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Hornblower is a series of British historical fiction war television films based on three of C. S. Forester's ten novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Navy officer during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The series ran from 7 October 1998 until 6 January 2003, with Ioan Gruffudd in the title role.
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Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, the protagonist of a series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester.He later became the subject of films and radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated a "biography" of him, The True Story of Horatio Hornblower.
The Duchess and the Devil is the third episode of the British television series Hornblower. [1] The episode first aired on 24 February 1999 on ITV. [2] The television story is loosely based on the chapter "Hornblower, the Duchess, and the Devil" in C. S. Forester's 1950 novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower.
The Even Chance is the first of eight Hornblower television adaptations relating the exploits of Horatio Hornblower, the protagonist in a series of novels and short stories by C.S. Forester. The Even Chance is the name given to the film in the United Kingdom , while in the United States it is known by the alternative title The Duel .
Duty is the eighth and final episode of the British TV series Hornblower, based on the 1962 book Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester.It was released on 6 January 2003, a day after episode 7: Loyalty.
The Frogs and the Lobsters (a.k.a.The Wrong War) is an episode of the television program Hornblower.It is set during the French Revolutionary Wars and very loosely based on the chapter of the same name in C.S. Forester's 1950 novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower and on the actual ill-fated Quiberon expedition of 1795.
Ioan Gruffudd (Welsh: [ˈjɔan ˈɡrɪfɪð] ⓘ; / ˈ j oʊ ɑː n ˈ ɡ r ɪ f ɪ θ /; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh actor.He is known for his roles in film and television series in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.