Bequest to the Nation

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.

Drama History

Glenda Jackson

(Lady Hamilton)

Peter Finch

(Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson)

Michael Jayston

(Capt. Hardy)

Anthony Quayle

(Lord Minto)

Margaret Leighton

(Lady Frances Nelson)

Dominic Guard

(Master George Matcham)

Nigel Stock

(George Matcham)

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

(Catherine "Catty" Matcham)

Roland Culver

(Lord Barham)

Richard Mathews

(Rev. William Nelson)

Liz Ashley

(Sarah Nelson)

John Nolan

(Capt. Blackwood)

André Maranne

(Adm. Villeneuve)

Clelia Matania

(Francesca)

Pat Heywood

(Emily)

Stephen Jack

(Major-domo)

James Cossins

(McKillop (uncredited))

David de Keyser

(French Commander (uncredited))

Nicholas Lyndhurst

(Shot Cabin Boy (uncredited))

Philip Madoc

(French Captain (uncredited))

Ken Parry

(Victory's Cook (uncredited))