Sharpe meets his squad of. riflemen. __ In the Peninsular War, a British sergeant is field promoted to a lieutenant in charge of a disrespectful rifle company.
The books are great and the show is amazing, its a little ambitious for its budget at times especially when they try and portray huge battles with liek 25 extras but its a great show with great characters.
I like how, whilst Sharpe does find the classic 'sleeping sentry', Tongue was also there cleverly using the sleeping sentry as a distraction. They may be drunk, but they're not incompetent.
Yeah. Brilliant. Until a squad of French sneak up on their position that is. Then perhaps they'll be regretting having a sleeping sentry. Well... they won't be able to regret it for long at least since they'd all be sleeping for a lot longer than they intended.
@@henryposadas295 well, yeah, they're introduced as 'the finest shots in the King's army' and demonstrate that every single time they're in battle. They just needed an officer who inspired loyalty in them
And yet Harper and the men spend the next half hour of the show giving him a hard time. All because he wasn't born into privilege, but he has twice the ability of anyone who was.
@@Justicar2503 With respect, I'm not so sure. I seem to remember that even when one of the other men pointed out that Sharpe could have had him shot, Harper still mutter he wasn't a "proper officer." I think it WAS Sharpe's commitment to the mission that won them over, but I think their initial dislike was equal parts what you said and the men just not seeing him as worthy of leading them.
@@evilpants I had a manager once, who was - it has to be said - pretty crap at doing the job that I and my colleagues did. But not ONCE did he fail to 'fight our corner' if he believed we were right! "Horses for courses" I believe they call it! :-)
1:02: "Sleeping on sentry is a shooting charge. If I catch you again, I'll do it myself." As a wise man once said, "The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword."
@@TheBendermen Yes, yes it was. And played by the same actor. Although, this is the only character that Sean Bean plays that I recall surviving to old age....at least in the books.
thats british army for you... where officers bought their comisions and looked down on those which got promoted into ranks... compare it with French Napoleonic army where most of marshals were former rank and file...
@@JaM-R2TR4 It still wasn't without class discrimination, even if indirect. French Officers were often promoted due to literacy, and almost all the literate soldiers were middle to upper class. about 75% of rank and file were illiterate.
@@ContagiousCure but you need to take into accout the era - French officers were not getting their promotions due to privileges like in every other European country at that time... Thats what i found quite ridiculous when people try to bash Napoleonic France, yet forget to compare it to every other nation of that era... they cant compare 1800 Napoleonic France with modern day armies, or 1800 Napoleonic France with modern day Liberal Democracy country.. In terms of political systems, Napoleonic France was the most liberal government in Europe at that time..
I had forgotten how young Sean Bean was in this series. I guess he has played the grizzled old veteran in so many films at this point that my mind essentially has him type-cast.
That's being an junior officer worth his brass. They may have hated sharpe on their first meeting but by the end, they would've followed him into hell itself if he asked them to.
The best JOs and NCOs solve problems at the lowest level possible. A fellow mechanic and myself messed up our torque specifications on a job. He could have blown it off or could have hemmed us up on not following proper procedure. Instead, he had us give department level training on proper torque technique - word was the mechanics had to learn how to fasten nuts and bolts. Suffice it to say, I got the point and would double check my specifications and I actually did learn a bit about fastener strength and identification.
There were officers who did not drink for religious reasons, but that usually meant the soldiers under their command were forbidden to drink as well. The officer thought it was a test of character, but soldiers in war need some outlet.
Really shows why they despise officers from the ranks. Sharpe being a sgt before being commissioned only knew how to act like a sgt not an officer. Love how in the series he starts learning to conduct himself as an officer and gentlemen.
That's what's great about this series. The officers' lack of respect for a man who was *not* trained to be an officer is not entirely without merit. There are ways in which an officer *should* conduct himself, which common soldiers are not taught. Sadly, there were many an officer who did not live up to that standard either. Moreover, they forget that one who rises through *merit* is often not beyond teaching, as some officers ultimately do over the course of the Sharpe continuity
There was also a huge difference in class and station between enlisted soldiers and officers since an officers commission could be purchased. Usually only the nobility and the wealthiest could afford to purchase their commission while becoming an NCO or being promoted from the ranks required time, skill, and considerable talent.
