John Tams as Dan was always terrific.

@thisaccountnameiscompletel8949

3 жыл бұрын

John Tams co wrote the music for the final film of the series apparently. Interesting guy

A fantastic series of shows. I have the entire series and watch it right through every couple of years and thoroughly enjoy it. Like sharp, I was commissioned form the ranks and know what it’s like not being accepted by the officers or trusted by the troops. It took a lot of he’s work to prove myself in both sides of the fence, but I made it and like sharp, eventually made it to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has been something of an inspiration over the years.

As an Amerocan who loves this show I'd describe this show as a Newer colorized Combat! Based in The Napoleonic Era. If you've ever seen Combat! You'll know that even with a lower budget it was a high success due to superb writing and acting.

Been watching this since i was a little boy. Had the pleasure of joining a British Army regiment when I was 18 and always whistled the Sharp theme tune whilst I was cleaning my equipment

A brilliant series, wish we could have more tales like this

Sharpe, what an heroic bastard. Credit to Bernard Cornwell for creating such a great character.

@hughtorrance8819

5 жыл бұрын

MANIKOS: Shame about the TV series which completely bastardized the books. I've rarely seen such a mish-mash of a series compared to the books and the people responsible for whatever reason for destroying the excellent Sharpe series should be kept well away from any future series by any author ever again.

@hughtorrance8819

5 жыл бұрын

​@Matthew Shrubsole The reason Bernard Cornwell worked on the scripts was that he probably got very well paid for it and it was in his contract, however, to be fair, he said he did like Sean as Sharpe. But my criticism still stands as they entirely wiped out all of the India stories and just adapted them to France. I recommend this critic's version of why he used to love the TV series until he read the books and then he rapidly changed his mind. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKOctNKvk6jTgcY.html

@hughtorrance8819

5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Shrubsole I'm sorry you're so ignorant of reality. Tons of authors have "sold out" and most have been well paid for it, not all, but most. The TV series you love is a travesty of the books and I honestly wish Bernard Cornwell the best of luck and I sincerely hope he keeps writing more of ALL his books. Just because you decide to misinterpret what I said and really decided to get offended on Bernard Cornwell's behalf doesn't make your point/insult valid. I believe there's only been two TV shows I've ever watched where the productions were nearly word for word and scene for scene to the author's. And that's a very rare thing. If the books are so fantastic and worth making a TV series of them, why bastardize them so badly? The Hornblower series is another one which was another mish mash of an excellent series of book. All fine actors and they really were on ships, but the books were horribly mangled.

@Sunlight70

4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the way the TV series interpreted the books - it made it possible to appreciate both mediums on entirely different levels.

@johnw218

3 жыл бұрын

@@hughtorrance8819 it is what it is and the books are much better of course but I'd watch the telly version just for a taste of the Sharpe books and as an enjoyable TV show in its own right.

No question this series wouldn't have been the same if Sean Bean hadn't stepped into the lead for Paul McGann. McGann looks more like the character in the book, but Sean Bean's appeal is the heart of this series. Wouldn't have been as good without him as the leading man.

@djs-jk6cb

3 жыл бұрын

And besides that I think Paul McGann was perfect for Mr Bush for any Horneblower fans

@Cuntstantine

Жыл бұрын

Totally agreed. My man's the finest. His attitude is everything.

Glad I discovered Sharpe. Love every bit of the series and the after war India story. This gem is priceless.

creating a semi-realistic 1800s era series, now that´s soldiering.

@HIOP0

3 жыл бұрын

Making stupid predictable comments, that's moronic.

Apart from Sean Bean, my favorite character is Sgt. Harper simply because actor Daragh O'Malley does have a great understanding of the character. Harper is a bit of a "nursemaid". He does a good job of hiding that aspect, but he deeply cares about Sharpe and the Chosen Men. While acting gruff, its the subtle things he does that show his nature. He also does a great job portraying the way Harper's fee!ing change towards Sharpe in the series. He goes from one of his biggest detractors and openly hostle to Sharpe to becoming his best friend, confidant, bodygaurd and nursemaid.

watched it back in the 90 on the HISTORY channel. Before the last episode, they showed a one hour historical documentary on Waterloo, then SHARPE'S WATERLOO

@adamhauskins6407

5 жыл бұрын

Was this the history channel in Britain?

Great casting and a real good show, thank-you.

Stunning settings to and great audio work on the local wildlife in the b/g! And amazing detail of life in those times. Reading the books (later) gives great perspective on this series and makes them no less re-watchable as they vary quite a bit.

Harris’ actor was so good too!

great series, love it

Thank you - wish I could see the rest.

I love the series, I wish they would make series like this with Sean bean and O'Malley.

