During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first d...
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The story of a British naval captain, his ship, and his crew as they sail in pursuit of a French ship during the Napoleonic Wars.
The peace and quiet of rural life is turned topsy-turvy for everyone when a boy (Dennis Larson) visiting from the city discovers a family of tiny people, The Borrowers (Eddie Albert, Tammy Grimes, Karen Pearson), living beneath the floorboards of a Victorian country home!
They met in the dark: Discharged for treason, a former Navy commander sets out to expose the espionage ring that destroyed his career. The October man: After a traumatic brain injury, a young engineer tries to repair his life. But his recovery is thwarted when a woman is found ...
Love Song: Fellow cruise passengers, Sarah and Jack, play matchmaker with their music loving widowed parents, as they cruise down the Danube visiting European cities. Royal Getaway: A jilted art gallery manager takes her honeymoon cruise solo and meets a charming prince posing as...
Jack Aubrey returns from his duties protecting whalers of South America and is persuaded to make investments in the City. From there he is led into the halfworlds of the London criminal underground and of government espionage.
Napoleon has been defeated at Waterloo, and the ensuing peace takes on an ugly complexion. Then, the Surprise is nearly sunk in a shattering night collision on the first leg of her journey to South America, where Aubrey and Maturin are to help Chile assert her independence from ...