![]() ![]() Most of the stunts aren’t dangerous, one or two could be potentially, but whereas some people won’t do anything I love all that running around, duelling and scrapping.”Īnd Sean was happy to find himself back in the saddle. I wouldn’t want people thinking I didn’t actually do them, that’s not very Richard Sharpe. “There’s nothing in the film I haven’t done myself and I think it suits the character. ![]() In fact Sean does all his own stunts in SHARPE’S CHALLENGE. On stage in Macbeth which featured a huge sword fight, then in Troy which also had loads, and as Boromir in Lord of the Rings. “I’ve done quite a lot of sword fighting in the meantime. ![]() You soon realise it will take a while to get things done but you just learn to go with the flow - it’s real chill out time.”Īnd despite the lengthy gap between Sharpe films, Sean naturally slipped back into swashbuckling mode. None of this really caused us any problems though. Then Fray Bentos sent me over a box of meat pies which was great! We’ve filmed with elephants and camels with pigs and dogs and goats running around, all the colours and noises and smells. It was a recurring thing but you just get over it. They’ve really got something going for them, some sort of spirituality, a set of beliefs that enables them to be so affable and cheerful.”īut did filming in India for two months pose any problems for Sean or the rest of the cast and crew? “I was sick for a couple of days. ![]() Considering they are people with so little of their own they are so positive and optimistic with their outlook on life. And the Indian people have been so helpful in every way. We’ve filmed at huge fortresses set into hillsides, amazing palaces in the midst of squalor and poverty, in the desert surrounded by mountains. I’ve filmed all over the world but I’ve never experienced anything like this before – the people, the scenery, the animals and architecture. “India is definitely the best location we’ve filmed Sharpe in. His loyalty gets the better of him though, and he accepts his duty – he wants to get on with the mission, get in there and get again out as quickly as possible.”įilming in India was a memorable experience for Sean. He’s not lost any of his admirable qualities, but he’s a reluctant warrior when we find him at the beginning of the film. He’s been shot at more times than most and he’s very fortunate to still be walking around alive. It’s got great scale to it, a big budget and some fantastic characters.”Īnd how has Sharpe changed over the years? “I think he has mellowed to some extent,” says Sean, “and become a lot calmer. You don’t often see these kind of panoramas on TV. I think it’s probably the best we’ve done, because of the nature of the film and because we were so unrestrained filming in India. But I really enjoyed filming Sharpe’s Challenge. Picking up a sword again and putting on the green jacket. “It’s quite a bizarre feeling bringing him back to life. Sean admits it felt strange becoming Richard Sharpe after so long. We got a really good script written by Russell Lewis and just thought - let’s go ahead and do it!” Malcolm Craddock, the producer, Tom Clegg, the director, and I started discussing doing another. So that’s what we did, we all went in different directions - but I was always excited by the prospect of getting back together again. I needed a few years to try different things, as did other members of cast and crew. Sean explains: “When we finished the Battle of Waterloo it felt like the natural conclusion for that particular group of Sharpe films, but I always thought one day we would get together to make more. Sean felt the time was right to return as Richard Sharpe, in the series that regularly drew in audiences of more than nine million. "When we finished the Battle of Waterloo it felt like the natural conclusion for that particular group of Sharpe films, but I always thought one day we would get together to make more."Īfter a hiatus of eight years, Sean Bean was ready to pick up his sword and get back on a horse for the role he immortalised on British TV. ![]()
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