Don't forget the amount Sean Bean calls people Bastards.

@Lawful_Rebel

5 жыл бұрын

Haha.. 'You gootless bastard!' or 'They won't find a coffin tae fit ye, ya fat bastard!' haha quality.

@meneldur19

5 жыл бұрын

"C'mon then yer yeller bastids!"

@thisismyname3928

5 жыл бұрын

And they deserve it.

@lozzaheath815

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@hreodbeort7947

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/noufy9mrpZPZlrQ.html

I was introduced to this series while visiting a friend in Australia in 2006. Hooked instantly. Came for the rifles, stayed for the corsets.

@cian8722

3 жыл бұрын

Other way around I reckon

@jonny-b4954

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of those yoga pants that are all the fad nowadays. Sexy. Wish corsets were still a thing haha

Id like to see the drinker redo this with his newer style. Its such a good show it actually deserves it :)

Giving Sharpe a positive review. Now that's soldiering.

I have fond memories ofI watching these as a kid while sitting on a rug in front of my Grans fireplace. I rewatch Sharpe every couple of years.

@RuddsReels

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I watched these when I was a kid and loved them! I bought the boxset a few years ago, before I generally forgot about the show. Rewatching them all again made me feel like a big kid again!

@iainhamilton213

3 жыл бұрын

I adore this show. My mam introduced this to me. She was a big fan of the novels. I have pursued my Girlfriend to let me watch them every now & then. No shame in admitting that I dress up as Sharpe for fancy dress & Halloween every few years & get a Boone wig to honour Sean. He’s one of my favourite actors & Sharpe is one of my top 5 tv characters ever.

Oh yes! Sharpe is absolutely awesome. And Sean Bean was perfect casting.

@probyperson1

3 жыл бұрын

He wasn’t first choice...Paul McGann was actually cast first and had filmed several scenes of Rifles and Eagle until he injured himself playing football. He, along with several other Sharpe players later turned up in ITVs other Napoleonic series, Hornblower (McGann played Mr Bush).

@jonny-b4954

Жыл бұрын

I dont know about perfect casting. Doesn't remotely resemble the books Sharpe as described.

Cant thank you enough drinker, just finished the whole lot, from the 90s episodes to 2008. Absolutely incredible, I've got "Over the hills and far away" embedded in my head now

Used to watch this with my late Granddad. Good times...

@Lawful_Rebel

5 жыл бұрын

Aye. I watched Sharpe with ma Granddad and Prisoner Cell Block H with ma Granny 😏

@northumbriabushcraft1208

4 жыл бұрын

I watched this with my late grandad too, along with John Wayne westerns and films like bridge on the river Kwai and Zulu Good times

When people go on about how Sean Bean dies in everything, I just point to how unkillable he is in Sharpe.

@Jenacide

3 жыл бұрын

He stole extra lives from his alternate universe counterparts

@youknowihaduwuittoem

3 жыл бұрын

Unkillable, but not invincible. He's out cold or bandaged up for basically half the time period the show is set in.

@MrBenaud

3 жыл бұрын

I remember being shocked when I watched him in something besides Sharpe and saw him die for the first time.

@rc59191

Жыл бұрын

He also lived in Troy, Silent Hill and Bravo Two Zero.

@Hodaris_Darlin

Жыл бұрын

He lived in Flightplan & several lesser known movies.

Man, Sean is one of those men who will be sexy until he's 100.

A great show - Pete Postlethwaite being the standout villain. Sean Bean did a great job with this - he must have enjoyed it.

Loved this show. Also loved the Hornblower series. Just imagine the mess they would have made of these kind of shows now in this political climate.

@Redrosewitch

5 жыл бұрын

I love Hornblower. Massive Ioan Gruffudd and Jamie Bamber fangirling. Sharpe, Hornblower and their comrades are Tonic Masculinity at it's finest.

