Sharpe's Regiment (TV programme)

Infobox Television Film
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name = Sharpe's Regiment


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format = Military drama
runtime = 100 min.
creator =
director = Tom Clegg
producer = Malcolm Craddock
Muir Sutherland (exec.)
writer = Bernard Cornwell (novel)
Charles Wood
starring = Sean Bean
Daragh O'Malley
Julian Fellowes
Caroline Langrishe
Abigail Cruttenden
Michael Cochrane
Nicholas Farrell
James Laurenson
Mark Lambert
music = Dominic Muldowney
John Tams
country = UK
language = English
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released = 1996
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last_aired =
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preceded_by = Sharpe's Sword
followed_by = Sharpe's Siege
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imdb_id = 0117621
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"Sharpe's Regiment" is a British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. This episode is based on the novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell.

Plot

It is 1813. The South Essex Regiment has weakened by terrible losses in the fighting in Spain and is in danger of being disbanded as a result. Major Sharpe (Sean Bean) and Sergeant Major Harper (Daragh O'Malley) are sent back to England to find out why replacements have not been sent.

During an audience with the dimwitted Prince Regent (Julian Fellowes), Sharpe is introduced to Lord Fenner (Nicholas Farrell), the man responsible for Sharpe's troubles. Fenner sends Lady Anne Camoynes (Caroline Langrishe) to sleep with Sharpe and ascertain his intentions. When he finds out, he sends assassins to solve his potential problem, but Sharpe and Harper dispose of them instead. Their bodies are tossed into the river and rumors are spread that Sharpe and Harper have been killed.

Meanwhile, the two men "enlist" in the South Essex to find out what happens to the recruits. They learn that they are being trained by Lieutenant Colonel Girdwood (Mark Lambert) and then sold to other regiments by Sharpe's old enemy, Sir Henry Simmerson (Michael Cochrane). Simmerson's niece, Jane Gibbons (Abigail Cruttenden), helps Sharpe and Harper escape afterwards.

Sharpe confronts Lord Fenner, but does not have any proof. Just in time, Lady Camoynes, who has her own grudge against Fenner, shows up with ledgers detailing the crimes and uses them for blackmail for herself and for Sharpe. Simmerson due to his influential friends, once more escapes prosecution. Sharpe gets the men he came for and goes back to fight in Spain albeit with Colonel Girdwood in tow. In Spain, Colonel Girdwood is injured and Sharpe takes takes command of the South Essex leading them on to victory and earning the respect of his new Regiment. To shelter Jane from Simmerson's wrath, Sharpe becomes engaged to her.

External links

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* [http://www.sharpefilm.com/regiment/index.html Sharpe's Regiment at SharpeFilm.com]