch

as Midshipman Archie Kennedy

as Master Bowles

as Captain Forget

as Midshipman Hether

as Midshipman Cleveland

as Lieutenant Chadd

as ... Dr. Hepplewhite

as Lieutenant Chalk