Well, it was his fault. They don't know him and suddenly he's on top of you, while you're sleeping. Natural reaction to attack him. You aren't going to assume he's an officer. He should have introduced himself better.
@@zemaniak22 they weren't that hard to get, battlefield pickups, former officers that have been disgraced etc. Plus remember in that period an officer could be trained and raised within the unit with no real oversight from the Army as a whole
@@Briselance No, but you'll notice that the design of his uniform matches that of the other commissioned officers, plus the red sash on his waist. The other mens' uniforms are a little more plain.
If anyone didn't noticed > The captain gave a slight nuanced nod to Sharpe after the Major dismissed everyone, a nod which seems like a nod of respect.
I noticed it also. Whenever he read Sharpe's orders stating that he was promoted for distinguishing himself and looking Sharpe over a few times you can tell he's impressed-and can see a good officer in the making.
@@crispinjulius5032 French Calvary ambush later on in the episode, Sharpe and the rest of the bunch were just coming upon the scene as he (The captain) tried to defend the colours. He was being pulled away by another soldier as the French tried to kill them which allowed Sharpe to save them and the later scenes to happen.
There should be one last Christmas special in which a retired Sharpe gets run over by a runaway hay wagon so we can finally get the Sean Bean character closure we've come to expect.
To be fair I don't think Sharpe had any insignia designating him as a lieutenant that would have saved a lot of trouble when he first meets his chosen men.
The guy who plays Harper is my dad's cousin, Darragh O'Malley, he's also the guy who yells "ponce" in the film Withnail and I. Really interesting guy, his dad was the government minister who brought in free education in Ireland, and his mum was the person who the poem/song 'Raglan Road' is about. Great to see his performance here
Takes the blame for his new troops, without hesitation. the looks they flash around as he does so, that's the groundwork for becoming the greatest leader of His Majesty's soldiers the Empire has ever seen!
Such an amazing scene. Notice he gives Harper his best brandy back right after he tries shivving him. Sharpe knows that brandy maybe the only reprieve the squad has. Then takes the blame when any other officer probably would have had Harper shot for striking an officer. And doesn't major Dunnett have one of those Teacher's pet faces you wanna punch
I know!!!!Laughed my Catholic ass off!!!!!~Many, many catholic soldiers, Irish, English , Scottish and welsh , have served in British military service.
Not so hard to. I met one of my best friends and closest comrades during a little skirmish outside a bar when we both wore the uniform. I won't tell you his name but we all called him "Big Country". He was a 6 foot 5, corn fed bastard from Oklahoma. Both of us had one too many, words were said, and we stepped outside. We went blow for blow, no one gaining the upper hand I then remembered about the roll of quarters I had. I distracted him with quick left jabs then threw a loaded haymaker to the jaw. He just stopped and looked at me. Then he started laughing, here I am thinking "Oh, f**k, it didn't even faze him. I am so dead". He said that, that was the hardest anyone hit him in a long time. We went back in and he bought the next round. After that we were thick as thieves.
they covered so much, careful what you wish for. I wouldn't want to see the day Sharpe finds out napoleon is his long lost twin, or however it would jump the shark lol
They did two movies afterwards which covered a bit of Sharpe's time in India, both during and after Napoleon's rule. Sharpe's Peril and Sharpe's Challenge.
@Clint Rockfist think that's normal because the director and producers already knows him. IMO All business advertise new jobs internally before advertising to the general public.
Great TV. But after watching the show I read the books. Fantastic reads, and it's a shame they had budget restraints for the TV show. All the battles look like small skirmishes between a hundred or so, max, but when you read the books, it tens of thousands
Even before Vietnam, the officers in green had the sense not to wear rank insignia in case they were spotted by enemy snipers... or recognised by their own troops.
