Sean Bean on Waterloo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hollywood actor Sean Bean tells the story of Waterloo, one of history's most decisive battles. Sean's journey of discovery is inspired by his own experiences of playing Napoleonic soldier Richard Sharpe in TV films based on Bernard Cornwell's best-selling novels. In the programmes he draws on the eye-witness accounts of soldiers who fought at Waterloo to tell the story of the dramatic events of 18 June 1815 as they were experienced by the ordinary soldiers who fought it. He pieces together the chronology of the battle and visits some of the legendary places where the outcome was decided, including the buildings at Hougoumont which witnessed some of the heaviest fighting. He also meets descendants of some of the soldiers who fought at Waterloo, to discover how they remember the achievements of their ancestors.

Series details

• Title: Sean Bean on Waterloo
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2015-06-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8803
• TVDB ID: 296599

Cast and credited roles

• Sean Bean — Sean Bean

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-06-14; final listed air date 2015-06-21; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sean Bean on Waterloo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.