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The Frogs and the Lobsters is an episode of the television program Hornblower. It is set during the French Revolutionary Wars and very loosely based on the chapter of the same name in C.S. Forester's 1950 novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower and on the actual ill-fated Quiberon expedition of 1795.
Original Release
04/02/1999
US Release
04/25/1999
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ioan Gruffudd | Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower / Horatio Hornblower |
| Robert Lindsay | Captain Sir Edward Pellew / Sir Edward Pellew |
| Antony Sher | Colonel Moncoutant |
| Samuel West | Major Lord Edrington / Major Edrington |
| John Shrapnel | General Charette |
| Peter Vaughan | Admiral Lord Hood |
| Estelle Skornik | Mariette |
| Jamie Bamber | Acting Lieutenant Archie Kennedy / Archie Kennedy |
| Jonathan Coy | Lieutenant Bracegirdle |
| Colin MacLachlan | Master Bowles |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ioan Gruffudd | Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower / Horatio Hornblower |
| Robert Lindsay | Captain Sir Edward Pellew / Sir Edward Pellew |
| Antony Sher | Colonel Moncoutant |
| Samuel West | Major Lord Edrington / Major Edrington |
| John Shrapnel | General Charette |
| Peter Vaughan | Admiral Lord Hood |
| Estelle Skornik | Mariette |
| Jamie Bamber | Acting Lieutenant Archie Kennedy / Archie Kennedy |
| Jonathan Coy | Lieutenant Bracegirdle |
| Colin MacLachlan | Master Bowles |
| Paul Copley | Matthews / Mathews |
| Sean Gilder | Styles |
| Simon Sherlock | Oldroyd |
| Jean Badin | Fauré / Faure |
| Ian Lindsay | Collins |
| Jason Hall | Stevens |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Delia Fine | Executive Producer |
| Vernon Lawrence | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Benson | Producer |
| Peter Richardson | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
