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* HeterosexualLifePartners: First with Archie Kennedy and later with his first Lieutenant William Bush.



* BadassAdorable: Manifested especially after his first battle.

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* BadassAdorable: Manifested especially after in the scene after his first battle.



* MotorMouth: When he's excited, especially in "The Even Chance".



* MajorlyAwesome: He ranks as Major in the British Army

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* MajorlyAwesome: He ranks as Major in the British ArmyArmy and he's an excellent soldier.




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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bunting
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: He suffers from it and dies.



* BrokenPedestal

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* BrokenPedestal[[spoiler:AlasPoorVillain: Captain Sawyer may have been unjust, insane, and violent but seeing how far he's fallen from the officer he used to be, and by the time he is killed, it's hard not to pity him.]]
* TheBigBad: The main antagonist of Series Two.
* BrokenPedestal: To all his lieutenants. He's a hero of the Nile and one of Nelson's own. Horatio and Archie are pre-broken, seeing his erratic command, Bush comes to realize it over the course of "Mutiny".



* DeathWish: he wants to die
* InsaneAdmiral: He is an Insane Captain which puts his lieutenants in a horrible, unenviable position.

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* DeathWish: he He wants to die
die, and would very much like go with the glory of dying in battle. At one point, he pleads Horatio to shoot him, and later he gets his ship Renown under fire of a fort. They are helpless there, and it was a freaking miracle that his lieutenants got the ship afloat and she was not blown to pieces or burnt down by heated shots.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: His demise.
* SanitySlippage: He starts off as viciously critical, soon falls into outright paranoia and then genuine madness.
* InsaneAdmiral: He is an Insane Captain which puts his lieutenants in into a horrible, unenviable horrible position.

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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair, brown eyes.

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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair, brown eyes.eyes.
* GoodWithNumbers: He's an extremely skilled mathematician.


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* NervesOfSteel: He has them.

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Horatio, more or less from the ending of "The Duchess and the Devil".



* HeterosexualLifePartners: The match was made in "Loyalty".

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hornblower himself. The match was made in "Loyalty".



* [[spoiler:BloodFromMouth: He dies, poor thing.]]

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* [[spoiler:BloodFromMouth: He dies, dies this way, poor thing.]]


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* TheObiWan: To Horatio with the interesting twist that he sometimes pretends to be furious with Horatio just to mess with him. Probably he plays the mentor to other characters as well, e.g. his lieutenants or other midshipmen, but it's not in the focus.

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* TheObiWan: To Horatio with the interesting twist that he sometimes pretends to be furious with Horatio just to mess with him. Probably he plays the mentor to other characters as well, e.g. his lieutenants or other midshipmen, but it's not in the focus.
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* [[spoiler:TheCaptain: Started as a midshipman, then served as an Acting Lieutenant and as a Lieutenant. Finally, he got promoted to the rank of Commodore and then Post Captain.]]

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* [[spoiler:TheCaptain: Started as a midshipman, then served Midshipman, continued as an Acting Lieutenant and as a Lieutenant. Finally, he Lieutenant, and finally got promoted to the rank of Commodore and then Commodore. The Mini Series ends when he's promoted to Post Captain.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: He decides to starve himself to death, being completely broken in Spanish prison. [[spoiler:Horatio tries to help him to deal.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: He decides to starve himself to death, being death when his spirit is completely broken in Spanish prison. [[spoiler:Horatio tries to help him to deal.deal, and he makes it through.]]

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution".
Archie represents their soul and '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotional and intuitive. [[hottip:note: Bush is rational, observant and not impulsive, and thus is their '''superego''', while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two.]].

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution".
"Retribution". Archie represents their soul and '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotional and intuitive. [[hottip:note: Bush is rational, observant and not impulsive, and thus is their '''superego''', while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two.]].
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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego'''. [[hottip:note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up or act, emotional and reacts instuitively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two.]]

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego'''. [[hottip:note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up or act, emotional and reacts instuitively, intuitively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two.]]

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". Horatio represents '''ego''' since he is well-intentioned, heroic, but hesitant to mutiny. [[hottip:note: Archie forms the '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up and is emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. Bush is calm, rational, observant but not impulsive is their '''superego''']].