@daCAT-100mil-Baby

5 жыл бұрын

@@Redrosewitch just the "Tonic" if you ask me :)

@Lancia444

5 жыл бұрын

I also love Hornblower, but never saw this! Thanks to this video (backed up by your comments) I will find out where I can get the Sharpe series and binge :) Cheers!

@briancatoni7000

5 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: the books Hornblower was adapted from inspired Bernard Cornwell to write a land equivalent, clearly Sharpe didn't turn out to be quite as polite as Hornblower and the number of books in the series ended up being more than twice Hornblower's number but there it is, without Horatio we wouldn't have Richard

@garethoneill5676

4 жыл бұрын

@@briancatoni7000 I do love the contrast between the two characters: Hornblower is the typical clipped Englishman whereas Sharpe is a scruffy commoner who fought his way up the ranks to command the respect of The Duke of Wellington. Ultimately they are both on the same side. It would be next to impossible to make something like Sharpe/Hornblower today with Brexit happening. Fifty years ago you could only get funding for a film if the incongruous American character saved the day; nowadays it would have to be the woman masquerading as a man, with 'their' rag-tag army of gays, ethnics and Mary Sues, undertaking the actions that led to victory at Waterloo or Trafalgar.

Sharpe is awesome but due to budget constraints armies of a 100000 men are downsized to a 100 men or even less. That makes the battles somewhat silly now and then...

@lordomacron3719

2 жыл бұрын

considering is was a 90s TV show i think they did a great job and no cgi all practical effects. Ah practical effect just cant be beaten. Something I lament about modern visual media all to eager to turn to cgi where practial effects would be better.

@dirkmeatwhistle3552

2 жыл бұрын

Especially when you see mannequins lying on the ground

@jonny-b4954

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's really my only major downfall of the production. Wayyyy too small groups of soldiers. Never once get the feeling of a real battle. All feel like skirmishes.

Worth watching for Sean Bean alone :)

I'm a pretty jaded guy, so it takes a lot to even make me smile when watching stuff on TV, but Harper made me properly crack up more than once. For that alone, worth a watch.

As a fellow Sharpe fan, I'd love to see an updated, longer, more in depth Drinker Reccomends on the series, especially now that he has a larger audience

Holy Sh!t! How did I miss this review? Great choice. Thanks!

I'm an American and I had never heard of this show. I randomly came across Sharpe clips on KZread and for some reason just really enjoyed it. Good old fashioned fun. It made me kind of nostalgic for the days when TV had more limited budgets, and they were forced to capture an audience with things other than crazy action sequences and visual spectacle.

Well Bugger me with a fish-fork! That was fast! I thought you would be at least a month before you made this review. Thank you for the speedy upload Man!

@TheCriticalDrinker

6 жыл бұрын

No problem, I've finally got a decent video editor so it was pretty easy to put together, plus I didn't need to do much research as I'd already seen Sharpe. My old reviews used to take weeks because it was such an inefficient process to get all the footage.

@harrisonmcarthur7816

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, can I make another request for a review? Metro, 2033. okay, fair warning, it isn't a movie but a video game based on a book by Dmitry Glukhovsky - basic points of the plot - set in post apocalyptic Moscow. 20 years have passed since the world died in atomic fire and the survivors are forced to live underground in the metro subway tunnels (Hence the title) where they fight not only the horrid mutants but also each other. all the stations on the line have become their own dwarf-states and often make war on each other. The book is a VERY good read and I'd highly recommend it. The games are also very good as well. I have the first 2 and can't wait for the 3rd one to drop later next year - I even did a reaction video to the E3 trailer where I did a little skit (Insert shameless plug here kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2iFpbGxj6bFpso.html ) Anyway The Critical Drinker I'll leave you to it. If you do end up reading the book and/or playing the games and making a review of it I'd be very interested in seeing your thoughts on it. (Though something tells me that this is probably not going to happen i can at least say that i have recommended a great book for you to read) Cheers mate.

