France 1813 Col. Cresson and Gen. Calvet plan to capture Wellington's intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Ross. Gypsies are camping with the British, their women are causing a stir among the soldiers and Sharpe has settled into married life. Jane, however, is bored and looking to the future. She wonders how Sharpe will take to the social life back in England. Col. Brand also arrives in the camp, he operates behind enemy lines and plans to destroy Calvet's powder supply. Sharpe is to act as his back up. They also need the services of explosives expert, Maj. Septimus Pyecroft. A war correspondant and poet, called Shelligton, has also arrived and becomes enamoured with Jane. When Ross and Sharpe meet Pyecroft, he has a gypsy girl with him who was the only survivor from an attack on her family. In the camp, she recognises her family's horses among those belonging to Maj. Brand's men. Another gypsy girl, sets herself at Harris, but when he goes to her tent in the evening, he discovers her and her family dead. When he reports the murder, he finds himself chief suspect and is confined to camp. Sharpe asks him to watch over Jane while he is away. Shellington accompanies Sharpe, but tires of war and is escorted back to camp. The murderers are uncovered and rounded up, and Sharpe also discovers there is a French spy in the camp.

1999 two-hour television miniseries directed by Tom Clegg

Our story begins at the end of Sharpe's Challenge. Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory. Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the area, strikes fear in the members of the party. When an attack occurs Sharpe takes control of the situation, leading the group 300 miles through enemy territory and training the disorganized, rag-tag group to be proper soldiers. Despite all these responsibilities, Sharpe still manages to find time for a little romance...

初来乍到的鞋子设计师凯丽（詹妮弗·格雷 Jennifer Grey 饰）过着拮据的生活，她不仅在事业上郁郁不得志，更不得不受三名室友的气。一次偶然中，凯丽帮助了一个落难的妇人，没想妇人摇身一变成为了神奇的魔女，她施法让凯丽设计的一双高跟鞋拥有了魔力，只要凯丽穿上它，既能够变成美若天仙的完美女性。 一日，凯丽穿着这双魔鞋来到设计师萨尔维托（罗伯·劳 Rob Lowe 饰）举办的晚会，光芒四射的凯丽一出现就立刻吸引了萨尔维托的目光。凯丽化名普鲁登斯成为了萨尔维托的助手，而后者也越来越为普鲁登斯的魅力所折服。随着时间的流逝，凯丽发现一切美好都变了样，她不知道萨尔维托喜欢的究竟是平凡的自己还是美艳的普鲁登斯，魔鞋的魔力开始让她感到无所适从。

波罗接到他的老情人的一封信，约他来巴格达，等他赶到时，对方已经离开了。在巴格达，他遇到了考古队的莱德纳博士和他的新婚妻子路易斯。怪事发生了。路易斯在婚后又接到了恐吓信，这已经不是第一次。她原来结过婚，后来丈夫在战争中被枪决，庆幸的是他没有死，于是逃逸中他给妻子发来恐吓信，一旦她要再嫁，他就要杀死她。后来她的丈夫在火车失事中死去。可是，就在她嫁给莱德纳三个星期之后，又收到了恐吓信。笔迹是模仿路易斯的，好象是她给自己写的。不久路易斯被害，只有博士的助手江森小姐看到了凶手。很快她也死于非命。