Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sean BeanRichard Sharpe | Richard Sharpe |
 Simón AndreuVivar | Vivar |
 David AstonLennox | Lennox |
 Féodor AtkineDucos | Ducos |
 Paul BettanyPrince of Orange | Prince of Orange |
 Paul BigleyDobbs | Dobbs |
| PPeter BirrelDon Moreno | Don Moreno |
 Mark BurnsPakenham | Pakenham |
 Michael ByrneNairn | Nairn |
 Katia CaballeroJosefina | Josefina |
 Amira CasarCatherine | Catherine |
 Scott CleverdonPrice | Price |
 Michael CochraneSimmerson | Simmerson |
 Brian CoxHogan | Hogan |
 Daniel CraigBerry | Berry |
 Abigail CruttendenJane Gibbons | Jane Gibbons |
 Lyndon DaviesPerkins | Perkins |
 Alexis DenisofRossendale | Rossendale |
 Neil DicksonUxbridge | Uxbridge |
 Nicholas FarrellFenner | Fenner |
 Julian FellowesPrince Regent | Prince Regent |
 Hugh FraserWellington | Wellington |
 Philip GlenisterTruman | Truman |
 Nolan HemmingsDenny | Denny |
 Douglas HenshallWickham | Wickham |
 Tom HodgkinsWigram | Wigram |
 Elizabeth HurleyLady Farthingdale | Lady Farthingdale |
 Adam JamesCarline | Carline |
 Malcolm JamiesonColonel de L'Eclin | Colonel de L'Eclin |
 Morgan JonesKelly | Kelly |