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". Horatio represents '''ego''' since he is well-intentioned, heroic, but hesitant to mutiny. mutiny, and he mediates between Archie and Bush. [[hottip:note: Archie forms the '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up and is up, emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. Bush is calm, rational, observant but not impulsive is their '''superego''']].impulsive, and as such, he's the '''superego'''.]]



Archie represents their soul and '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. [[hottip:note: Bush is rational, observant and not impulsive, and thus is their '''superego''', while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].

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Archie represents their soul and '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven emotional and reacts instinctively. intuitive. [[hottip:note: Bush is rational, observant and not impulsive, and thus is their '''superego''', while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].two.]].



* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego''' [[hottip:note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego''' '''superego'''. [[hottip:note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven up or act, emotional and reacts instinctively, instuitively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].two.]]



* MeaningfulName: Clayton notes that 'Keene' sounds quite ironic for an old and tired captain.

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* MeaningfulName: Clayton notes observes that 'Keene' sounds quite ironic for an old and tired captain.
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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". Horatio represents '''ego''' since he is well-intentioned, heroic, but hesitant to mutiny. [[Hottip:Note: Archie forms the '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up and is emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. Bush is calm, rational, observant but not impulsive is their '''superego''']].

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". Horatio represents '''ego''' since he is well-intentioned, heroic, but hesitant to mutiny. [[Hottip:Note: [[hottip:note: Archie forms the '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up and is emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. Bush is calm, rational, observant but not impulsive is their '''superego''']].



Archie represents their soul and '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. [[Hottip:Note: Bush is rational, observant and not impulsive, and thus is their '''superego''', while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].

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Archie represents their soul and '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. [[Hottip:Note: [[hottip:note: Bush is rational, observant and not impulsive, and thus is their '''superego''', while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].



* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego''' [[Hottip:Note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].

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* PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego''' [[Hottip:Note: [[hottip:note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].
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* PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: With Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". Horatio represents '''ego''' since he is well-intentioned, heroic, but hesitant to mutiny. [[Hottip:Note: Archie forms the '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up and is emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. Bush is calm, rational, observant but not impulsive is their '''superego''']].

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* PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". Horatio represents '''ego''' since he is well-intentioned, heroic, but hesitant to mutiny. [[Hottip:Note: Archie forms the '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up and is emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. Bush is calm, rational, observant but not impulsive is their '''superego''']].



* PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: With Horatio and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution".

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* PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and William Bush in "Mutiny" and "Retribution".



* PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego''' [[Hottip:Note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].

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* PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: PowerTrio: FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego''' [[Hottip:Note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].

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* PowerTrio: An awesome one with Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Retribution".

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* PowerTrio: An awesome one with PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: With Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Retribution"."Mutiny" and "Retribution". Horatio represents '''ego''' since he is well-intentioned, heroic, but hesitant to mutiny. [[Hottip:Note: Archie forms the '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up and is emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. Bush is calm, rational, observant but not impulsive is their '''superego''']].



* PowerTrio: An awesome one with Horatio and William Bush in "Retribution".

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* PowerTrio: An awesome one with PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: With Horatio and William Bush in "Retribution"."Mutiny" and "Retribution".
Archie represents their soul and '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively. [[Hottip:Note: Bush is rational, observant and not impulsive, and thus is their '''superego''', while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].



* PowerTrio: An awesome one with Horatio and Archie in "Retribution".

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* PowerTrio: An awesome one with PowerTrio/FreudianTrio: With Horatio and Archie in "Retribution"."Mutiny" and "Retribution". He's calm, rational, observant, evaluates the situation but does not act impulsively: he's the '''superego''' [[Hottip:Note: Archie represents their '''id''' as he's quicker to speak up, he's emotionally driven and reacts instinctively, while Horatio's '''ego''' mediates between the other two, being well-intentioned but hesitant to mutiny at first]].
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* PluckyMiddie: He's older than he should be when he starts his naval career and the first scenes left viewers wonder whether he is plucky or not. But he is, and very much so, saving the Ingefatigable ''twice'' in [[TheBigDamnHeroes the-damn-heroes-style]] while still having the rank of a midshipman. He climbs up the officer ladder quickly, too.

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* PluckyMiddie: He's older than he should be when he starts his naval career and the first scenes left viewers wonder whether he is plucky or not. But he is, and very much so, saving the Ingefatigable ''twice'' in [[TheBigDamnHeroes the-damn-heroes-style]] ''twice'',BigDamnHeroes style, while he still having has the rank of a midshipman. He climbs up the officer ladder quickly, too.quickly.

