Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.
Ioan Gruffudd
as Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
as Sir Edward Pellew
Denis Lawson
as Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
Ian McNeice
as Tapling
Andrew Tiernan
as Bunting
Jonathan Coy
as Lieutenant Bracegirdle
Ian McElhinney
as Captain Hammond
Paul Copley
as Mathews
Chris Barnes
as Finch
Sean Gilder
as Styles
Simon Sherlock
as Oldroyd
Colin MacLachlan
as Master Bowles
