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The Duchess and the Devil
The Duchess and the Devil is the third episode of the British television series "Hornblower". The episode first aired on 24 February 1999 on ITV. The television story is loosely based on C. S. Forester's novel "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower", chapter "Hornblower, the Duchess, and the Devil".
Plot.
Acting Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower and his men launch a surprise attack on the French supply ship "Le Reve" and capture it.
Back on the , Captain Edward
that Marsha will come by wanting to talk. Amber's face is never seen (although it is briefly shown in an extremely blurred photograph in a deleted scene). Marsha has called her "The Devil in an A-cup" (in the first series) and "Duchess of the D-grade" (in the second series), among other things. In Episode 2 of Series 2, Amber finally moves out of 23 Meteor Street, because of rising tension between Amber and Marsha.
- Tyres O'Flaherty