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* PluckyMiddie: He's older than he should be when he starts his naval career and the first scenes left viewers wonder whether he is plucky or not. But he is, and very much so, saving the Ingefatigable ''twice'' in [[TheBigDamnHeroes the-damn-heroes-style]] while still having the rank of a midshipman. He goes up the officer ladder quickly, too.

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* PluckyMiddie: He's older than he should be when he starts his naval career and the first scenes left viewers wonder whether he is plucky or not. But he is, and very much so, saving the Ingefatigable ''twice'' in [[TheBigDamnHeroes the-damn-heroes-style]] while still having the rank of a midshipman. He goes climbs up the officer ladder quickly, too.too.
* PowerTrio: An awesome one with Archie Kennedy and William Bush in "Retribution".



* SinkOrSwimMentor: His first assignment to Hornblower. He does not approve of Hornblower's challenging a fellow officer and letting another one fight the duel, and questions his abilities. He assigns him as a division leader of a bang of misfits, inherited from the very same bully he has challenged.



* PowerTrio: An awesome one with Horatio and William Bush in "Retribution".



* PluckyMiddie: He fits the trope very well, that is until he's promoted to Acting Lieutenant and Lieutenant. You go, Archie!

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* PluckyMiddie: He fits the trope very well, that well. That is until he's promoted to Acting Lieutenant and Lieutenant. You go, Archie!



* DeadpanSnarker: In his very first scene.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Does not like turnips. Never touches 'em.
* FirstNameBasis: In "Loalty" and "Duty" with Horatio.



* FirstNameBasis: In "Loalty" and "Duty" with Horatio.

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* FirstNameBasis: In "Loalty" MrFanservice: He has his moments of shirtless scenes and "Duty" similar stuff.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: The match was made in "Loyalty".
* PowerTrio: An awesome one
with Horatio.
Horatio and Archie in "Retribution".
* TallDarkAndHandsome
* TallDarkAndSnarky
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* MeaningfulName: Clayton says that 'Keene'

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* MeaningfulName: Clayton says notes that 'Keene'
'Keene' sounds quite ironic for an old and tired captain.



* TemporaryLoveInterest: She exists solely to have a brief romance with [[spoiler: Horatio and then die. Viewers were not impressed with the level of their chemistry.


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* TemporaryLoveInterest: She exists solely to have a brief romance with [[spoiler: Horatio Horatio]] and then die. Viewers were not impressed with the level of their chemistry.

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* LethalChef: In "Loyalty" as Captain's steward.



!!Marriette (Estelle Skornik)
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* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Her English has a French touch. But how come a French peasant girl learned to speak English?
* TemporaryLoveInterest: She exists solely to have a brief romance with [[spoiler: Horatio and then die. Viewers were not impressed with the level of their chemistry.



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* TheCaptain
* DeadpanSnarker
* AFatherToHisMen
* TallDarkAndSnarky

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* TheCaptain
TheCaptain: An excellent one!
* DeadpanSnarker
DeadpanSnarker: A delightful example. He snarks a lot and is so deadpan that it takes forever to Horatio to figure it out.
* AFatherToHisMen
ImprobableAimingSkills: Lampshaded in "The Even Chance" when he shoots [[spoiler: Jack Simpson]].
* TallDarkAndSnarky
AFatherToHisMen: An example par excellence. He really cares for every single man aboard his ship.
* HeroicBSOD: His gasping "poor devils!" as their enemy ship's black powder magazine blew up violently.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: He's amazing at the dinner party in "The Duchess and the Devil". Ladies sure do like him for it.
* TheObiWan: To Horatio with the interesting twist that he sometimes pretends to be furious with Horatio just to mess with him. Probably he plays the mentor to other characters as well, e.g. his lieutenants or other midshipmen, but it's not in the focus.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is a hard captain, but with a strong sense of justice and concern for the lives under his command.
* RousingSpeech: He's good at giving these.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Tall, dark and snarky. That's how fan girls like their men.





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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Styles.




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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Matthews.





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* FearlessFool
* {{Foil}}: To Captain Pellew, who is so much more awesome.
















