Sharpe's Regiment (1996) (TV)

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
Julie T. Wallace	...	Maggie
Benedict Taylor	...	Lawford
Tristram Wymark	...	Captain Smith
Adam James	...	Captain Carline
Alexander Armstrong	...	Rossendale
Peter Jonfield	...	Sergeant Carew
Simon Smith	...	Corporal
John Savident	...	General Sir Barstan Maxwell
Diana Payan	...	Mrs. Grey
David Battley	...	Doctor

Directed by
Tom Clegg

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

Produced by
Malcolm Craddock	....	producer
Ray Frift	....	associate producer
Muir Sutherland	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dominic Muldowney
John Tams

Cinematography by
Chris O'Dell		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Keith Palmer

Casting by
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Lisa-Anne Porter

Production Design by
Andrew Mollo

Art Direction by
Mike Joyce

Costume Design by
Robin Fraser-Paye		(as Robin Fraser Paye)

Makeup Department
Fiona Clegg	....	makeup assistant
Jules Korshoonoff	....	hairdresser (as Julieanne Chapman)
Jacquetta Levon	....	makeup artist

Production Management
George Adams	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Giles Butler	....	third assistant director
Sam Craddock	....	second assistant director
Michael Mallinson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gina Cromwell	....	prop buyer
Alison Stewart-Richardson	....	set dresser
Colin Thurston	....	stand-by prop

Sound Department
Michael Crouch	....	sound editor
St. Clair Davis	....	boom operator
Roger Dobson	....	sound editor
Colin Martin	....	dubbing mixer
Christian Wangler	....	sound recordist

Stunts
Dinny Powell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Abomnes	....	clapper loader
Sean Connor	....	focus puller
Steve Costello	....	gaffer
Bob Dixon	....	grip
Martin Hume	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Russell Barnett	....	wardrobe master

Other crew
Marissa Cowell	....	script supervisor
Dennis Firminger	....	location manager
Rex Mitchell	....	production accountant
Felicity Newton	....	production coordinator
Rob Pursey	....	script editor
Richard Rutherford-Moore	....	military advisor (as Richard Moore)
William J. Whitlam	....	armorer (as William Whitlam)
Cindy Winter	....	coordinator: London

Production Companies

• Carlton UK Productions
• Celtic Films
• Celtic/Picture Palace
• Picture Palace

Distributors

• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Independent Television (ITV)

Other Companies

• Celtic Films  thanks

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:

Lord Fenner: I find myself in your debt, so to speak.
Lady Anne Camoynes: Major Sharpe seems very determined.
Lord Fenner: How did he perform? Was he... churlish? Ardent? Hasty? Bruising? Grateful?

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sharpe's Challenge (2006) (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.