As you may know, Sharpe was founded in the ranks in India. Having saved the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley (1st Duke of Wellington to you and I, boy) he reluctantly became the favourite Rifle Officer we know and love, fighting in the Napoleonic wars.
A loose cannon, heroic and brilliant, he and his close band of soldiers took on impossible odds, settled debts of honour, loved luscious lascivious ladies and clashed with malicious mortal enemies.
Damn your eyes sir! YES! We do believe the TV series is SO good because it does such an excellent portrayal of those dangerous times in what were exotic, far away places of India, Portugal, Spain, France and even the Atlantic seas!
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Sharpe is definitely still one of the best programmes on TV to date, I would love to see the last few novels made into a televised venture and seeings as the last few we're made in 2006 and 2008 it's about time they filmed another (^_^)
very well said,
sharpe is sure one of my fav programme and ofcourse my hero. This hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell also inspired me to improve my reading habit.
nice post.
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