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

Color:

Color

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:

Courtier: Uniform fits like a bowl of wax, but those boots won't do.
Major Richard Sharpe: They did very well for a Colonel in Napoleon's Imperial Guard I had to kill before he'd give them to me!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sharpe's Waterloo (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.