Hornblower (TV series)

Hornblower is the umbrella title of an acclaimed series of television drama programmes loosely based on C. S. Forester's novels about the character Horatio Hornblower, a British naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Television - Drama - Programmes - C. S. Forester - Horatio Hornblower - British - Napoleonic Wars

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The series stars Ioan Gruffudd in the title role and is produced by the British broadcaster Meridian Television, and shown on ITV1 in the UK and A&E Television Networks in the U.S. Several other well-known actors have appeared, sometimes in continuing roles. These include David Warner, Paul McGann, Samuel West, Cherie Lunghi, and Robert Lindsay, as Hornblower's superior Captain Edward Pellew.

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Ioan Gruffudd - Meridian Television - ITV1 - A&E Television Networks - David Warner - Paul McGann - Samuel West - Cherie Lunghi - Robert Lindsay - Captain - Edward Pellew

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