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Sharpe's Challenge

  • Episode aired Apr 14, 2007
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 9m
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7.4/10
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Two years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches from India tell of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, who is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends ... Read allTwo years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches from India tell of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, who is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. When a b... Read allTwo years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches from India tell of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, who is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. When a beautiful general's daughter is kidnapped by the Indian warlord, the tension mounts, leavin... Read all
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    • Tom Clegg
    • Bernard Cornwell(novels)
    • Russell Lewis
  • Stars
    • Sean Bean
    • Daragh O'Malley
    • Toby Stephens
    • Tom Clegg
    • Bernard Cornwell(novels)
    • Russell Lewis
  • Stars
    • Sean Bean
    • Daragh O'Malley
    • Toby Stephens
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    • 4Critic reviews
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    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Sharpe
    Daragh O'Malley
    Daragh O'Malley
    • Patrick Harper
    Toby Stephens
    Toby Stephens
    • William Dodd
    Padma Lakshmi
    Padma Lakshmi
    • Madhuvanthi
    Aurélien Recoing
    Aurélien Recoing
    • Col. Gudin
    • (as Aurelien Recoing)
    Lucy Brown
    Lucy Brown
    • Celia Burroughs
    Michael Cochrane
    Michael Cochrane
    • Simmerson
    Alyy Khan
    Alyy Khan
    • Mohan Singh
    Hugh Fraser
    Hugh Fraser
    • Lord Wellington
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    Peter-Hugo Daly
    • Sgt. Bickerstaff
    Thierry Hancisse
    Thierry Hancisse
    • Sgt. Bonnet
    Karan Panthaky
    • Khande Rao
    Nicholas Blane
    Nicholas Blane
    • Crosby
    Michael Elwyn
    Michael Elwyn
    • Sir Samuel Rawlinson
    Diana Perez
    Diana Perez
    • Ramona Harper
    Shruti Vyas
    • Lalima
    Peter Symonds
    Peter Symonds
    • Gen. Burroughs
    Graham McTavish
    Graham McTavish
    • McRae
      • Tom Clegg
      • Bernard Cornwell(novels)
      • Russell Lewis
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    • Trivia
      The project required more than 4,000 extras during filming.
    • Goofs
      They have forgotten all of Sharpe's scars from previous battles in the previous movies.
    • Quotes

      Davi Lal: [Sharpe is asking him to steal from two merchants] But that would be stealing sahib. How am I to be a good British soldier if you make me into a thief again?

      Richard Sharpe: It isn't thieving when you're hungry, Davi. That's the first thing any soldier learns. Now go on.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: A Call to Arms (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The Nightingale/The Banks of Red Roses
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      Adapted by John Tams

      Performed by John Tams

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    7/10
    Not as good as the ones from the nineties.
    This is basically just a rehash of the novel Sharpe's Tiger, with some minor recasting with Sergeant Hakeswill as Sergeant Bickerstaff, The Tippoo as Major Dodd, and Lieutenant Lawford as Harper. But in the book, the point of infiltrating the fortress was to rescue Colonel McCandless, who knew about that mine planted in the western walls. Because the new plot is to rescue some girl, It just doesn't hold up. And historically, there WERE no major uprisings in India after the Napoleonic war, so any historical accuracy is out the window. Sean Bean, Darugh O' Malley and Toby Stephens all did well, but any time one of the girls or that French guy opened their mouths I just thought "You probably should've done more than one take of that scene." I liked the flashback to Sharpe's Triumph when Sharpe was almost killed by Dodd, but the idea that Dodd would have been allowed to live for 14 years is just ridiculous. Equally as ridiculous is the idea that the french would help Sharpe not 3 years after Waterloo. The explosions were fabulous and the production values were the highest they've been for any Sharpe, but the story, script, and supporting actors were the weakest they've ever been. If only they'd done "Sharpe's Devil" instead. This gets a B/B-
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    • Sep 4, 2006

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      • April 14, 2007 (Spain)
      • United Kingdom
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      • Hindi
      • French
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      • Amber Fort, Amber, Rajasthan, India
    • Production companies
      • Celtic Films Entertainment
      • Central Independent Television
      • ITV Studios
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    • 1 hour 9 minutes
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