Sharpe's Regiment

Episode aired Jul 22, 2006
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1h 40m

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Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as ... Read allTold his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Well... Read allTold his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Wellington's war.

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Director
- Tom Clegg
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- Charles Wood(from a script by)
- Bernard Cornwell(based on the novel by)
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Director
- Tom Clegg
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- Charles Wood(from a script by)
- Bernard Cornwell(based on the novel by)
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19th century

ninth part

cavalry

infantry

tough guy

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Differences from the original novel:
Isabella (Ramona in the TV movies) accompanies Sharpe and Harper to England, along with Lieutenant Harry Price and Captain Peter d'Alembord
A young prostitute warns Sharpe about his impending assassins while in St. Giles Rookery
The cadet fatigues are light blue with grey trousers instead of all white
Sergeant Lynch beats Charlie Weller's dog to death instead of shooting it.
Colonel Girdwood and his cronies pursue Harper in the dark of the night
Jane Gibbons meets with Sharpe before the presentation in front of the Prince Regent
Sharpe is directly arrested after interrupting the presentation
The enmity between Sharpe and Girdwood is slightly expanded near the end

Goofs
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
Charlie Weller: [speaking about the French] Then they must be quaking in terror!
Major Richard Sharpe: Oh they are, Charlie. They know they face us!

Connections
Featured in There's Something About Movies: Episode #2.3 (2019)

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The Recruiting Sergeant
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10/10

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.

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