!!Maria Mason (Julia Sawalha)

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!!Maria Mason (Julia Sawalha)
[[spoiler: AKA Mrs Hornblower]](Julia Sawalha)





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* TheAlcoholic
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace
* ShipperOnDeck





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* TheBigBad
* TheMole





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* FrenchJerk
* MajorlyAwesome: Much less awesome than Major Edrington, but he was still a decent soldier and an ally worth having.




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* PluckyMiddie: Subverted. He is a midshipman, but lack the plucky part of the trope.








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* PluckyMiddie: Yes, he is one, and quite a fine speciman.
* {{Foil}}: A capable midshipman to Jack Hammond's incompetent counterpart


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* [[BrainyBrunette Brainy Brunet]]: Clever? Check. Brown hair? Check. Optional: Hot and love interest? Check.

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* [[BrainyBrunette Brainy Brunet]]: Clever? Check. Brown hair? Check. Optional: Hot and a love interest? Check.



* PluckyMiddie: He's older than he should be when he starts his naval career and the first scenes left viewers wonder whether he is plucky or not. But he is, and very much so, saving the Ingefatigable ''twice'' in [[TheBigDamnHeroes the-damn-heroes-style]] while still having the rank of a midshipman. He goes up the officer ladder quickly, too.



-->'''Archie''': [saucily] I remember when you used to be scared of heights, Mr Hornblower.

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-->'''Archie''': [saucily] I remember when you used to be scared of heights, Mr Hornblower. Hornblower.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Interesting that he does not sacrifice his life as he was fatally wounded and dying anyway, but he sacrificed his honour and good name which mattered a lot back then.]]
* HiddenDepths: He loves theatre, and especially Creator/WilliamShakespeare.



* TheLancer: To Horatio's Hero.



* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Interesting that he does not sacrifice his life as he was fatally wounded and dying anyway, but he sacrificed his honour and good name which mattered a lot back then.]]
* HiddenDepths: He loves theatre, and especially Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
* TheLancer: To Horatio's Hero.




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* PluckyMiddie: He fits the trope very well, that is until he's promoted to Acting Lieutenant and Lieutenant. You go, Archie!



* PluckyMiddie: Subverted. He's a midshipman but when he's around, there is no war and his ship is stationed at Spithead. He's probably one of the oldest midshipmen, but he did not face their bully, and it shamed him that Horatio, a boy much younger that he is, did. He tries to make amends

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* PluckyMiddie: Subverted. He's a midshipman but when he's around, around and alive, there is no war and his ship is stationed at Spithead. He's probably one of the oldest midshipmen, but he did not face stand up to their bully, and it shamed him that Horatio, a boy much younger that he is, than himself, did. He tries to make amends amends. Archie later mentions that it was Clayton's dream to serve on a frigate like the Indefatigable.



* TheBigBad
* TheBully
* EnemyEatsYourLunch
* EvilLaugh

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* TheBigBad
TheBigBad: "The Even Chance"'s main antagonist.
* TheBully
TheBully: To all the other midshipmen, and probably something much worse to Archie.
* EnemyEatsYourLunch
EnemyEatsYourLunch: He takes Horatio's meat from his plate in his very first scene. Archie is forced to inform him that he usually takes the best of their meals, their spirit rations and clean shirts.
* EvilLaugh
EvilLaugh: Horryfying, sneering fits of laugh.
* FaceFramedInShadow: Dark is not good. Dark is evil. Jack is dark.
* VillainousBreakdown



* MeaningfulName

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TheCaptain: A very frail one.
* DeadpanSnarker: He snarks quite nicely, and his picking on Simpson is satisfying to watch.
* MeaningfulName: Clayton says that 'Keene'




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* CatchPhrase: Vive le roi!
* BlueBlood
* FrenchJerk
* WouldHurtAChild

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* CatchPhrase: Vive "Vive le roi!
roi!"
* BlueBlood
BlueBlood: Very proud of it, and believes common folks impossible to improve.
* FrenchJerk
FrenchJerk:
* WouldHurtAChildWouldHurtAChild: He would kill a child. Though, to be fair, singing ''Marseillaise'' even after it got the mayor shot is kind of testing his limits and pushing his BerserkButton. Horatio talked him out of it.

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* TheTasteOfTheLash: He has made poor young Wellard his whipping boy.

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* TheTasteOfTheLash: ATasteOfTheLash: He has made poor young Wellard his whipping boy.



* [[spoiler:BloodFromMouth: He dies, poor thing.]]



