Hornblower: Duty Page #8

Synopsis: Now married to Maria, Horatio Hornblower is soon sent by Admiral Pellew in search of the sloop Grasshopper captained by their old friend, Bracegirdle. The ship had been patrolling a stretch of French coast but had not sent in a report for over two weeks. During a raging storm they take aboard two passengers, an American woman and her French speaking Swiss husband. They are not what they pretend to be. Horatio and his men also encounter Wolfe, the Irish rebel turned traitor and now fighting France. They also realize exactly what Wolfe's plan is when they see three French frigates riding high in the water near his encampment. At home, Horatio is getting used to marriage and having to share his life with someone.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Director(s): Andrew Grieve
Production: Meridian Broadcasting
  Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Year:
2003
96 min
428 Views


To serve under you.

Nothing else?

No, sir.

Do you not remember

the last privilege

Granted a promoted

commander-In-Chief?

No, sir.

Oh, yes,

It's beginning to

dawn on you. Good.

I'm allowed

3 promotions.

Midshipman to

lieutenant,

Lieutenant to

commander,

Commander to

post captain.

My men have served me

most notably, sir.

Might i suggest-

No, no, hornblower.

No, no.

I mean you, damn it.

Yes,

i'm promoting you,

To post captain.

Well, i have

the good of

The service in mind.

You were the best choice

i could make.

I know it's the damnedest

time to be a captain

In this sorry war,

But you see things, sir,

that other men do not.

But one thing

you do not question

Is your duty

to your king.

I only hope that

one day, hornblower,

You'll fight for

more than england.

What is there

more than england?

To a happy and most

prosperous new year.

You must toast, horrie.

Yes, of course.

Sorry.

To, ah...

to our family.

I am aware that

i haven't been...

Well... this year,

i shall

Try to be

a better husband...

And a better son.

Hmm.

You have been a hero.

And rewarded for it.

And it is i

who should apologize,

For always asking you

about your life at sea.

I know why you

do not tell me.

You know it would

upset me.

At any rate, i keep

things from you, too.

You do?

When i fear

for your life,

I'm not being

wholly selfish.

I'm not the only one

you would leave behind.

Well, she doesn't mean me.

What would i care?

Oh, horrie.

You're going to be

a father.

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Stephen Churchett

Stephen George Churchett (born 10 April 1947 in Bromley, Kent) is an English actor and writer. One of his most notable roles is as solicitor Marcus Christie in EastEnders, on and off from 1990 to 2004. He reprised the role in 2014 and again in 2015. He has also appeared in various television programmes, including The Brief, Together, Minder, Campion, Up Pompeii!, Enemy at the Door, Specials, The Professionals, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Lucan, Casualty, Moon and Son, Bugs, The House of Elliot, Peak Practice, Silent Witness, Dangerfield, Pie in the Sky, The Bill, Preston Front, Boon, Monroe, Dalziel and Pascoe and Porkpie. He also appeared in the Doctor Who episode Attack of the Cybermen in 1985. He voiced Wing Commander Belfridge in 'Allo 'Allo! in The Sausages in the Trousers. He appeared in various episodes of The Brittas Empire, as Councillor Jack Druggett. He has written episodes of The Bill, Kavanagh QC, Inspector Morse, Dalziel and Pascoe, Monsignor Renard and Hornblower, as well as writing the screenplay for Lewis, and appeared in four Agatha Christie's Marple television adaptations as the Coroner (The Murder at the Vicarage, The Moving Finger, Murder Is Easy, Endless Night). In 1984, he appeared in Miss Marple as Major Reeve in The Body in the Library. more…

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