Ioan Gruffudd
— Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
— Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Paul McGann
— Lieutenant Bush
Lorcan Cranitch
— Wolfe
Tony Haygarth
— Master Prowse
Julia Sawalha
— Maria Mason
Paul Copley
— Matthews
Sean Gilder
— Styles
Greg Wise
— Major Côtard
Ian McElhinney
— Captain Hammond
Christian Coulson
— Midshipman John 'Jack' Hammond
Ron Cook
— Steward James Doughty
Jonathan Forbes
— Midshipman Charles Orrock
Jim McManus
— Pawnbroker
Barbara Flynn
— Mrs. Mason