Sgt. Harper: "Send them to Ireland! We'll be free in a week!" Sgt. Harper on avoiding an "Officer's Commission": "There's no way are you putting"The War" in MY name! For all I know, they haven't kept up the bloody payments!"

Pointing out that Sharpe Filming success is due to focussing on a specific style. Now, that's Filming

While I enjoyed the Sharpe series, it always bothered me that there was NEVER an adequate number of extras to give the feel of full-scale battles -- 'battalions' and 'regiments' of no more than 50-100 men. In all of the Waterloo battle, there was probably a total of 100 men, wearing different uniforms in different shots. I know they did the best they could with the numbers they had, but would it have killed the budget to hire a few hundred extras for a day or two?

@Bryt25

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was helluva budget for a TV series then.

@lordomacron3719

2 жыл бұрын

yes it would have there was basicly no budget it was a 90s UK TV show not some hollywood mega production. people today are spolied by netflix

@JackTGreat

Жыл бұрын

I think there's a old Russian movie called Waterloo that did exactly that. They got whole battalions of the red army in period uniform and re-enacted massive maneuvers from the battle. Complete with cavalry charges.

@lw3646

Жыл бұрын

I think TV was just different back then, you didn't have the movie level burgers you get now for Netflix and HBO shows. Star Trek the next generation was the most expensive show filmed in the 1990s, looking at it now the sets, costumes and makeup look pretty solid but that's it. In Sharpe I think the idea of a small group of skirmishers works because it's closer to how modern combat is. Some of the sieges are bigger scale but the advantage of a small group is you can delve more into their characters.

I find we need to bring the napoleonic war back for TV

@arycosta7293

3 жыл бұрын

HBO needs to pick it up for sure.

MAJOR LENNOX ANSWERED WITH HIS LIFE

You can't really say wellington is irish, since he famously coined the phrase "being born in a barn doesn't make one a horse"

@mikegrossberg8624

5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Shrubsole ANGLO-Irish. Big difference

@irishprice5152

5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Shrubsole one could make the same point about starving the irish on purpose during the famine... Irish or irish, didnt matter whom died for London's shit... so long as they were Irish and especially if they were catholic.

@irishprice5152

5 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Shrubsole "We were a shit people at the time?" .. we?.. Good to know the whole basket gets thrown out with the broken egg. Not acceptable to apply the same logic the other way around? Blaming the famine on anyone else?.. nope- that was a plague not a person. The witholding of any food shipments, the displacing of Catholic Irish landholders for Anglo-Irish ones as part of a plan to restructure the irish economy? Ow and the starvation of about 4 million people for an economic plan? That, I can blame on people.

@firewarrior776

5 жыл бұрын

That quote is misattributed to him. Funny how fake stories become "common Knowledge"

@Anhorish

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikegrossberg8624 I once read an introduction to the works of J. M. Synge which called him Anglo-Irish and yet added that his family came over with the Normans. A thousand years apparently isn't enough to be unhyphenated -Irish. It's a odd position that has a colonial whiff about it, though I take your point about Wellington.

gentleman officer= one who buys a officer commission

So that's why the "French" soldiers have a Turkic look to them...........

@hannibalburgers477

2 жыл бұрын

Wdym, those were brave Turkish soldiers fought and died for Napoleon in the wars of coalition

Find a 21st century version of Sharpe, put Sean Bean and the rest of the cast in it.

@Bryt25

3 жыл бұрын

Please no!

Wellington never actually said "Because your born in a barn, It doesn't make you a horse" ... in reference to being Irish.

Too bad this isn't available on DVD in the U.S. I have a universal 4k player and it never plays Sharpe. It'll play Gbost in the Shell from Japan. At least I can watch it via Amazon.

Brilliance pure brilliance

@Cuntstantine

Жыл бұрын

The humor in this show is unlike any other. Bloody GENIUS it is so it is

I can't understand why they can't make more films on Sharpe? Didn't Bernard Cornwall write a lot of books on Sharpe? More then the films? And Sean Bean is still alive I'm sure they could make more if they had the money.

@tomashize

8 жыл бұрын

+Guy Byram They were very expensive in the first place but then Sean Bean became a bigger star. It's a shame the recent India set ones were so weak. They had bigger budgets but weaker scripts. Que cera.

@thomasbaagaard

7 жыл бұрын

well the war ended at Waterloo. The later movies set in India was inspired by the book that takes lace when Sharpe served in India as a Private and sergeant. before getting back to europe and becoming an officer. And Bean is getting older, so any new movie would have to be set in the 1820ties or later...

@westtxtapper

7 жыл бұрын

In the books he did, but the films had to shorten it.

