Sean Bean returns as the swashbuckling soldier Richard Sharpe in this feature-length episode of the ITV drama based on the popular characters created by Bernard Cornwell. Sharpe (Sean Bean) and Sergeant Harper (Daragh O'Malley) are travelling through bandit country on their way to Madras, where they come across a run-down army unit fearful of attack. When the dreaded onslaught finally happens, Sharpe is called on to take control of the situation and lead the survivors to safety.