Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
| Directing | Andrew Grieve | Director |
| Writing | Russell Lewis | Writer |
| Writing | C. S. Forester | Novel |
| Production | Andrew Benson | Producer |
| Sound | John E. Keane | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Keith Palmer | Editor |
| Production | Delia Fine | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vernon Lawrence | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Richardson | Line Producer |
| Camera | Neve Cunningham | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Susie Parriss | Casting |
| Art | Andrew Mollo | Production Design |
| Art | Jan Chaney | Art Direction |
| Art | Mike Joyce | Art Direction |
| Art | Cliff Robinson | Art Direction |
| Art | Christian Huband | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Mollo | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kevin Alexander | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Allsopp | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Veyatie MacLeod | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Lorraine Goodman | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Leela Poedra | Production Manager |
| Production | Andrew Wood | Production Manager |
| Directing | Giles Butler | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alex Gibb | Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Mason | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mary Soan | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Brian Henry | Property Master |
| Art | Alison S. Richardson | Property Buyer |
| Art | Matthew Robinson | Draughtsman |
| Sound | St. Clair Davis | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Christian Wangler | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Sviatolsav Barabolia | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Oleg Botin | Stunts |
| Crew | Jordi Casares | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Blake Sporne | Stunts |
| Camera | Paul Donachie | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Graham Frake | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Paul Hill | Gaffer |
| Camera | Steve Murray | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Harmer | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Matthew Tucker | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Amanda Lean | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Pauline Granby | Production Accountant |
| Production | Shelagh Pymm | Publicist |
| Crew | Richard Rutherford-Moore | Armorer |
| Production | Adele Steward | Production Coordinator |
