In 1993, Paul McGann (of Monocled Mutineer and Withnail and I fame) was set to star as the eponymous Sharpe in the television series of the same name. Days into filming the first serial, a football injury put him out of action and Sean Bean was cast to replace him. The role would kick start his career and he would later go on to star in Goldeneye,
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