Evie sends along word that the British Academy of Film and Television Arts is screening ‘Sharpe’s Challenge’ on April 3rd at Princess Anne Theatre. Take a look below for more info.
Sharpe’s Challenge
Monday 3 April
Princess Anne Theatre
18:30 Reception
19:00 Screening
Followed by a Q&A with Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe novels, and members of the cast and crew.
Sharpe’s Challenge
A Celtic Films Entertainment / Picture Palace Films / BBC America production for ITV1 in association with Azure Films and Harper Collins
Dir: Tom Clegg Scr: Russell Lewis Cast: Sean Bean/Daragh O’Malley/Toby Stephens
Sean Bean is back as the swashbuckling hero in Sharpe’s Challenge. A year after Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches tell of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, who is threatening British interests in India. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. The fate of an Empire and the life of a General’s daughter lie in one man’s hands…
After five seasons of action-packed adventure films, the award-winning Sharpe returns as two feature length episodes written by Russell Lewis (The Best Man, Inspector Morse, Hornblower). Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, North Country, Flightplan), who returns to the role of Richard Sharpe for the first time in eight years, is joined once again by Daragh O’Malley (Rebel Heart) as Sharpe’s best friend Sgt Patrick Harper in this bloody enterprise filmed entirely in India.
Sharpe’s Challenge is based on the books by Bernard Cornwell.
To reserve a place in advance, please call 020 7292 5806
Academy Members: Free
Non Members: £10
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