* [[FaceDeathWithDignity]]
* TheTasteOfTheLash: He gets caned twice, unjustly, and it ain't pretty. The second beating leaves him unconscious.

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* [[FaceDeathWithDignity]]
[[FaceDeathWithDignity: He stands up to his bully, decided to kill him and make it look like it happened during a raid, but AlasPoorVillain and moral grounds do not allow him to shoot the Captain. They stand together united and face the enemy.]]
* TheTasteOfTheLash: ATasteOfTheLash: He gets caned twice, unjustly, and it ain't pretty. The second beating leaves renders him unconscious.unconscious.
* PluckyMiddie: Definitely fits the trope: Young, competent, and brave.



* ForgottenFallenFriend

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* ForgottenFallenFriend
BloodFromTheMouth: Ah, poor Clayton, did we ever know ya?
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Averted in "The Even Chance" as Horatio deeply mourns his death but played straight later as he's not mentioned in subsequent episodes at all.
* PluckyMiddie: Subverted. He's a midshipman but when he's around, there is no war and his ship is stationed at Spithead. He's probably one of the oldest midshipmen, but he did not face their bully, and it shamed him that Horatio, a boy much younger that he is, did. He tries to make amends
* PercussivePrevention: He does this to Horatio with a TapOnTheHead to prevent him from fighting a duel with Simpson.




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* TheBigBad
* TheBully
* EnemyEatsYourLunch
* EvilLaugh

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* TheAlcoholic: When the

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* TheAlcoholic: When thethe lieutenants decide that something must be done about [[InsaneAdmiral the captain situation]], they want Dr Clive to declare him unfit to command. However, he's drunk as lord and unfit to do his duty as well, and since Captain Sawyer was distributing rum quite generously, it's implied he drinks quite a lot. Not to mention his vast supply of laudanum...



* TheStash: {{Implied}}. The only question is ''where'' he stashed his vast supply of laudanum.


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* TheStash: {{Implied}}. The only question is ''where'' he stashed his vast supply of laudanum.






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* CatchPhrase: Vive le roi!
* BlueBlood
* FrenchJerk
* WouldHurtAChild
* OffWithHisHead: He owns his personal guillotine, and beheads quite a few villagers. [[spoiler:And it bites him in the butt, as they execute him when the republican forces reach Mousillac.]]
* RousingSpeech: He gives quite an effective one to his French royalist troops.




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* TheCutie: He is. Ever so much. Wonderful how JamieBamber pulled it off. And he is not less competent officer for it, too.

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* TheCutie: He is. Ever so much. Wonderful how JamieBamber pulled it off. And he is his cuteness does not less interfere with being a competent officer for it, officer, too.

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* [[BrainyBrunette Brainy Brunet]]: Clever? Check. Brown hair? Check. Hot? Check

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* [[BrainyBrunette Brainy Brunet]]: Clever? Check. Brown hair? Check. Hot? CheckOptional: Hot and love interest? Check.



* TheTasteOfTheLeash: He has made poor young Wellard his whipping boy.

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* TheTasteOfTheLeash: TheTasteOfTheLash: He has made poor young Wellard his whipping boy.










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* BreakTheCutie: Ooh, damn you, Captain Sawyer, for oppressing and tormenting that nice boy!
* TheCutie: His pretty-boy-likeness and vulnerability make him one. Similarly like Archie, he's still a very capable officer.
* [[FaceDeathWithDignity]]
* TheTasteOfTheLash: He gets caned twice, unjustly, and it ain't pretty. The second beating leaves him unconscious.
* [[KillTheCutie: Ah, as if killing off of one beloved character was not enough.]]
* PrettyBoy: Teen-aged, very fair skin, black hair, dark eyes, and soft features. He definitely qualifies and passes to fit the trope.





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* ForgottenFallenFriend
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* [[BrainyBrunette BrainyBrunet]]: Clever? Check. Brown hair? Check. Hot? Check

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* [[BrainyBrunette BrainyBrunet]]: Brainy Brunet]]: Clever? Check. Brown hair? Check. Hot? Check

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* PrettyBoy: Longish fair hair, bluest eyes, chisel-jawed face, a very smile, a body to kill for.

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* PrettyBoy: Longish fair hair, bluest blue eyes, chisel-jawed face, a very smile, chiselled jaw line, a cutest smile ever, and a body to kill for.
for, and Horatio's taller. He fits the trope to a T.



* TheLancer: To Horat

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* TheLancer: To HoratHoratio's [[TheHero Hero]] in "Loyalty" and "Duty".



* BlueBlood
* GentlemanSnarker
* MajorlyAwesome
* TheProudElite

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* BlueBlood
BlueBlood: He's Earl of Edrington, and prefers to be titled "My Lord" by common seamen.
* GentlemanSnarker
GentlemanSnarker: Oh boy, can he snark!
* MajorlyAwesome
MajorlyAwesome: He ranks as Major in the British Army
* TheProudElite
TheProudElite: He's definitely a stuck-up member of the proud elite but as fits the trope, he has some redeeming qualities.




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* BrokenPedestal
* ConspiracyTheorist: He sees conspiracies against him everywhere, interpreting every event as an attemp to undermine his authority.
* DeathWish: he wants to die
* InsaneAdmiral: He is an Insane Captain which puts his lieutenants in a horrible, unenviable position.
* TheTasteOfTheLeash: He has made poor young Wellard his whipping boy.




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* DrowningMySorrows



!!Doctor Clive (David Rintoul))

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!!Doctor Clive (David Rintoul))
Rintoul)
* TheAlcoholic: When the
* DoctorJerk: He's the ship's surgeon, and well... a jerk.
* TheStash: {{Implied}}. The only question is ''where'' he stashed his vast supply of laudanum.

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* TallDarkAndHandome: Yeah, he's got it all.

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* TallDarkAndHandome: TallDarkAndHandsome: Yeah, he's got it all.



* BreakTheCutie: Jack Simpson make his life on Justinian a living hell,.
* BreakoutCharacter
* CatapultNightmares
* CompositeCharacter
* ConvulsiveSeizures
* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome]]
* TheCutie
* DeadpanSnarker
* DrivenToSuicide
* [[spoiler:KillTheCutie]]
* MrFanservice: Wet scenes and shirtless scenes.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]

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* BreakTheCutie: Jack Simpson make his life on Justinian a living hell,.
hell, and the Spanish jail did not help his spirits either. Poor lamb.
* BreakoutCharacter
CatapultNightmare: Jack Simpson obviously haunts his dreams.
* CatapultNightmares
ConvulsiveSeizures: It appears they are stressed-induced.
* CompositeCharacter
[[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: His death was inevitable, being fatally wounded from a battle, so at least he used it to save his friend from the gallows.]]
* ConvulsiveSeizures
TheCutie: He is. Ever so much. Wonderful how JamieBamber pulled it off. And he is not less competent officer for it, too.
* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome]]
DeadpanSnarker: To a lesser extent than, say, Captain Pellew, but he can definitely snark.
* TheCutie
DrivenToSuicide: He decides to starve himself to death, being completely broken in Spanish prison. [[spoiler:Horatio tries to help him to deal.]]
* DeadpanSnarker
FirstNameBasis: With Horatio since their first days on Justinian. He only refers to him with "Mr Hornblower" or "sir" in formal contexts, and when he wants to tease him.
-->'''Archie''': [saucily] I remember when you used to be scared of heights, Mr Hornblower.
* DrivenToSuicide
* [[spoiler:KillTheCutie]]
[[spoiler:KillTheCutie:]] There are several scenes in "Retribution" that endear him to the audience even more, [[spoiler:only to kill him off and break the audience's hearts.]]
* MrFanservice: Wet scenes and shirtless scenes.
scenes, all very nice.
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]][[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Interesting that he does not sacrifice his life as he was fatally wounded and dying anyway, but he sacrificed his honour and good name which mattered a lot back then.]]



* TheLancer:

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* TheLancer:TheLancer: To Horat

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* TheAce: Pretty much everybody is taken with his abilities, though he has some doubts about himself, which makes him a bit of a {{Downplayed}} [[TheBrokenAce Broken Ace]]. However, ultimately he's as good as it gets.

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* TheAce: Pretty much everybody is taken with his abilities, though he him and foresees him a great future. He has some doubts about himself, which makes him a bit of a {{Downplayed}} [[TheBrokenAce Broken Ace]]. However, ultimately BrokenAce. Ultimately, he's as good as it gets.



* [[TheCaptain: Started as a midshipman, then served as an Acting Lieutenant and as a Lieutenant. Finally, he got promoted to the rank of Commodore and then Post Captain.]]

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* [[TheCaptain: [[spoiler:TheCaptain: Started as a midshipman, then served as an Acting Lieutenant and as a Lieutenant. Finally, he got promoted to the rank of Commodore and then Post Captain.]]



* ManlyTears: His InelegantBlubbering at the end of "The Worng War".

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* ManlyTears: His InelegantBlubbering at the end of "The Worng War".Frogs and the Lobsters".



* BadassAdorable
* BreakTheCutie

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* BadassAdorable
BadassAdorable: Manifested especially after his first battle.
* BreakTheCutieBreakTheCutie: Jack Simpson make his life on Justinian a living hell,.



* DrivenToSuicide



* MrFanservice

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* MrFanserviceMrFanservice: Wet scenes and shirtless scenes.



* TheLancer
* PrettyBoy

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* TheLancer
HiddenDepths: He loves theatre, and especially Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
* PrettyBoy
TheLancer: To Horatio's Hero.
* PrettyBoy: Longish fair hair, bluest eyes, chisel-jawed face, a very smile, a body to kill for.

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* TheAce: Pretty much everybody is taken with his abilities, though he has
* {{Adorkable}}:
* BadassBookworm:
* TheBigDamnHero: The way he saved the Indy in "The Even Chance" and ""

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* TheAce: Pretty much everybody is taken with his abilities, though he has
has some doubts about himself, which makes him a bit of a {{Downplayed}} [[TheBrokenAce Broken Ace]]. However, ultimately he's as good as it gets.
* {{Adorkable}}:
* BadassBookworm:
* TheBigDamnHero: The way he saved
{{Adorkable}}: His reaction to Captain Foster, a legend of the Indy in "The Even Chance" Navy, and ""his clumsy behaviour at his first formal dinner party.
* BadassBookworm: He reads a lot, and is not afraid to use it!



* TheCaptain
* CunningLinguist:

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* TheCaptain
[[TheCaptain: Started as a midshipman, then served as an Acting Lieutenant and as a Lieutenant. Finally, he got promoted to the rank of Commodore and then Post Captain.]]
* CunningLinguist:CunningLinguist: He studied Latin and Greek, speaks very good French, and learns Spanish while imprisoned in Spain.



*
* WorthyOponent: For Colonel Ortega and Woolfe.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He has a fear of heights, and as an naval officer, he must deal with it a lot.
* TallDarkAndHandome: Yeah, he has it all. Except for the snarky part...
* SugarAndIcePersonality

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*
* WorthyOponent: ManlyTears: His InelegantBlubbering at the end of "The Worng War".
* MrFanservice: Shirtless scenes, being wet, swimming and diving, having a shower on deck completely naked... you name it.
* WorthyOpponent:
For Colonel Ortega and Woolfe.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He has a fear of heights, and as an a naval officer, he must deal with it a lot.
* TallDarkAndHandome: Yeah, he has he's got it all. Except for the snarky part...
all.
* SugarAndIcePersonality
SugarAndIcePersonality:



* DeadpanSnarker



*

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*
* TallDarkAndSnarky



* TheLancer



* TheLancer

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* TheLancerTheLancer:

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* TheAce: Pretty much everybody is taken with his abilities, though he has
* {{Adorkable}}:
* BadassBookworm:
* TheBigDamnHero: The way he saved the Indy in "The Even Chance" and ""
* [[BrainyBrunette BrainyBrunet]]: Clever? Check. Brown hair? Check. Hot? Check
* TheCaptain
* CunningLinguist:
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair, brown eyes.
* TheHero: Why, the show is titled ''Hornblower''!
*
* WorthyOponent: For Colonel Ortega and Woolfe.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He has a fear of heights, and as an naval officer, he must deal with it a lot.
* TallDarkAndHandome: Yeah, he has it all. Except for the snarky part...
* SugarAndIcePersonality




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* TheCaptain
* AFatherToHisMen
*




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* BadassAdorable
* BreakTheCutie
* BreakoutCharacter
* CatapultNightmares
* CompositeCharacter
* ConvulsiveSeizures
* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome]]
* TheCutie
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:KillTheCutie]]
* MrFanservice
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* PrettyBoy




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* TheLancer
* FirstNameBasis: In "Loalty" and "Duty" with Horatio.




