Sharpe's Justice (1997) (TV)

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Bernard Cornwell (characters)
Patrick Harbinson (writer)

Release Date:

19 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot:

Returning to Yorkshire, Sharpe finds himself on the wrong side between corrupt employers and exploited workers.

Plot Keywords:

Yorkshire | Labor Dispute | Homecoming | Mill | Fictional Biography

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley	...	Patrick Harper
Abigail Cruttenden	...	Jane Sharpe
Caroline Langrishe	...	Lady Anne Camoynes
Philip Glenister	...	Matt Truman
John Tams	...	Hagman
Douglas Henshall	...	Wickham
Alexis Denisof	...	Rossendale
Tony Haygarth	...	Parfitt
Karen Meagher	...	Sally Bunting
Philip Anthony	...	Stanwyck
Philip Martin Brown	...	Saunders
Sean O'Kane	...	LT Fosdyke
Henry Moxon	...	Whitbread
Rita May	...	Mrs. Trent

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:TV-14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

East Riddlesdon Hall, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Celtic Films Entertainment

Trivia:

Tony Haygarth becomes the first and only actor to portray two different leading "baddies" in the series. His first outing was in Sharpe's Enemy (1995) when he played the leader of the French deserters Pot-au Feu.

Movie Connections:

Follows Sharpe's Revenge (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Only Remembered

Not the same in England.

With the Peninsular campaign over, our hero Richard Sharpe has to return to England. However, his next assignment sees him working for a wealthy mill-owner against his former friends in Yorkshire. There is a contrived plot about the burning of mills, as well as the usual family revelations; but this is a disappointing outing. Sharpe simply is not the same without two factors being present - the Chosen Men and the French. The same problem was evident in Sharpe's Regiment. If you are a Sharpe fan, of course you will like it. If not, then best stick to those outings that actually involve battle scenes.