Sharpe's Siege | |
Chosen Men: | Richard Sharpe Patrick Harper Francis Cooper Daniel Hagman Harris Tobias Moore |
Enemy: | Comte de Maquerre General Calvet |
Setting: | France |
Broadcast: | 1996 |
Format: | 100 minutes |
Based on: | Sharpe's Siege |
Preceded by: | Sharpe's Regiment |
Followed by: | Sharpe's Mission |
- "Sir, under the provisions of the Army Act, I wish to charge Colonel Bampfylde with cowardice in the face of the enemy, abandoning his position, abandoning the wounded, conspiring with the Compte De Maquerre - a spy in the service of Bonaparte - to desert his position and throw the blame on Major Sharpe. I further wish to report, sir, that Major Sharpe tended the wounded, successfully repulsed an attack by General Calvet's brigade and brought us all safely back home here, sir."
- — Captain Palmer
Sharpe's Siege was the tenth TV movie based on the Sharpe series, and was broadcast in 1996.
Synopsis[]
Wellington is about to invade France and is considering his options. A French anti-Napoleon aristocrat indicates that the people of his area might rise up against Napoleon if the British made a show of force in the district. Wellington sends Sharpe and his riflemen to take the aristocrat's seat, now occupied by the French. The unit is to be led by a very inexperienced Colonel whose lack of competence in military matters is soon obvious.
Cast and Characters[]
- Sean Bean — Richard Sharpe
- Daragh O'Malley — Patrick Harper
- Abigail Cruttenden — Jane Gibbons
- James Laurenson — Major General Hector Ross
- Nicholas Farrell — Lord Fenner
- Hugh Fraser — Wellington
- John Tams — Daniel Hagman
- Jason Salkey — Harris
- Féodor Atkine — Major Pierre Ducos
- Christian Brendel — Maquerre
- Christopher Villiers —Horace Bampfylde
- Philip Whitchurch — Captain William Frederickson
- Ercument Balakoglu — Gaston
- Amira Casar — Catherine
- Stephane Cornicard — French colonel
- Danny Cunningham — Marine Matthew Robinson
- J.D. Kelleher — Reilly
- Jim McManus — Smithers
- Richard Rutherford-Moore — Moore
- Nick Mollo — Lieutenant Fytch
- Sylvester Morand — Commandant Henri Lassan
- Nicola Murray — Bridgette
- Diana Perez — Ramona Harper
- James Ryland — Captain Neil Palmer
- John Tordoff — Surgeon Kennefick
- Levent Yilmaz — French surgeon
Crew[]
- Written by: Eoghan Harris
- Executive Producer: Muir Sutherland
- Produced by: Malcolm Craddock
- Directed by: Tom Clegg
- Music by: Dominic Muldowney and John Tams
Miscellaneous[]
- Year: 1996
- BBFC Classification: 12
- Catalogue Number: 37115 02763