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.
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Midshipman Jack Simpson
Captain Keene
Lieutenant Eccleston
Midshipman Clayton
Matthews
Styles
Oldroyd
Finch
Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Master Bowles
Captain Forget
Midshipman Hether
Midshipman Cleveland
Lieutenant Chadd
... Dr. Hepplewhite
Lieutenant Chalk
