SHARPE DVDs available through Peace
& Freedom Press - in association with Amazon.co.uk
'Sharpe' is a brilliantly made ITV series
of, basically, TV movies, inspired by the novels of
Bernard Cornwell.
The main character of Richard Sharpe is brought vividly
to life by the brooding Sean Bean, who actually was
originally offered the part, but was unavailable. Second
choice Paul McGann injured his knee playing football -
after two days of filming the first episode. By the time
they began shooting again, Bean was available.
The series was first screened in 1993, and, after a long
break, 'Sharpe' returned to ITV screens in April, 2006,
with Sean Bean still in the lead role, and Sharpe's close
comrade, Patrick Harper, played again by Daragh O'Malley,
also returning. Both retain the charisma and gusto of
their earlier performances, though 'Sharpe' itself is
more gory than the episodes from the 1990s.
The series was filmed in Turkey, the Crimea, England,
Spain, and Portugal.
- Paul Rance, Peace & Freedom Press.
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