Sharpe's Regiment (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Charles Wood (from a script by)
Bernard Cornwell (based on the novel by)

Release Date:

22 July 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History | War

Plot:

Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Based On Novel

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Major Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley	...	Harper
Abigail Cruttenden	...	Jane Gibbons
Michael Cochrane	...	Sir Henry Simmerson
Nicholas Farrell	...	Lord Fenner
Caroline Langrishe	...	Lady Anne Camoynes
James Laurenson	...	Maj. General Ross
Mark Lambert	...	Colonel Girdwood
Julian Fellowes	...	The Prince Regent
Norman Rossington	...	Horatio Havercamp
John Tams	...	Hagman
Jason Salkey	...	Harris
Steve Chambers	...	Charlie Weller
Henry Woolley	...	Marriott
Robert Patterson	...	Sergeant Lynch

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Carlton UK Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In 'Regiment' we see the French Eagle that was taken by Sharpe in an earlier episode called 'Eagle'. The one in 'Regiment' paraded before the Prince Regent has remnants of a French Tricolour on the staff, but go to the episode of 'Eagle' when the Eagle is taken by Sharpe, there is no sign of the Flag - it is totally bare.

Quotes:

Major General Ross: Bloody day, Sharpe, bloody day.
[hands him a flask]
Major General Ross: How many have you lost?
Major Richard Sharpe: [over the cannon fire] Thirty today sir.
Major General Ross: And how many have you got left?
Major Richard Sharpe: Hundred and twenty can still do duty. Eighty six still in strength. But maimed or sick, though, they'll be made to go to hospitals.
Major General Ross: You're expecting replacements of course?
Major Richard Sharpe: Yes sir.
Major General Ross: From the Second Battalion, Chelmsford?
[Hands Sharpe a letter]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sharpe's Justice (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Recruiting Sergeant

Among my favorites of the series

This is one of the best episodes of a brilliant series of films. It's a brief departure from the usual battle hackenslash of the other films and instead shows another side to Sharpe's personality, including his terrible intuition when it comes to the pathetic and deceptively fragile Jane.

But Sharpe isn't the main highlight of this installment. For me, the head attraction is Harper, played by the impressive and easy-on-the-eyes Daragh O'Malley. His revenge on a brutal sargeant with the simple words, "God Save Ireland" is a moment to be cherished and rewatched over and over. Just delicious.

There are few TV movies that I simply adore, and the Sharpe series is right at the top. It was a grand discovery.