Dear sir, is there anything new on a possible new Sharpe film? Will Sean and Daragh take their roles up again – also if it is happening will it be before or after Sharpe’s Rifles? You once said in a book Sean wasn’t the original Sharpe – was he gonna be played by a Londoner? as that is where Sharpe is from I think!! Lee

Hi Bernard I am recent convert to the Sharpe books. I have picked the first one up Sharpe’s Tiger and I have been reading The Sharpe books ever since. And now plan to get the films on DVD. My questions are. 1. Where did you get the inspiration for writing the Sharpe series from? 2. Before the books were adapted for television with Sean Bean, did you have anyone in mind for the role of Richard Sharpe 3. Will there be any more Sharpe’s on ITV. Iain Langmaid