Q 01/05

Which actor plays Richard Sharpe, the soldier raised from the ranks, in every film of the TV series Sharpe?

A) Ioan Gruffudd

B) Sean Bean

C) Ralph Fiennes

D) Liam Neeson

Answer · why

B) Sean Bean

Sean Bean kept his own accent for the part, and Sharpe brought him his first mainstream success years before he played Boromir and Ned Stark.

Q 02/05

Which actor was first cast as Richard Sharpe but had to withdraw after injuring his knee playing football?

A) Paul McGann

B) Rufus Sewell

C) Colin Firth

D) Jason Isaacs

Answer · why

A) Paul McGann

Paul McGann had to withdraw from Sharpe's Rifles, and his replacement was hired because he was the only suitable actor free at short notice.

Q 03/05

Which actor played Obadiah Hakeswill, the thieving sergeant who torments Richard Sharpe in Sharpe's Company?

A) Bob Hoskins

B) Pete Postlethwaite

C) Christopher Eccleston

D) Timothy Spall

Answer · why

B) Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite's Hakeswill returns in Sharpe's Enemy at the head of a band of deserters, mortally wounds Sharpe's wife and ends the film in front ...

Q 04/05

Which traditional song, given new words for the TV series Sharpe, serves as the drama's theme?

A) When Johnny Comes Marching Home

B) The Girl I Left Behind Me

C) Over the Hills and Far Away

D) The British Grenadiers

Answer · why

C) Over the Hills and Far Away

Over the Hills and Far Away dates back to at least the late 17th century, and the Sharpe films fit fresh verses to the story of each episode.

Q 05/05

Which actor, long before worldwide fame, played the bullying Lieutenant Berry in the second Sharpe film?

A) Clive Owen

B) Jude Law

C) Ewan McGregor

D) Daniel Craig

Answer · why

D) Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig played Berry, who shoots Sharpe from behind on a night patrol, more than a decade before he first appeared as 007.