@TheCriticalDrinker

6 жыл бұрын

Well, I've heard nothing but good things about the Metro series, both the books and the games, so it's something I wouldn't be against reviewing. My problem is that I haven't read or played any of them, so I'd need time to absorb it all. Right now I'm working on a retrospective series for the Resident Evil games, which is something I've always wanted to do. I might also throw up some reviews for the rest of the Outlander books just so I can put that one to bed once and for all.

@Phenom24uk

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCriticalDrinker Redo this...drunk! And more details!

@harrisonmcarthur7816

2 жыл бұрын

@@Phenom24uk lol

When I saw Sharpe's Waterloo, I didn't miss that moment when it recycled the climatic volley fire from the South Essex at Napoleon's Imperial Guard to the volley fire taking place at Talavera in Sharpe's Eagle. But when I first saw that and immediately knew it, it kind of made some form of sense to portray it that way, it's basically taken a scene from one of Sharpe's major and bloodiest battle from Sharpe's Eagle and reshaping it towards his Waterloo. You could easily describe it as his own memories or comparisons from what he had witnessed, from being a Captain watching the volley fire, to being Lieutenant Colonel actually giving the order to fire. It really is a great comparison from both same battle sequences going on in his own mind's eye that we can kind of look in a different but understandable way. Nevertheless, I absolutely loved that I grew up watching this particular Sean Bean and being fascinated with the epic tone and stylised scenario it went for with him, everybody else went on about how he dies in everything and I personally missed out in many of those moments, aside from Goldeneye and Game of Thrones, but this Sean Bean has been the exact one I remember never taking death for granted, never the type to die when death looks upon him and always getting back up for round 2 to round 10. This is one of the best series I ever thought brilliantly depicted. From his constant swearing, to moments I was blocked from seeing though granted I later got to see clearly, to the adventurous journeys, to constant fighting and dialogue. To this day, I absolutely love this series!

It's funny hearing your old reviews and your evolution of drunkeness in todays reviews :)

Dude. Ya need to redo this. You have barely scratched the surface on how awesome this show is!

It's British TV Gold. Watched when I was a wee lad, and still class today. Every few years will go through a complete rerun and always enjoyable. Typical Bean sorting out Top Down British officer incompetence (except the top man Wellington)

@lordomacron3719

2 жыл бұрын

funny Wellintion was born in Ireland few remeber this little fact

@andrewmccloud8581

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordomacron3719 but often when that's brought up, its dismissed as he was anglo-irish gentry

@jameshollingshead4801

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordomacron3719 Although it is actually brought up in the TV show, so the audience knows this as well.

@konstantinosnikolakakis8125

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordomacron3719 "Being born in a stable doesn't make a man a horse" -- Wellington's response to everyone who ever called him Irish.

would love you to come back and do a more comprehensive review of this now you have some more experience under your belt. its a bit too short and sweet compared with your later stuff. and sharpe deserves it way more than most things made over the last 30 years

@deficitstifflegzercherdeadlift

2 жыл бұрын

A year later and I second this. I’ve been watching sharpe for the first time over the past month (as an American) and really enjoying it. I struggle to explain *why* though and I tell people it’s like a Napoleonic James Bond but with less spy gadgets (the rocket battalion definitely counts as a gadget), but I don’t like that definition so something more thoroughly flushed out to show to my friends would be nice.

Old video, so this will probably be overlooked, but I've been going through your older stuff. Was born 1992, so i missed a lot of Sharpe, but thanks so much, watching it now and having an absolute blast. Sean bean at his best!

I love how nice he is and how you can hear him take deep breaths before talking. Awesome.

Your reviews are easily the best on KZread. There I've said it.....

Love that series. My pet peeve, as a black powder rifle owner (Hawken.50) is the "spit the ball into the barrel" nonsense... that actually turns your gun into a giant grenade, lol.

You are doing yourself a disservice by not reading the books.

@kurumais

5 жыл бұрын

yeah the books arent that long either

@briancatoni7000

5 жыл бұрын

And you don't even really have to read them in order

@justinamarina3774

4 жыл бұрын

I read one.

