Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the South Essex loses its colours (its regimental flag), Sharpe vows to save the honor of the regiment by capturing a French Imperial standard: an eagle.
Sean Bean
as Richard Sharpe
Brian Cox
as Major Michael Hogan
Daragh O'Malley
as Patrick Harper
Assumpta Serna
as Comandante Teresa Moreno
Michael Cochrane
as Colonel/General Sir Henry Simmerson
David Troughton
as Sir Arthur Wellesley
Daniel Craig
as Berry
John Tams
as Rifleman Daniel Hagman
Jason Salkey
as Rifleman Harris
Paul Trussell
as Rifleman Isaiah Tongue
Michael Mears
as Rifleman Francis Cooper
Gavan O'Herlihy
as Captain Leroy