The cast in Sharpe was fantastic, Major Dunnett, played by Julian Fellows who would later win an Oscar for his screenplay for Gosford Park and create and write a little tv show called Downton Abbey.
It's so good for men and woman. Personally, watching Sharpe walk towards us it great. But....when he walks away.....that uniform still looks really really good. And that smile could melt a cannon barrel down. He's gorgeous and such a man
When I was young in my teens my older Brother, mother and father used to watch this. I always wondered why they liked it and didn't think much of it. I started watching it recently and it's one of the best things I've seen. Sadly my mother and brother are both passed and my father has dementia so it reminds me of them too.
And read the books. So we'll research. Sharpe can be very brutal, like the back of an aze. His lousy start to life made him tough. It also taught compassion. The books are so detailed. And he has so many more adventures.
I've binge watched every episode 4 times now, maybe upto 5 years between times. Swashbuckling with mostly buckling. Hornblower was good and ive watched them 3 times but it's nowhere as down and dirty as this series. Great characters you get to know.
Yes good description....down and dirty. That also applies to the books. We smell the blood, gunpowder and swear. And even his relationships are so real
If you love Sharpe and want to watch it all the time, just join the Rifles and get a posting to the Falklands. Without doubt you'll spend most your time on Onion Range watching Sharpe.
This is why I love UA-cam. I've never heard of this show (or the books it's apparently based on) until UA-cam randomly recommended it to me. Now I can't stop watching these clips Would love to find full episodes
Major was the highest rank a man without noble antecedents could aspire to in the British army of the Napoleonic era. You had to have income appropriate for the rank, and if you were a man of limited means, you couldn't afford the mess costs, uniforms and horses you needed as a field officer. After the end of purchase of rank, Sir William Robertson rose from cavalry private to Field Marshal[they were called "privates", not "troopers" until after the Great war.].
Yep. Adulterated by the fucking filmmakers, but yes. They're doing the same shit to his excellent Saxon series, you know it as "The First Kingdom." They may do better with it, since the stories are already written, and the TV series is being more respectful to the story than Game of Thrones was. The trouble came from the GoT producers being writers and so they felt that they should change stuff. We'll see how it works out. Still, "Sharpe's Rifles" made Sean Bean a star. Nice to see these early scenes again, it's been a while.
Sean doesn't like hats. Neither does Sharpe. Always strikes me when they are hiding somewhere and look up to check something, those tall shakos show up, up, up, til finally their eyes are over the obstacle and can see. Meantime the bloody tall shako is up high and handsome telling the enemy "Hi, I'm hiding here"
The major was played by Julian Fellows who eventually went on to create Downton Abbey. He is also a great actor played Killwillie in Monarch of the Glenn
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Take Assmazon and stuff it.
Read the books if ur a reader, they are first class
@@catlikepizzagaming8280 are the books worth it , I loved the series?
@@deanodog3667 yep I have read them all multiple times, the sharpe tv series is good but I feel that they dropped the ball on some opportunities
No actor has ever or could ever say the word "bastard" with as much passion as Sean Bean
John thaw as inspector reagan of the flying squad.
bastid
John Thaw could as DI Regan in, 'The Sweeney,' "BAR-STARD!"
Kit Harrington comes to mind🤷🏼♂️🤓😎✌🏻
They say the word was invented in the deepest mines o Yorkshire....
Literally have never seen this or heard of this character/show before until youtube started recommending it left and right
The books are really interesting, you should give them a read!
The show is great, but the books are incredible. Highly recommend them. They are like James Bond episodes in Napoleonic novella form, quick reads.
The books are great and the show is amazing, its a little ambitious for its budget at times especially when they try and portray huge battles with liek 25 extras but its a great show with great characters.
Give them a read and a watch.
"An oldie but a goldie"
I've literally just watched every UA-cam clip
I like how, whilst Sharpe does find the classic 'sleeping sentry', Tongue was also there cleverly using the sleeping sentry as a distraction. They may be drunk, but they're not incompetent.
Yeah. Brilliant.
