Sharpe's Justice (1997)

Returning to Yorkshire, Sharpe finds himself on the wrong side between corrupt employers and exploited workers.

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Bernard Cornwell (characters), Patrick Harbinson

Stars:

Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Abigail Cruttenden

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Bean	...	Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley	...	Patrick Harper
Abigail Cruttenden	...	Jane Sharpe
Caroline Langrishe	...	Lady Anne Camoynes
Philip Glenister	...	Matt Truman
John Tams	...	Hagman
Douglas Henshall	...	Wickham
Alexis Denisof	...	Rossendale
Tony Haygarth	...	Parfitt
Karen Meagher	...	Sally Bunting
Philip Anthony	...	Stanwyck
Philip Martin Brown	...	Saunders
Sean O'Kane	...	LT Fosdyke
Henry Moxon	...	Whitbread
Rita May	...	Mrs. Trent

Storyline

Napoleon has been exiled to Elba, the English have returned from the wars, and Major Richard Sharpe finds himself in a sort of exile to lead a company of Yorkshire Yeomen. His duties include protecting mill owners from restless workers who are on the verge of strike or outright revolt. Meanwhile, Sharpe's faithless wife and her lover fall within range of Sharpe's wrath. Sharpe, with his two of his devoted Chosen Men nearby, must decide whether to continue to protect the mill owners or to take the side of their fiercely downtrodden workers.

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Plot Keywords:

19th century | yorkshire | mill | thirteenth part | payroll | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sharpe igazsága

Filming Locations:

East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Celtic Films Entertainment,Picture Palace

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tony Haygarth becomes the first actor to portray two different leading "baddies" in the series. His first outing was in Sharpe's Enemy (1995) when he played the leader of the French deserters Pot-au Feu. He was the only one to do so until 2006. Peter-Hugo Daly, who had played the treacherous Sgt. Rodd in "Sharpe's Gold", played the equally unlikeable Sgt. Bickerstaff.

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Quotes

Parfitt: [after meeting Sharpe for the first time] What d'you think of him, George?
Wickham: Rides like a peasant, dresses like a peasant, eats like a peasant. Fights like the devil.

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Connections

Follows Sharpe's Enemy (1994)

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Soundtracks

Over the Hills and Far Away
Traditional

User Reviews

What where they thinking?

A nonsensical plot about evil Mill Owners in Yorkshire made worse by some contrived rubbish about a long-lost brother. The series had already gone into a huge decline after the excellent first and second seasons but hits rock bottom here.

Avoid - at all costs.