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* BlueBlood
* GentlemanSnarker
* MajorlyAwesome
* TheProudElite

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This character sheet for [[HoratioHornblower ''Hornblower'' books]] and [[Series/HoratioHornblower its TV adaptation]] is under construction. The focus is mainly on the MiniSeries. [[NeedsMoreWikiMagicLove [[NeedsWikiMagicLove Feel free to pitch in though!]]
in!]]



!!Horatio Hornblower (IoanGrufudd)

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!!Horatio Hornblower (IoanGrufudd)
(IoanGruffudd)



!!William Bush (PaulMcGunn)

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!!William Bush (PaulMcGunn)
(PaulMcGann)



!!Duchess of Wharfedale [[spoiler: AKA Katherine 'Kitty' Cobham]] (Cherie Lunghi)

!!Major Edrington (Samuel West)



!!Duchess of Wharfedale [[spoiler: AKA Katherine Cobham]] (Cherie Lunghi)

!!Major Edrington (Samuel West)

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!!Duchess of Wharfedale [[spoiler: AKA Katherine Cobham]] (Cherie Lunghi)

!!Major Edrington (Samuel West)
!!Captain James Sawyer (David Warner)

!!Lieutenant Buckland (Nicholas Jones)

!!Gunner Hobbs (Philip Glenister)

!!Doctor Clive (David Rintoul))

!!Midshipman Wellard (Terence Corrigan)

!!Midshipman Clayton (Duncan Bell)

!!Midshipman Jack Simpson (Dorian Healy)

!!Captain Keene (Michael Byrne)



!!Capt. Hammond (Ian McElhinney)

!!Midshipman Clayton

!!Midshipman Jack Simpson (Dorian Healy)

!!Captain Keene (Michael Byrne)

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!!Capt. !!Captain Hammond (Ian McElhinney)

!!Midshipman Clayton

!!Midshipman Jack Simpson (Dorian Healy)

!!Captain Keene (Michael Byrne)
McElhinney)



!!Captain James Sawyer

!!Lieutenant Buckland(Nicholas Jones)

!!Gunner Hobbs (Philip Glenister)

!!Doctor Clive (David Rintoul))

!!Midshipman Wellard (Terence Corrigan)
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!Characters from the TV series:

!!Horatio Hornblower (IoanGrufudd)

!!Sir Edward Pellew (Robert Lindsay)

!!Archie Kennedy (JamieBamber)

!!William Bush (PaulMcGunn)

!!Matthews (Paul Copley)

!!Styles (Sean Gilder)

!!Oldroyd (Simon Sherlock)

!!Finch (Chris Barnes)

!!Duchess of Wharfedale [[spoiler: AKA Katherine Cobham]] (Cherie Lunghi)

!!Major Edrington (Samuel West)

!!Marriette (Estelle Skornik)

!!Bracegirdle (Jonathan Coy)

!!Capt. Hammond (Ian McElhinney)

!!Midshipman Clayton

!!Midshipman Jack Simpson (Dorian Healy)

!!Captain Keene (Michael Byrne)

!!Master Bowles (Colin MacLachlan)

!!Lieutenant Eccleston (Robert Bathurst)

!!Mr Tapling (Ian McNeice)

!!Bunting (Andrew Tiernan)

!!Hunter (Christopher Fulford)

!!Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster (Denis Lawson)

!!Don Massaredo (Ronald Pickup)

!!Colonel Moncoutant (Antony Sher)

!!General Charette (John Shrapnel)

!!Captain James Sawyer

!!Lieutenant Buckland(Nicholas Jones)

!!Gunner Hobbs (Philip Glenister)

!!Doctor Clive (David Rintoul))

!!Midshipman Wellard (Terence Corrigan)

!!Randall (Gilly Gilchrist)

!!Senora Ortega (Katia Caballero)

!!Colonel Ortega (Antonio Gil)

!!Maria Mason (Julia Sawalha)

!!Mrs Mason (Barbara Flynn)

!!Wolfe (Lorcan Cranitch)

!!Major Côtard (Greg Wise)

!!Midshipman John 'Jack' Hammond (Christian Coulson)

!!Steward James Doughty (Ron Cook)

!!Midshipman Charles Orrock (Jonathan Forbes)

!!Master Prowse (Tony Haygarth)

!!Jerome [[spoiler:Bonaparte]] (David Birkin)

!!Betsy [[spoiler:Bonaparte]] (Camilla Power)

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