Until a squad of French sneak up on their position that is. Then perhaps they'll be regretting having a sleeping sentry. Well... they won't be able to regret it for long at least since they'd all be sleeping for a lot longer than they intended.
@@bakersmileyface they will be taking dirt naps after.
Hahaha not incompetent? Wow
@@henryposadas295 well, yeah, they're introduced as 'the finest shots in the King's army' and demonstrate that every single time they're in battle. They just needed an officer who inspired loyalty in them
@@bakersmileyface in the book, Tongue _was_ the sentry. The Sgt was just sleeping outside.
"He thought I was an intruder. All my fault sir."
Now that is the mark of a fine leader.
And yet Harper and the men spend the next half hour of the show giving him a hard time. All because he wasn't born into privilege, but he has twice the ability of anyone who was.
@@Alphasiera1701 They gave him hard time cuz they thought he was using them to promote himself instead he was doing his mission.
@@Justicar2503 With respect, I'm not so sure. I seem to remember that even when one of the other men pointed out that Sharpe could have had him shot, Harper still mutter he wasn't a "proper officer." I think it WAS Sharpe's commitment to the mission that won them over, but I think their initial dislike was equal parts what you said and the men just not seeing him as worthy of leading them.
never throw ur team under the bus. chew then out if they mess up but protect them
@@evilpants I had a manager once, who was - it has to be said - pretty crap at doing the job that I and my colleagues did. But not ONCE did he fail to 'fight our corner' if he believed we were right! "Horses for courses" I believe they call it! :-)
Getting promoted from major to Prince Regent in the space of a few films.
Now that's soldiering.
Good eye.
now thats low budgeting
@@Botfodder2 I came up through the ranks, so...😄
probably a bastard son of the old king ;)
Apparently the actor is a real aristocrat, a baron.
All hail Sharpe. First of his Name. Kicker of Sleeping Soldiers. Drinker of Best Brandy. And Leader of men.
Smooth with the ladies too.
Marco Oliva and a known survivor
All hail
serial kicker of groins
*chosen* men
1:02: "Sleeping on sentry is a shooting charge. If I catch you again, I'll do it myself."
As a wise man once said, "The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword."
i like the rest of the quote and if you cant do it yourself maybe he doesnt deserve to die
paraphrasing of course ive not heard it in a while
Was that man Eddard Stark?
@@TheBendermen Yes, yes it was. And played by the same actor. Although, this is the only character that Sean Bean plays that I recall surviving to old age....at least in the books.
Sgt never did sentry duty when I served
“Next time you’re in real trouble” means “Not in trouble.”
“An officer must behave like a gentleman, even if he is NOT a gentleman” - a top drawer upper class burn if ever I heard one
he is right though. In the next episode he protects Josefina by being an officer and a gentleman.
thats british army for you... where officers bought their comisions and looked down on those which got promoted into ranks... compare it with French Napoleonic army where most of marshals were former rank and file...
@@JaM-R2TR4 that may be true, but what matters in war is who wins.
@@JaM-R2TR4 It still wasn't without class discrimination, even if indirect. French Officers were often promoted due to literacy, and almost all the literate soldiers were middle to upper class. about 75% of rank and file were illiterate.
@@ContagiousCure but you need to take into accout the era - French officers were not getting their promotions due to privileges like in every other European country at that time... Thats what i found quite ridiculous when people try to bash Napoleonic France, yet forget to compare it to every other nation of that era... they cant compare 1800 Napoleonic France with modern day armies, or 1800 Napoleonic France with modern day Liberal Democracy country.. In terms of political systems, Napoleonic France was the most liberal government in Europe at that time..
I had forgotten how young Sean Bean was in this series. I guess he has played the grizzled old veteran in so many films at this point that my mind essentially has him type-cast.
Type cast for dying... mostly. He really broke the mould with this character - and that being despite ample opportunity to do so!
Along with the entirety of Hollywood
I saw him loads as a kid. Lord of the rings, Sharpe, James bond. Was actually one of the most recognisable actors for me
Brawling with common soldiers, then sticking up for them in front of superior officers. That's soldiering.
