The Wrong War

Originally Aired: April 2, 1999 (UK - ITV)/April 25, 1999 (US-A&E)

Also known as "The Frogs and the Lobsters" (UK/Australia)

Cast:

Ioan Gruffudd - Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay - Captain Sir Edward Pellew

Anthony Sher - Colonel Moncoutant

John Shrapnel - General Charette

Samuel West - Major Edrington

Peter Vaughan - Admiral Lord Hood

Jean Badin - Fauré

Jamie Bamber - Acting Lieutenant Archie Kennedy

Paul Copley - Matthews

Jonathan Coy - Lieutenant Bracegirdle

Sean Gilder - Styles

Colin MacLachlan - Master Bowles

Simon Sherlock - Oldroyd

Estelle Skornik - Mariette

Crew:

Director: Andrew Grieve

Based on the novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by: C.S. Forester

Screenplay by: Chris Ould

Producer: Andrew Benson

Executive Producer: Delia Fine

Executive Producer: Vernon Lawrence

Line Producer: Peter Richardson

Cinematographer: Alec Curtis

Costume Designer: John Mollo

Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist: Liz Minshull

Art Director - Portugal: Augusto Mayer

Production Sound Mixer: Rudi Buckle

Boom Operator: Colin Codner

Sound Effects Editor: Sue Lenny

Foley Recordist: Dave Sloss

Special Effects Assistant - Pyro Supervisor: Graham Aikman

Special Effects Senior Technician: Model Unit: Jeremy Lovett

Digital Effects: Mark Thomas-Stubbs

Best Boy: David Bourke

Production Assistant: Anna Callaghan

Gaffer: Tom Gates

Production Runner: Matt Cooke

Assistant to Producer: Dani Gordon

Production Accountant: Pauline Granby

Wardrobe Supervisor: Gordon Harmer

Script Supervisor: Amanda Lean

Unit Nurse: Gerry Savage

Production Coordinator: Adele Steward

Assistant Accountant: Chris Tarry

Assistant Accountant: Erhan Ozogul

Assistant Film Editor: Matthew Tucker

Generator Operator: Micky May

Electrician: Jamie Summers

The Wrong War Trivia

• The "river" which Muzilliac Bridge crosses is, actually, just a long thin lake shot from the side. (~Sam West's "Postcards from Portugal")