Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
Acting
Gruffudd's simmering restraint vs. Cranitch's sweaty villainy.
Production
They built actual ships. The creaking is ASMR for history nerds.

Director
Andrew Grieve
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul McGann joined as Bush because the producers loved his audition for a different role he didn't get. He stayed for four films.
This was ITV's most expensive drama ever at £10 million—part of Britain's late-90s naval nostalgia wave that included 'Sharpe' and resurrected the entire genre.