That's being an junior officer worth his brass. They may have hated sharpe on their first meeting but by the end, they would've followed him into hell itself if he asked them to.
@@natedorney7032 read the novels and you’ll see how far he led them.
Considering the whole brawl was his fault, yeah, he had better stick up for them.
The best JOs and NCOs solve problems at the lowest level possible. A fellow mechanic and myself messed up our torque specifications on a job. He could have blown it off or could have hemmed us up on not following proper procedure.
Instead, he had us give department level training on proper torque technique - word was the mechanics had to learn how to fasten nuts and bolts.
Suffice it to say, I got the point and would double check my specifications and I actually did learn a bit about fastener strength and identification.
Other people not getting your obscure Sharpe quote. That's soldiering.
An officer not afraid to brawl and not afraid to stick up for his men is a man worth following
"An officer must behave like a gentleman, even if he is not a gentleman"
Leading by example I see.
Well, Sharpe _literally_ isn't a member of the landed gentry - and thus not a gentleman.
@@fds7476 of couse he is not a gentleman.. that's the whole story
@@glen7318 Yes, I know. We all know.
"Of course Sir, if I should find a gentleman I shall behave like him Sir"
"Oh blimey, a bloody Methodist!" As if being an officer wasn't bad enough.
they were in for a bit of shock
There were officers who did not drink for religious reasons, but that usually meant the soldiers under their command were forbidden to drink as well. The officer thought it was a test of character, but soldiers in war need some outlet.
The rough beginnings of a beautiful friendship.
well, that seals it. This clip makes me want to see the whole freaking series now
You mean you have not? oh you're in for a treat.
Its epic you wont regret it!
I still need to check it out. Read the entire series several times over.
I got the collector edition from CeX came with the map in all, its very good you won’t regret watching it
Yeah, clip like this made me watch whole series
"Come on Isiah, I want to see what happens when he wakes Harper." And a lifelong friendship was forged.
Really shows why they despise officers from the ranks. Sharpe being a sgt before being commissioned only knew how to act like a sgt not an officer. Love how in the series he starts learning to conduct himself as an officer and gentlemen.
That's what's great about this series. The officers' lack of respect for a man who was *not* trained to be an officer is not entirely without merit. There are ways in which an officer *should* conduct himself, which common soldiers are not taught. Sadly, there were many an officer who did not live up to that standard either. Moreover, they forget that one who rises through *merit* is often not beyond teaching, as some officers ultimately do over the course of the Sharpe continuity
Always thought it was hilarious that Sharpe kept winning and they were forced to promote him over and over despite hating him.
There was also a huge difference in class and station between enlisted soldiers and officers since an officers commission could be purchased. Usually only the nobility and the wealthiest could afford to purchase their commission while becoming an NCO or being promoted from the ranks required time, skill, and considerable talent.
@@rockchucker8776 ... or bravery
And yet, more often than not, the actual best leaders come from the ranks, if given the chance to wield that authority.
Sean Bean manages to stay alive in this series, which is amazing.
He did fake his own execution in one show, so that counts.
There's still time.
I like the looks the men give each other when Sharpe takes the blame for the fight. They realize he's on their side.
They come to resent him for a while for being from the ranks.
@Starscream91 Aren't things just the same? Winning 50 megabucks at the lottery won't get you a country club membership.
@Steve Campbell Thank you for completly destroying his shit point.
They'll take your money
but fuck your respect.
Well, it was his fault. They don't know him and suddenly he's on top of you, while you're sleeping. Natural reaction to attack him. You aren't going to assume he's an officer. He should have introduced himself better.
@@mikecimerian6913 Depends on how good you are at BSing the countryclub Anglos. It wouldn't be too difficult with the right clothes and elocution.
There must always be a Sharpe in Winterfell
Too soon man...
I like you, Carl.
Outstanding!