@sharpeslass5452

6 жыл бұрын

They stupidly killed off all of the chosen men, which doesn't help...

@Bazza1993ify

6 жыл бұрын

Mindy Su Not all the Chosen Men are dead Sergeant Major Harper is still alive also Riflemen Cooper & Tongue we never saw what happened to them after Sharpe’s Company.

We can all do with a friend like Harper. I never knew Irish was used on Waterloo and that half was Irish, well.... That's the English Army, SAS, French army and French Foreign Legion we have kicked ass on the battlefield.. Do not fight the Irish..... loool.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Siege_of_Jadotville_(film)

I met Magor sharpe today's

Very interesting. Are there any more docs about this series?

@phildicks4721

4 жыл бұрын

A couple of the box sets might have some as extras. My set that includes Waterloo has sofme extras. One isn't exactly a documentary, but tells the story of Sharpe from the prospective of one of his surviving Riflemen after Waterloo.

@user-ur1qo4fp1f

5 ай бұрын

if you into along long read there is a book series called FLASHMAN same stuff

Dig the use of Peter Gabriel’s music!

John likes a beer was well, we’ve had a few together

Does anyone know where i can find the full documentary?

@maryannpeden-coviello3119

5 жыл бұрын

It's available for streaming on BritBox.

Wellington was born here in a town called trim county Meath Ireland and its were brave heart was filmed the castle in town trim I'd called king James castle it was used as Stirling castle in Scotland☺😈

I watch all historical films. Gods and generals about the american civil war showed unrealistic history...sparkling clean uniforms fresh off the press and reproductions for swords and militaria was about as boring as you can get. Coupled with the comfort of camp life and No sickness or pain made it a boring movie..gettysburg on the other hand was a little better using Don Troiani as adviser. Sharpes films have many actuall antique weapons mixed in with quite accurate militaria reproductions....Maybe not everybody looks for these things but I do and it brings it all to life....for me

@tomservo5347

5 жыл бұрын

Yea, I was expecting the hair-raising shock of the opening of 'Glory' with it's pretty accurate depiction of how horrific Civil War combat was. 'Gettysburg' was okay as it had some really good moments that salvaged the rest. The uniforms were sparkling clean and another thing was the immaculate regimental flags which after 2 years of war would have had holes and many times were nothing more than shreds. In 'Gods and Generals' there was a little joke that was completely unnecessary-it was when the Confederates were attacking a Union camp and a box labeled 'chili powder' exploded. I wholly agree-very little blood, neat uniforms, little dirt, no incessant coughing. I'm reading 'Gangrene and Glory' right now and I was surprised to find out typhus (caused by body lice) was relatively unknown during the Civil War. The soldiers washed at least once a week with soap, especially during the summer so lice wasn't as big a problem as I expected it to be. The 'Sharpe' series did very well with cut, patched, faded and dusty uniforms.

I love Sharpe, watched the series at least 3 times over. I don't down on it for this reason, but all the sword fighting and battle scenes are choreographed so terribly. Some guy kind of flops a sword near an extra and the guy crumples and dies. It is such good acting though that I totally forgive the bad physicality.

Battlefield commission, the only way for an officer to be appointed.

@mikegrossberg8624

5 жыл бұрын

Not at that time. Even Wellington didn't like the idea of promoting from the ranks.

@afriendlycadian9857

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikegrossberg8624 and where did you find that snugget of information he himself rose from junior officer who rose through the ranks

@mikegrossberg8624

5 жыл бұрын

@@afriendlycadian9857 Wellesley was never a ranker. The son of aristocracy, his lieutenancy in the army was purchased for him. He THEN rose in rank, as per custom.

@afriendlycadian9857

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikegrossberg8624 and you must of purchased your english qualification seeming that i stated he was a junior officer who then rose through the ranks

@mikegrossberg8624

5 жыл бұрын

@@afriendlycadian9857 I misconstrued. My bad. Only people rich enough to start up their own regiment didn't start as junior officers

Pretty much echo all the other comments BUT would like to add.....soooo glad "they" didn't give in to PC expectations and create loads of multi-race characters or some female "Chosen Man" etc, when they did include a tough female character it was at least more believable than Hollywood ones.

Sharp shooting. Sharpe shooting. Heh. Nice pun.

Yet another police series, yet another legal series… What about, yet another cook off or yet another bake off…? How about these tedious self important chef type programmes which we are inundated with..?

The soft porn music of the 80s continues.

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Sadly biggest load of rubbish, historically so inept. Maybe a good yarn, maybe.

@jackaubrey8614

5 жыл бұрын

Artourious - it's historical fiction. FICTION.....

@Bryt25

3 жыл бұрын

It's called DRAMA...