@justinamarina3774

4 жыл бұрын

@David Vazquez The pacing was hard to follow: rereading over what I had just read.

@justinamarina3774

4 жыл бұрын

@David Vazquez I read the series Master and Commander; I don't know if I will. If I run across them, maybe. I liked the movie.Any movie like that I'll watch.

Sharpe (and his naval counterpart Hornblower) were some of the best TV ever made. It would never be made today because of it's male-dominated cast and unashamed British Empire setting. The fact that all the other European nations were empires as well would be largely ignored, and it would be perceived as pro-Brexit propaganda

@slome815

3 жыл бұрын

It is mainly british propaganda though. I liked the series, but the more I learn and read about the napoleonic wars, the more I realise how biased and inaccurate it is. From the impossible tap loading a rifle, the depiction of the dutch at waterloo, the (lack) of tactics the french use, the demonising of french officers. It's nearly all fantasy. The worst thing is that there are way too many people taking this kind of show at face value and believe that this is the way things really happened.

@Retrosicotte

3 жыл бұрын

@@slome815 In fairness, the book is rather more accurate regarding the Dutch at Waterloo. It's just the show had only a limited budget and could only include the "main things" of each of them. The main thing for the Dutch unfortunately being the Prince of Orange, who was hardly a proud moment for them. Also, I don't know what you mean about the demonisation of the French. They're generally portrayed as pretty much the same as the British ones. Some are good and honourable. Some are pompous and vindictive. Very few people treat this show as "face value".

@Grandmastergav86

3 жыл бұрын

@@Retrosicotte Precisely it's entertainment and a damn good TV show....Do such things still exist? I'm not watching twats in skin tight suits or people on spaceships with forehead vaginas, I mean good historically themed shows which are not beset by modern politically correct nonsense.

@jesterofspades3903

2 жыл бұрын

@@slome815 it’s not “British propaganda” portraying the British as heroic and the good guys (considering it’s told from the British perspective) doesn’t make it propaganda. The french officers aren’t demonised for example jean-Baptiste Calvet and his sidekick/friend Gaston, are portrayed as good guys who help sharpe And Michel dubreton is also portrayed as a good guy who helps capture hakeswell and tries to save sharpes wife, he and sharpe are also portrayed as having a mutual respect for each other. And it’s not like many of the British are portrayed as any better like Simmersons, or hakeswell, seargeant rod, Berry, lord rosendale, colonel brand and many more because sharpe has enemies on all sides in the peninsular war not just the french. Even the good British officers are often either stuck up, incompetent or stupid and it’s usually sharpe who leads the army and wins the battle, and again the British aren’t portrayed as the best when it comes to tactics, like when the an entire battalion of 95th riflemen (apart from sharpe and his men) are massacred by french cavalry because they didn’t have any scouts keeping watch, or when rosendale and his company of dragoon’s are butchered by french infantry and cuirassiers because of rosendales incompetence and more, charging like in the show was a very popular french tactic especially when on a smoky and foggy battlefield because an inexperienced or smaller force would either have they’re morale destroyed or be completely overrun, it wasn’t used always but it was used a fair bit. And what do you mean “look how it portrays the Dutch” it doesn’t portray the Dutch badly it only portrays the prince of orange himself badly, whereas the princes Dutch second in command is shown as sensible and competent aswell as a mutual ally of sharpe, and there’s a scene where the Dutch bravely and successfully hold of an entire french column. The Dutch aren’t being portrayed as cowardly when they run and the prince shouts “come back here you cowards!” As Wellington himself literally praises them for being sensible and says “I don’t mind men running, as long as they come back”.

@lordomacron3719

2 жыл бұрын

@@slome815 i wish to remind you of a quote form the Duke of Wellington about Waterloo "They came at us in the same old way and we defeated them in the same old way"

Love the way you didn't both cutting to clips of the actors you mentioned when you mentioned them. What a pro

The books are really worth the read.

I loved the series for its other theme song -- O'er the Hills and Far Away. Its down side: Other than Wellesley and Hogan, ALL officers were played as utter buffoons and sadistic twats.

@4600norm

4 жыл бұрын

What about the American Loyalist captain and let's not forget "Sweet" William? There was also a Scottish colonel and one of the South Essex's colonels was a bit of a buffoon but not a sadistic twat.

@andrewmccloud8581

2 жыл бұрын

@@4600norm major lennox. who answered with his life; not a buffoon

@bigmikeobamas69inch3rdlegpenis

Жыл бұрын

Ross, Pyecroft, Spears, Fredrickson, Palmer, Dubreton, Calvet, Nairn, Chaumier, etc would like to have a word

@bigmikeobamas69inch3rdlegpenis

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmccloud8581 "Major Lennox answered with his life!!! As should you have done if you had any sense of honor"

One of my favorite Television Series.

I read most of the books before finding the series and needless to say I was psyched. The books start in India when Sharpe was just a regular infantryman and follow him through to the Battle of Waterloo.

Don't forget the themes of a soldiers live, this series has some of the best day to day soldering scenes. From the relation between the officers and the men to the colorful characters of the camp followers. I find that after the third movie some of the good stuff is somehow neglected in favour of the more casual adventuring yet there's still some good shit.

I thought I was the only human who knew this show existed.

@Ukulele_Ad

5 жыл бұрын

Christa Berit had massive ratings on itv in the 90s

@nout4812

3 жыл бұрын

Has Drinker done a review of Blake's 7 yet?

@abbynormall207

3 жыл бұрын

I binge watched sharpe one weekend. I liked it.

What I love most about this show is the dedication despite production quality. It's almost like watching Theater where you are willing to suspend your belief for the live action play going on. They'll say its thousands of soldiers but show a few dozen due to cost, but that is just fine with me!

@lordomacron3719

2 жыл бұрын

YES This! GCI has spoiled many a project due to over use. mass armies might look real nice on screen but if you want a personal story you need to zoom in a bit and focus your tale. The Story is the most important thing not the pretty pictures.

God Save Ireland... :)

@michealohaodha9351

5 жыл бұрын

LOUDEEEEEEEEER! :D

@kriss0214

4 жыл бұрын

GOD SAVE IRELAAAAAANNNND!!! ;-)

@sgtmajorpatrickharper7728

4 жыл бұрын

Aye, God save Ireland. Might have to send him to Ireland.

@flyingrancidm00nfish7

4 жыл бұрын

I WILL NOT HAVE IRISH TRICKS!!! BY GOD I WILL NOT!!

@Roadrun98

3 жыл бұрын

Black as bog!

God that theme tune is so god damn good. Agree with all you said except criticisms of the books, I think it is a bit harsh to say they are procedural if you have not read them... They are very enjoyable for what they are.

Nearly finished it all. This is how tv should still be. Patrick is my favourite character. Investment in all the growth of them. Can't wait to watch it with my Grandad, found out he loves it!

I'm watching sharpe because of this review. GREATEST SHOW EVER

i have grown up on this show because my dad has so many 90s films

holy crap mate, you've come along way in the last 2 years yourself, this was basic asf, but you current breakdowns are downright methodical and spot on. I'll take what the drinker recommends

I started out by reading the books ( in order too) then found this show! love both..and I don't say that a lot about TV/film adaptations.

God, I loved watching Sharpe

I like Sharps Rifles, but there was a big mistake in the episode of Sharp's Waterloo. In the manor of La Saint Haye you saw soldiers of the 95th Rifles who were never there. They were in fact soldiers of the 2nd Light Battalion 'King's German Legion'. Most of them come from the area in Northern Germany where I live, which is why I recognized that. The green uniforms were very similar, but not identical. Actually, Sharp played exactly the story of Major Georg Baring, who died on February 27, 1848 in Wiesbaden as lieutenant general of the Hanoverian army.

