Episodes
The series consists of eight made-for-television movies, which are notable for their high production values. All were later released on DVD (with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 but also in the original widescreen format in the UK). In the US, the series was retitled Horatio Hornblower, and some of the episodes were known by different titles. The eight movies cover the events of just three novels (Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Hornblower and the Hotspur), and various alterations and additions are made to the source material (e.g. the recurring characters of Lt. Archie Kennedy, Matthews and Styles).
- The Even Chance (US: The Duel) (1998)
- The Examination for Lieutenant (US: The Fire Ships) (1998)
- The Duchess and the Devil (1998)
- The Frogs and the Lobsters (US: The Wrong War) (1999)
- Mutiny (2001)
- Retribution (2001)
- Loyalty (2003)
- Duty (2003)
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