Sheen's salary rockets for West Wing

Martin Sheen is to earn more than €3m for the next series of The West Wing, according to reports.

It means his salary for playing fictional US President Jed Bartlet in the White House drama will almost triple.

His deal with US network NBC also includes guaranteed days off every week during filming and a role for his daughter Renee Estevez.

Sheen has also commanded an office suite on the set of the show, according to the New York Post.