Hornblower (TV series)
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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.
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Hornblower | |
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Based on | Mr. Midshipman Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower Hornblower and the Hotspur by C. S. Forester |
Directed by | Andrew Grieve |
Starring | Ioan Gruffudd Robert Lindsay Paul McGann Paul Copley Sean Gilder Jamie Bamber |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company | Meridian Broadcasting |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 7 October 1998 (1998-10-07) ā 6 January 2003 (2003-01-06) |
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The series ran from 7 October 1998 until 6 January 2003, with Ioan Gruffudd in the title role. It was produced by the British broadcaster ITV Meridian, and was shown on ITV in the UK and A&E in the US. It is often repeated on ITV4.