Sharpe's Rifles 30 years old

During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and is promoted to Lieutenant. In order to pay the troops Wellesley needs a money draft from the banker Rothschild, but fears he has been captured by the French and sends Sharpe behind enemy lines to find him. Sharpe is given command of a platoon of crack riflemen, led by the surly Irishman Harper and including Hagman and Harris, who resent Sharpe as not being a 'proper officer'.

Credits

Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe

Julian Fellowes as Major Dunnett

David Troughton as Sir Arthur Wellesley

Michael Mears as Cooper

Assumpta Serna as Comandante Teresa Moreno

Simón Andreu as Major Vivar

Sharpe's Rifles Cast

Name	Character
Sean Bean He was 34, now 65 years old	as Richard Sharpe
Julian Fellowes He was 43, now 74 years old	as Major Dunnett
David Troughton He was 42, now 73 years old	as Sir Arthur Wellesley
Michael Mears	as Cooper
Assumpta Serna She was 35, now 66 years old	as Comandante Teresa Moreno
Simón Andreu He was 52, now 83 years old	as Major Vivar
Daragh O'Malley He was 38, now 69 years old	as Patrick Harper
Jason Salkey He was 31, now 61 years old	as Harris
John Tams He was 44, now 75 years old	as Hagman
Lyndon Davies	as Perkins
Brian Cox (actor) He was 46, now 77 years old	as Major Michael Hogan

Sharpe's Rifles Crew

Name	Department
Bernard Cornwell as Novel. He was 49 (now 80) years old	Writing
Tom Clegg as Director. He was 58 (81) years old when He died	Directing
Eoghan Harris as Screenplay. He was 50 (now 81) years old	Writing

Sharpe's Rifles (30 years)

Release day: Wednesday, May 05, 1993
Runtime: 102 minutes