Good one!
haha
The “oh shit” moment when they realise he’s actually an officer...😂
Love how the uniform isn’t enough of a giveaway
@@zemaniak22 they weren't that hard to get, battlefield pickups, former officers that have been disgraced etc. Plus remember in that period an officer could be trained and raised within the unit with no real oversight from the Army as a whole
Yeah. Cooper's, Hagman's and Harris' faces were absolutely spot-on.
@@zemaniak22 Did Sharpe have some rank insginias visible on his jacket's shoulders or cuffs? I don't remember seeing any sign.
@@Briselance No, but you'll notice that the design of his uniform matches that of the other commissioned officers, plus the red sash on his waist. The other mens' uniforms are a little more plain.
This series was the game of thrones of my time.
You grew up in a good time
And far superior I would say.
hope it didn't have a shitty finale
@@werre2 No, it had an incredible finale.
Fuck Game of Thrones. At least Sharpe had a good finale.
If anyone didn't noticed > The captain gave a slight nuanced nod to Sharpe after the Major dismissed everyone, a nod which seems like a nod of respect.
I noticed it also. Whenever he read Sharpe's orders stating that he was promoted for distinguishing himself and looking Sharpe over a few times you can tell he's impressed-and can see a good officer in the making.
Ford How did he die?
@@crispinjulius5032 French Calvary ambush later on in the episode, Sharpe and the rest of the bunch were just coming upon the scene as he (The captain) tried to defend the colours. He was being pulled away by another soldier as the French tried to kill them which allowed Sharpe to save them and the later scenes to happen.
It's just a courteous nod to another officer. It's as simple as that.
I miss the younger Sean Bean. Fantastic actor and he just commands respect in almost any role he plays.
For a few minutes, anyway. Never lives long enough to cement it.
3:58 - Jesus, it's the Prince Regent! The old madman wasn't fantasising after all, he really was on the Spanish battlefield - just incognito!
OMG, i just noticed LOL. Did they lack actors?
Sharp. a man so migthy he can surive being played by sean bean
Good one! :-)
@@Scott-vc8oi all cred goes to my brother looking down on me....from his flat on the floor above me
There should be one last Christmas special in which a retired Sharpe gets run over by a runaway hay wagon so we can finally get the Sean Bean character closure we've come to expect.
One does not simply play at being Sharpe.
hah!
He turned his men from being undisciplined thugs into a great fighting unit.
They were never indisciplined, they were a tight knit team and he had to win their respect...
More like undisciplined thugs into controllable, vicious and professional thugs. That's what saboteurs are supposed to be.
I Like how this scene sets the level of respect for sharpe, Sharpe gives back just as hard and as a footsoldier not a officer
To be fair I don't think Sharpe had any insignia designating him as a lieutenant that would have saved a lot of trouble when he first meets his chosen men.
The guy who plays Harper is my dad's cousin, Darragh O'Malley, he's also the guy who yells "ponce" in the film Withnail and I. Really interesting guy, his dad was the government minister who brought in free education in Ireland, and his mum was the person who the poem/song 'Raglan Road' is about. Great to see his performance here
He is also the driver who, with Peirce Brosnan, snatches Bob Hoskins at the end of "The Long Good Friday".
I've a heart condition!
Takes the blame for his new troops, without hesitation. the looks they flash around as he does so, that's the groundwork for becoming the greatest leader of His Majesty's soldiers the Empire has ever seen!
Such an amazing scene. Notice he gives Harper his best brandy back right after he tries shivving him. Sharpe knows that brandy maybe the only reprieve the squad has. Then takes the blame when any other officer probably would have had Harper shot for striking an officer. And doesn't major Dunnett have one of those Teacher's pet faces you wanna punch
"doesn't major Dunnett have one of those Teacher's pet faces you wanna punch"
More like he has the face of teachers you want to hit.
Not too hard though. He's still got to write Downton Abbey!!😁
In my opinion this is the best work Sean Bean has ever done, in fact every actor that played in Sharpe gave brilliant performances thank you all👏👏👏👏👏
Sharpe and Harper pulling shivs on each other...