The Sharpe Series is awesome. Sean is the best.

@justinamarina3774

4 жыл бұрын

Add: Daniel Craig, too. Love!

The Sharpe channel uploads clips as ll the time and has one of the best comment sections on youtube. That's soldering

Loved Sharpe. Was into all things Napoleon as a lad. Like Sean Bean in everything of his i've seen. This is not a criticism rather a compliment: i got a sense watching Sharpe that they were doing a lot within a limited budget and they did well. Sean Bean also hosted a brilliant documentary on the battle of Waterloo a few years back. Well worth a look if your a Napoleon nerd like me.Cheers.

I read the Sharpe series of books in the 90's. I was in the US Infantry for 20 years, always had a book with me in my pack. Bernard Cornwell did an excellent job writing about being wet, cold, hungry, and still have a job to do and take care of your fellow Soldiers.

Also love your channel. Your critics have made me truly appreciate the amazing work out there. Even as it gets rarer these days.

Awesome programme and lead to my love of history

Had 0 idea there was a Sharpe series 🤯

I stumbled across Horatio Hornblower and really enjoyed it. It was so completely random how I came across H.H. that when I had finished the series I went searching to see if there had ever been anything similar produced. That search led me to Sharpe which I also really enjoyed. I like Horatio Hornblower a bit more, but both are definitely a must watch from a time where talent was actually still a thing. I had no idea Sharpe ran until 2006, that means I had finished watching it right around the time of the last episode, while thinking the whole thing was a bit older. If I had started watching it say, a year sooner, I would of caught up to it which would of really surprised me.

Liz Hurley is foookin banging in this...

I can't let this stand. The core series books are phenomenal and if your a historical fiction buff you definitely need to check them out. Admittedly though some of the books written latter that take place in between the original series aren't great as good

The books are good. They're actually pretty damned short compared to BCs other stuff. BC wrote one of the best Arthurian adaptations I've read or seen. Highly recommend.

Great quick review. I loved this show growing up, early 90s tele at its best. Saw them all as broadcast (i have the dvd boxset as well) then read the books in the 00s. This is reason I get sad when Sean is cast as the baddie or dies 😔. Plus this shaped me so much I nearly joined the RGJ (the regiment the 95th became before becoming The Rifles) before I discovered girls and booze 🤣 and to this day I still use "the chosen men" as my username in games 🤪

Ahh Drinker! You gotta read the books! Try taking them in using Audible, the audiobooks are great too. I read them first and found the show good, but lacking from what I had envisioned in my mind while reading. Had I watched the show first, i would be BLOWN AWAY by the books.

@briancatoni7000

5 жыл бұрын

I'm still in the process of collecting the books and can't think of a single one that hasn't been absolutely fantastic but as someone who found out about the books because of the show I can confirm that it really is for the best to watch the show first if you want to get maximum amount of enjoyment out of both

@martinsmith8185

4 жыл бұрын

Yes agree 110% audio books are phenomenal. I'm on Sharpes company at the moment. Superb stuff! Also listened to all Cornwalls saxon stories, which is essentially sharpe but in the saxon era.

My Mum loved Sean Bean & Sharpe inparticularly. I remember how she ordered a DVD boxset of the series about 15 or so years ago. She always said that if there was ever a fire, she'd grab that & her Combat TV series collection to save! 😂

Sharpe, Horatio Hornblower and master and commander are something special

I watched this series for Sean Bean after seeing him in LOTR then I went on to read the books and I thought they were better.

All mentions of Sharp in my recomendations, probably, becouse of you. Thank you.)

I really enjoyed this series. Sean Bean did great as Sharpe.

thanks for review. I am going to give it a try.

Watched on broadcast, on degrading vhs, and STILL on box set. I approve this review and thanks cd for bring this to folks attention.

Never heard of the show, but I think I'd enjoy it! Thanks.

One of the best movies I have watched EVER, and because of him - one of the BEST ACTORS I watched.

Great series, enjoyed it very much.

Great timing. New to the channel and I just watched that episode when Simmers on gets his ass handed to him for being a coward.

holy shit, I didn't expect this review lmao. Great show, although it sort of sinks in quality as time goes on and the best actors leave.

I'm listening to the books on Audible. I was reticent to start, and the beginning of the first novel was a struggle to engage in, but once on the way, its good drama. Just finished Book 10 a few weeks ago. I'm keen to look into the series, and I probably will pick up the DVD set to watch after I have finished all the books. The yelling was Wellington, played by David Troughton. I've found out that he's not in the series much, but I remember that scene from the book, it's brilliant and the TV scene does it justice!

Sharpe is an amazing show.

I loved the show and books. My favorite part is probably still Sean Bean's swordsmanship. There are just parts where he just gives people a light wack with the flat part of the blade. Bought the series cheap from some Iraqi in Iraq, loved it ever since.

Can't get much better than Sharpe. Three rounds a minute.

Sharpe was a show both me and my mother enjoyed I liked the guns and explosions she had a crush on Sean Bean

@Hodaris_Darlin

Жыл бұрын

He was one of my Mum's heart-throbs too. 😅

I binge watched the whole series a couple of years ago after a 12 year hiatus and they are still awesome. Shooting, fighting, drinking, womanising - what more do you want? I also recommend The Last Kingdom by the same author and 3 TV series so far. There is a similar juxtaposed hero but this time it is with Vikings. Awesome.

The books are awesome, really worth reading

Loved the show. Sharp tv show and books I bought a couple seasons on dvd

Allright, since The Drinker mentioned this in one of his latest streams, I suggest he does a proper review of this series. Who´s with me?!!!

Sean Bean is one of my favorite actors. I was really sad when they killed him in GoT, because I was happy to see him land a really juicy role and get the respect he deserves. He and Pierce Brosnan are my favorite under-utilized actors that I am always looking to see get a good role.

I loved this when i was younger. Read the books as well

Pete Postlethwait as Obadiah Haugueswell is also BAD ASS

Great series, although you can clearly see the very limited production value in the early episodes (they'd have a battalion played by a about 20 rank and file and 6 officers), they got better at disguising this overtime and clearly the budget also increased. It's a little funny to see these older videos from the Drinker when his persona was more subdued, and he didn't name posts like this The Drinker Recommends.

After watching the TV series, I got super invested into the books, I'm on the ninth one rn.

my favourite tv show as a kid

I watched both Sharpe and Hornblower on DVD and thoroughly enjoyed them.

Such a good show, watched it a few times

Those books were not long and by no means stodgy. He is probably the best writer of action scenes

Cornwell, a player of Napoleonics, was meticulous in his re-creation of the period and the characters who inhabited it. From his visiting the battlefields in real life to the dedicated writing of his novels, his authorship has breathed life into a period already gone to dust. Yes, I loved the Sharpe series and subsequently all the other books written by Cornwell since. I first became addicted to this genre through the writing of C. S. Forester [the Hornblower books]. This was followed by the equally good naval Richard Bolitho books written by Alexander Kent [a pseudonym used by author Douglas Reeman]. If you want rollicking good reading then you could do a lot worse than starting with these three authors.

Entire sharpe series is on KZread. Most of the episodes are pretty good.

Recommending the viewing of this show of absolute quality, now that’s soldiering!

Wonderful series.

If you've read one Sharpe book you've read them all, they all follow an identical formula of Sharpe facing some kind of struggle, having some kind of romance and triumphing in the face of adversity.

@konstantinosnikolakakis8125

2 жыл бұрын

Would that not describe most adventure novels?

@nimbledick9869

2 жыл бұрын

@@konstantinosnikolakakis8125 Sharpe is particularly formulaic, every book is nearly identicle with a few names and battles swapped around

Look at you being positive!!

With an endorsement like that how could I not check it out!

Over the hills and far away

great show!

I'd love to see a video on Hornblower 💪