Hornblower: Loyalty

TV Movie
2003
2h 5m

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Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.

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Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 9 nominations total

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Trivia
When Hornblower, with his men, are locked in the stocks, he urges them to break free by saying "Two, six, heave". This is a British Royal Navy phrase used to coordinate seamen's pulling.

Goofs
When finally revealed as the traitor, Wolff is seen eating lobster and scallops, boasting about the skills of his chef. However, while expensive and luxurious food items now, in the 1800's lobster and scallops (along with most shellfish) were considered peasant food, and in Britain was often reserved to feed prisoners and pigs. In reality, an officer like Hornblower would sneer at Wolff for eating such items.

Quotes
Lieutenant Bush: [Mr. Bush has noticed that there is no mention of Horatio's smothering the fuse of a cannon ball] Sir, I hope you will not fail to mention the incident.
Commander Horatio Hornblower: It has been recorded in the log.
Lieutenant Bush: [reading] A five inch shot, fired from shore, landed on deck and failed to explode. Sir, that is not what happened.
Commander Horatio Hornblower: Was not a five inch shot fired from shore?
Lieutenant Bush: Yes, sir.
Commander Horatio Hornblower: Did it not land on deck?
Lieutenant Bush: Well, yes sir but...
Commander Horatio Hornblower: Did it perhaps explode without my noticing?
Lieutenant Bush: No, sir.
Commander Horatio Hornblower: Then my report is accurate.

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Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004)

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God Save the King
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Hornblower: Loyalty

With an uneasy peace between France and England. Horatio is on half pay and reduced in rank. He has to pawn his swords and uniform and behind on his rent.

He has to rely on the charity of his landlady's daughter Maria (Julia Sawalha) and play cards at the naval officer's club to earn some extra money.

A chance encounter with Lieutenant Bush (Paul McGann) signals an upturn in his fortunes. Pellew returns the rank of captain and places him in charge of the Hotspur.

He has been sent on a mission with Frenchman Major Cotard (Greg Wise.) Only to find that the French are preparing for invasion with Napoleon Bonaparte in charge of the country.

That is not the end of Horatio's problems. There is a saboteur on his ship and someone even higher up is betraying Britain.

This is very much a boys own adventure kind of story. Horatio Hornblower is always confident and heroic. Easily surmounting obstacles, beating the odds.

Some of the cunning and strategy from the novels is missing. In which case Horatio might have smoked out the traitors a lot earlier.