Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Wellington's war.
| Writing | Bernard Cornwell | Novel |
| Directing | Tom Clegg | Director |
| Writing | Charles Wood | Screenplay |
