Sharpe
Originally broadcast on television as 14 full-length films (all in this wonderful collection) between 1993-1997 and featuring Sean Bean as the enigmatic hero of the Napoleonic Wars as based on the novels of Bernard Cornwall. The stories portray Richard Sharpe as a troubled outsider working his way from the sidelines through the military with sheer determination, single-mindedness and a contempt, not only for the enemy but also his fellow officers who in the main have won their seniority and rank not through achievement but financial means.The series was watched by millions and received enormous critical acclaim for its consistently strong storylines, settings, visual presentations and particularly for the casting of Bean as the swashbuckling British Officer setting out on missions with his band of loyal (but not merry) men, saving the situation and many a damsel in distress (including Elizabeth Hurley). Bean was later to work on many high profile Hollywood Block-busters and recently as James Bond's fellow agent 006 in Golden-Eye, playing a baddie with an arrogance and hatred so similar to Sharpe's. The box set contains 14 discs in 7 cases with each disc featuring a different episode, extras” and historical data relating to each episode.Episodes: Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Eagle, Sharpe's Company, Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Honour, Sharpe's Gold, Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Sword, Sharpe's Regiment, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Mission, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Justice, Sharpe's Waterloo.14 DVD set.