"I think we just became best friends...after we brawl."
"Oh blimey a bloody Methodist" LMAO
I know!!!!Laughed my Catholic ass off!!!!!~Many, many catholic soldiers, Irish, English , Scottish and welsh , have served in British military service.
I am a Methodist ,but I can drink a pint of Guinness quicker than most people.
@@simonharvey1777 Obviously just to destroy it so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
@Jonny Dangerously Doing the Lord's work!
I’m Methodist and I like a drink now and then
The only way to keep Sean Bean alive in a role is to make him the title character.
They did in game of thrones and look what happened!
@@MrJayO1986 Sean Bean's character in that show was not named Game of Thrones.
@@MrJayO1986 "Title character" means his name is in the title of the show/movie.
wasn't he the title character in got season 1?
@@nenabunena Did he have a name change midway through the season? *title* character, as in the show's title. Like House, or Horatio Hornblower, etc
Is this where Sean Bean says "bastard" like 300 times?
@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e
Great idea old chap! Thanks.
No it's the one where he dies.
A.A.-ron ‘Bastud’
I have counted and it is actually 301 times for the word bastard.
Bastah!
This is still some of the finest television ever made, especially about the Napoleonic era. Sharpe is a proper hero.
1:57 Hard to believe that ended up being the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Great characters.
Not so hard to. I met one of my best friends and closest comrades during a little skirmish outside a bar when we both wore the uniform. I won't tell you his name but we all called him "Big Country". He was a 6 foot 5, corn fed bastard from Oklahoma. Both of us had one too many, words were said, and we stepped outside. We went blow for blow, no one gaining the upper hand I then remembered about the roll of quarters I had. I distracted him with quick left jabs then threw a loaded haymaker to the jaw. He just stopped and looked at me. Then he started laughing, here I am thinking "Oh, f**k, it didn't even faze him. I am so dead". He said that, that was the hardest anyone hit him in a long time. We went back in and he bought the next round. After that we were thick as thieves.
I met my wife in exactly the same scenario.
@@nealbeard1 :-)
@@nealbeard1 LOL!
Gotta say., loved the series... wish it had lasted longer
they covered so much, careful what you wish for. I wouldn't want to see the day Sharpe finds out napoleon is his long lost twin, or however it would jump the shark lol
They did two movies afterwards which covered a bit of Sharpe's time in India, both during and after Napoleon's rule. Sharpe's Peril and Sharpe's Challenge.
@@kapnerad - I know and have seen them both
SERIES NAME PLEASE?
@@MAHIRAJ7777 it was called "Sharpe's Rifles"...
Keeping his man alive.. smart! Don't want a bullet in the back during engagement.
remember, harper almost frags sharpe early on during an engagement.
"I want to see what happens when he wakes Harper"
Sharpe. Got me through not going to my lectures at uni.
YA LAZY BASTID
time well spent.
Cant you see im a officer ya bloody bug trotter
Love how he says chosen man with such contempt, Sean Bean has been the boss for so long
"Oh blimey, a bloody Methodist." 😂😂
That's how great friendships begin : a good brawl. My father met his best friend just like this.
Officer on the left walked in on the fight played Prince of Wales in the episode Sharpe's Regiment.
@Clint Rockfist think that's normal because the director and producers already knows him. IMO All business advertise new jobs internally before advertising to the general public.
Actors name is Julian Fellowes
good actor
The Prince of Wales disguised himself as a Major to observe promising officers in his army.
@@wolfremus2521 undercover boss
I need to stop watching all these youtube clips and just buy the series once and for all.
Same
Benjamin Prince: You Won’t Be Disappointed. I Own The Entire Series.
I doesn't help. I have the damned series and I still find myself watching UA-cam clips of it.
I owned the all the VHS of Sharpe. Wore them all out. Now have the dvd box set, worth every penny!
Now that's soldiering!
Sean Bean’s character used all the plot armors in this series. There was nothing left in Goldeneye and GOT.
And LOTR.
Great TV. But after watching the show I read the books. