In early 2009 Sharp played Petronella van Daan in the BBC's new version of "The Diary of Anne Frank". She subsequently played Paddy Considine's wife in Channel 4's acclaimed drama series "Red Riding". Sharp starred in a 2009 revival of "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice" at the Vaudeville Theatre with Marc Warren and Diana Vickers, which ran from October to the following January. Between 2011 and 2016, Sharp co-starred as Janet Scott in ITV1's crime drama series "Scott & Bailey". In May 2012 she starred in the Sky1 comedy series "Starlings" as Jan Starling.