Sharpe's Regiment (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Bernard Cornwell (novel)
Charles Wood (script)

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	...	Sgt. Major Patrick Harper
Abigail Cruttenden	...	Jane Gibbons
Michael Cochrane	...	Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
Nicholas Farrell	...	Lord Fenner
Caroline Langrishe	...	Lady Anne Camoynes
James Laurenson	...	Major General Ross
Mark Lambert	...	Lt. Colonel Girdwood
Julian Fellowes	...	Prince Regent
Norman Rossington	...	Sgt. Horatio Havercamp
John Tams	...	Rifleman Hagman
Jason Salkey	...	Rifleman Harris
Steve Chambers	...	Charlie Weller
Henry Woolley	...	Marriott
Robert Patterson	...	Sgt. 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:

Revealing mistakes: When Sharpe is entering the armoury with Sgt Ted Carew, Sgt Carews foot can be seen strapped up behind him. (He is wearing a wooden leg;e supposedly lost his leg at the battle of Talevera).

Quotes:

Prince Regent: How'd you do?
Major Richard Sharpe: [nervous] Eh?... Your Majesty...
Prince Regent: What d'you say? What d'you say? Did you say 'eh'?
[turns to entourage]
Prince Regent: He said 'eh'!
[he and entourage laugh]
Prince Regent: What are you doing in rifle green if you're South Essex? Ain't they red?
Major Richard Sharpe: Y-yes sir, your majesty sir...
Prince Regent: [beckons Sharpe forward] Come up, come up.
[Sharpe approaches]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Follows Sharpe's Rifles (1993) (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.