Sharpe - Sharpe's Revenge - 11:15 am Monday, December 29 on ITV4

About this Broadcast

Sharpe's Revenge
Season 5, Episode 1

Framed by long-time enemy Ducos for stealing Napoleon's treasures, Sharpe is abandoned by his wife Jane, and goes on the run from both the English and the French until he can prove his innocence. Period adventure, starring Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Abigail Cruttenden and Cecile Paoli

HD subtitles 16x9

Adventure/War Historical/Period Drama Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Sean Bean (Actor) .. Richard Sharpe

Daragh O'Malley (Actor) .. Patrick Harper

Abigail Cruttenden (Actor) .. Jane Sharpe

Philip Whitchurch (Actor) .. Frederickson

Cecile Paoli (Actor) .. Mme Lucille DuBert

Alexis Denisof (Actor) .. Rossendale

Feodor Atkine (Actor) .. Ducos

James Laurenson (Actor) .. Maj Gen Ross

John Benfield (Actor) .. Calvet

Connie Hyde (Actor) .. Lady Molly Spindacre

Tom Hodgkins (Actor) .. Wigram

Stephane Cornicard (Actor) .. Sgt Challon

Tom Clegg (Director)

More Information

Did You Know..

Sean Bean (Actor) .. Richard Sharpe

Born: April 17, 1959 in Sheffield

Best Known For: Blunt-talking soldier Sharpe.

Early-life: Born Shaun Mark Bean in Sheffield on April 17, 1959, the elder of two children. A fanatical Sheffield United supporter with "100% Blade" tattooed on his shoulder, he left school at 16 with two O-Levels. His first job was working for his father's welding firm, and while he was doing a day-release course at college he stumbled on an acting class. He was later accepted into Rada and made his professional stage debut in 1983 as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury.

Career: Sean worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company before making his TV debut in a 1984 episode of The Bill. Roles in The Fifteen Streets, Stormy Monday and Patriot Games followed before Lady Chatterley and the first Sharpe TV movies made him a household name in 1993. Other work includes A Woman's Guide to Adultery, Bravo Two Zero, GoldenEye, Ronin, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Equilibrium, Troy, National Treasure and HBO TV series Game of Thrones. He is one of Hollywood's most sought-after character actors and always has a number of productions in the pipeline.

Quote: "I don't have any problems with women seeing me as their ideal bit of 'rough'. Why would I?"

Trivia: He has voiced characters in a number of video games.