Andrew Grieve Director Ioan Gruffudd Acting Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower Actor Robert Lindsay Captain Sir Edward Pellew Actor Denis Lawson Captain "Dreadnought" Foster Actor Ian McNeice Tapling Actor Andrew Tiernan Bunting Actor Jonathan Coy Lieutenant Bracegirdle Actor Ian McElhinney Captain Hammond Actor Paul Copely Matthews Actor Chris Barnes Finch Actor Sean Gilder Styles Actor Simon Sherlock Oldroyd Actor Colin MacLachlan Master Bowles Actor Rupert Holliday-Evans Steward Actor Frank Boyce Midshipman Cleveland Actor Peter Corey HM Consul Duras Actor Simon Slater Commander Morris Actor Frank Rozelaar-Green Spanish Captain Actor Jonathan Aris Clerkly Officer Actor Andrew Benson Producer Delia Fine Executive Producer Vernon Lawrence Executive Producer