Sharpe's Peril

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Sharpe's Peril
Genre Military drama
Historical fiction
Written by Bernard Cornwell (novel series)
Russell Lewis
Directed by Tom Clegg
Starring Sean Bean
Daragh O'Malley
Raza Jaffrey
Beatrice Rosen
Music by Dominic Muldowney
John Tams
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language English
Original channel ITV
Release date(s) 2008 (2008)
Preceded by Sharpe's Challenge
IMDb profile

Sharpe's Peril is a forthcoming British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell.

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[edit] Production history

At a book signing in Bath on 11 October 2006, Bernard Cornwell revealed that there were plans by ITV to film two more episodes. Filming was supposed to start in April, but was postponed due to the resignation of ITV's chief executive, at which point production was pushed back to September. However, Sean Bean was unavailable due to other commitments, so production has been postponed once more. When asked about the stories, Cornwell said that he believed that they were producing two new stories specially for television. Filming Sharpe's Peril, produced by Celtic Film/Picture Palace, began on 3 March 2008 in India and finished in late April.[1][2] The episode should appear on ITV1 towards the end of the third quarter of 2008 and later on DVD.

[edit] Plot

It will continue from where Sharpe's Challenge left off. The plot centres around Sharpe (Sean Bean) training his men to become proper soldiers to defeat a corrupt East India Company commander. Sharpe and Harper (Daragh O'Malley) find a Company baggage train on their way to Calcutta when there is a bandit attack led by Chitu.[3] Sir Henry Simmerson will appear in the story.

[edit] Main cast

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sharpe news. The South Essex. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  2. ^ Sharpe's Peril. Compleat Sean Bean. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  3. ^ ITV: Sharpe's Peril - Sean Bean Returns to ITV as Richard Sharpe in a New Adventure Set in 19th Century India. a2mediagroup (2008-03-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.

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