"If I had words to make a day for you I'd sing you a morning golden and true I would make this day last for all time Then fill the night deep in moonshine"

"[as the crowd cheers for Babe's remarkable performance at the sheepdog trials] And so it was that in all the celebration, in all the hubbub of noise and excitement, there were two figures who stood silent and still. Side by side."

"There are many perfectly nice cats in the world, but every barrel has its bad apples, and so it is well for everyone to pay attention to the old adage: "Beware of the bad cat holding a grudge.""

"[first lines] This is a tale about an unprejudiced heart, and how it changed our valley forever. There was a time not so long ago when pigs were afforded no respect, except by other pigs. They lived their whole lives in a cruel and sunless world. In those days, pigs believed that the sooner they grew large and fat, the sooner they would have to be taken to Pig Paradise - a place so wonderful that no pig had ever thought to come back."

"Juliet Stevenson — Paula Paxton"

"Jonathan Rhys Meyers — Joe"

"Keira Knightley — Juliette "Jules" Paxton"

"Parminder Nagra — Jessminder "Jess" Bhamra"

"Shaznay Lewis - Mel"

"Archie Panjabi - Pinky Bhamra"

"Anupam Kher - Mr. Bhamra"

"Shaheen Khan — Mrs. Bhamra"

"Ameet Chana - Tony"

"Frank Harper - Alan Paxton"

"James Robertson Justice as Seaman Quist, who helps Hornblower and Bush escape"

"James Kenney as Midshipman Longley"

"Moultrie Kelsall as 3rd. Lt. Crystal, an officer on the Lydia"

"Terence Morgan as 2nd Lt. Gerard, an officer on the Lydia"

"Robert Beatty as 1st. Lt. William Bush"

"Virginia Mayo as Lady Barbara Wellesley (Duke of Wellingtons sister)"

"Gregory Peck as Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N."

"The sun never sets on his world of adventure."

"Wherever adventure beckons, you'll find Captain Horatio Hornblower!"

"[On his way to Paris with Hornblower to be executed as a spy] Well, I expected to lose my leg, sir... but not all the way up to the neck."

"A burning town is a magnificent sight!"

"Three months ago, the Spanish viceroy sent a diplomat who warned me to curb my political ambitions. In answer, I sent part of him back to Panama - his head, to be precise."

"Our mission here is over, gentlemen. I would like to thank you all for the way you have ...carried out your duties. Mr Gerard! I told you to clear the decks for action in ten minutes! [Gerard looks at Hornblower apprehensively] You did it in eight."

"Christopher Lee as the Spanish captain of the Natividad"

"Alec Mango as El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)"

"Stanley Baker as Mr. Harrison, Hornblower's bosun (Boatswain)"

"Michael Dolan as Surgeon Gundarson"

"Richard Hearne as Polwheal, Hornblower's steward"

"Denis O'Dea as Rear Admiral Sir Rodney 'Mucho Pomposo' Leighton"

"Apparently you can't be president with a whole brain."

"In the name of democracy, freedom, stuff like that... I hereby kidnap myself, and I'm taking the ship with me!"

"Whoo, they're on our tail! Fire a gun! Launch a missile! Do some damage! Come on!"

"If there's anything more important than my ego on this ship, I want it caught and shot right now. Hey, c'mon, I love it."

"I've been stranded on a strange planet for a number of years, I haven't been avoiding you. You look great, you're doing well. You've grown, obviously."

"They don't think, they don't imagine, most of them can't even spell. They just run things. And if we don't hitch a ride soon, you won't need the guide to tell you just how unpleasant the Vogons can be. They already destroyed a planet today, and that always makes them a little "eeee!""

"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so."

"It's a tough galaxy. If you want to survive, you've gotta know … where your towel is."