Series

Hornblower

★ 7.8(34)19982h 0m3 seasons

Hornblower is streaming on ITVX Premium in United Kingdom, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Availability checked 10 June 2026.

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Good to know

Creator: C. S. Forester
Release date: 1998-10-07
Runtime: 2h 0m
Language: English
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 8
Network: ITV1
Status: Ended
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Granada Media

About Hornblower

Hornblower is a 1998 web series in the Drama, War & Politics and Action & Adventure genres, created by C. S. Forester, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Paul McGann and Robert Lindsay. It spans 3 seasons and 8 episodes, and originally aired on ITV1. It holds an average rating of 7.8/10 from 34 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Hornblower in United Kingdom — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

Seasons (3)

Season 14 eps · 1998

Season 22 eps · 2002

Season 32 eps · 2003

Cast

Ioan Gruffudd

Horatio Hornblower

Paul McGann

William Bush

Robert Lindsay

Sir Edward Pellew

Paul Copley

Matthews

Sean Gilder

Styles

Julia Sawalha

Maria Mason

Themes & keywords

seafrench revolutionroyal navybattleperiod dramahistoricalnapoleonic warshistorical drama19th centuryeuropean historywarhistorical warwar rompdramatic