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Whether engaging in a duel, returning to prison because he gave his word to his captor that he would, participating in a mutiny against a captain who seems to be mad, or stepping out on a limb to protect those under his command, Horatio is the kind of character that you enjoy watching. Horatio is an honorable character who does his best to behave in the way that he sees as befitting an officer and a gentleman. Ioan Gruffudd as Horatio in “The Duel.” Photo: A&E

From the moment that Horatio appeared on screen, I had mixed feelings about him, but he quickly grew on me, like he grew on almost everyone he met through the course of the series. Ioan Gruffudd stars as Horatio Hornblower, a young midshipman who rises up the ranks in the British Navy due to his ability to both think on his feet and learn from his mistakes. The series was well liked when it first aired well enough to make four additional episodes after the initial series had ended. The Duel was originally released as The Even Chance, The Fire Ship as The Examination for Lieutenant, The Wrong War as The Frogs and the Lobsters, and Loyalty was later renamed Horatio Hornblower 3.

Some of the films originally had different titles. The series followed this with the collection The Adventure Continues which was released in 2001 and included the episodes Mutiny and Retribution, while the final two episodes, Loyalty and Duty, were released in the package The New Adventures in 2003. The first four films, The Duel, The Fire Ship, The Duchess and the Devil and The Wrong War were sold as a set in 2000. The series aired from 1998 to 2003, with the individual films being labeled as TV movies before they were put together in a series collection. It follows the story of a midshipman who joins the British Navy during the French Revolution and subsequent wars with France, and the many adventures that he has while serving his country. Forester, Horatio Hornblower is an Emmy Award-winning miniseries produced by A&E in eight parts. I didn’t watch Horatio Hornblower when it was on the air, but I have always enjoyed watching it none the less. Based on a series of books by C.S.