Sharpe's Challenge (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Bernard Cornwell (novels)
Russell Lewis (written by)

Release Date:

13 October 2007 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History | War

Plot:

Sean Bean is back as the swashbuckling hero in Sharpe's Challenge, an action packed mini-series to be shot on location in Rajasthan...

Plot Keywords:

India | Duke Of Wellington | British Army | British Empire | Flashback

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley	...	Patrick Harper
Toby Stephens	...	William Dodd
Padma Lakshmi	...	Madhuvanthi
Aurélien Recoing	...	Gudin
Lucy Brown	...	Celia Burroughs
Michael Cochrane	...	General Sir Henry Simmerson
Alyy Khan	...	Mohan Singh
Peter-Hugo Daly	...	Sgt Shadrach Bickerstaff (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Thierry Hancisse	...	Bonnet
Karan Panthaky	...	Khande Rao
Nicholas Blane	...	Crosby
Michael Elwyn	...	Sir Samuel Rawlinson
Diana Perez	...	Ramona Harper
Shruti Vyas	...	Lalima

Runtime:

138 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Hindi | French

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:TV-14 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Company:

Celtic Films Entertainment

Trivia:

Many of the original actors returned to reprise their roles, such as 'Daragh O’Malley' as Harper and Hugh Fraser as Wellington.

Quotes:

General Sir Henry Simmerson: [thinking about his monologue] What do you say, Stokes? Which suits better? Glinting or glimmering?
Stokes: [is hard of hearing, so does not hear Simmerson at first]
General Sir Henry Simmerson: Stokes!
Stokes: Sir?
General Sir Henry Simmerson: Glinting or glimmering?
Stokes: Uh...as you have it, sir. As you have it.
General Sir Henry Simmerson: Yes, yes, I think so too...glinting. So did I, so did I...

Movie Connections:

Follows Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Heart of Oak

Sharpe's Challenge

The welcome return of Sean Bean and Darragh O'Malley to the screen in Sharpe was so overdue. I love historical drama and the feature length really did the period justice. Fantastic production. All the actors were excellent. Completely in role. Excellent casting. I felt irritated I wasn't aware of the 'Making of Sharpe's Challenge' so didn't record it. Now I've missed it. I wish some historical dramas were preceded with an actual documentary about the events including famous works of art. There's a famous oil painting of the forlorn hope attacking a fort similar to this isn't there? I'd have liked to have looked out for the depictions in the film. Thanks to Sean Bean, Darragh O'Malley for their work. Don't give up on us. Also Shaggrat 'don't you know we're at Warrr? where have i heard that before!!!! Boromir?