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Sharpe is a television drama set during the Napoleonic Wars, featuring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe and Daragh O’Malley as Patrick Harper. The show adapts Bernard Cornwell's novels about a British soldier and his companion, utilizing locations including Crimea, Turkey, and various European countries. Production was undertaken by Celtic Films and Picture Palace Films for ITV.
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How many Sharpe TV movies were produced?
The Sharpe television series spanned 16 TV movies, beginning with Sharpe's Rifles in 1993 and concluding with Sharpe's Peril in 2008. The series was produced for ITV and adapted Bernard Cornwell's beloved novels about a British rifleman during the Napoleonic Wars.
Who stars as Richard Sharpe in the TV series?
Sean Bean plays Richard Sharpe, a promoted-from-the-ranks officer in the British Army during the Peninsular War. Daragh O'Malley co-stars as Sharpe's loyal companion, Sergeant Patrick Harper, throughout the series.
Where was the Sharpe TV series filmed?
The early Sharpe films were shot extensively in Crimea and Ukraine, which stood in for the Napoleonic battlefields of Spain and Portugal. Later installments filmed in Turkey, India, and other locations as the series moved beyond the European theater.
Which Bernard Cornwell novels did the Sharpe TV series adapt?
The TV series adapted novels from Bernard Cornwell's extensive Sharpe series, though not strictly in publication order. Episodes include adaptations of Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Eagle, Sharpe's Company, and over a dozen others from the novel line.
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