Spain, 1809. The newly promoted Captain Sharpe will be stripped of his rank unless he can save the honour of the regiment by capturing a French Imperial standard: an eagle.

Sean Bean
as Captain Richard Sharpe

Brian Cox
as Major Michael Hogan

Daragh O'Malley
as Sergeant Patrick Harper

Assumpta Serna
as Comandante Teresa Moreno

Michael Cochrane
as Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson

Martin Jacobs
as Colonel William Lawford

David Troughton
as General Sir Arthur Wellesley

Katia Caballero
as Countess Josefina

Michael Mears
as Rifleman Francis Cooper

John Tams
as Rifleman Daniel Hagman