France, 1813. Wellington orders Sharpe to join the dashing colonel Brand on a hazardous journey behind French enemy lines with the aim of blowing up an ammunition store. Sharpe's wife Jane becomes disillusioned with Sharpe's frequent absences. Left behind in the camp, she warms to the attentions of another admirer. Meanwhile, Sharpe is out in the mountains and is dangerously outnumbered, with with the French ranks closing in. He must risk his own life, however, to confront a far deadlier enemy on his own side.
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Cast
Sean Bean
Major Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley
Sergeant Major Patrick Harper
Abigail Cruttenden
Jane Sharpe
James Laurenson
Major General Hector Ross
Hugh Fraser
Field Marshal The Most Honorable Arthur Wellesley, The Marquess of Wellington
Mark Strong
Colonel Brand
Andrew Schofield
Sergeant Pope
Nigel Betts
Major Septimus Pyecroft
Warren Saire
Clarence Shellington
John Tams
Rifleman Daniel Hagman
Jason Salkey
Rifleman Harris
Diana Pérez
Ramona Gonzalez Harper
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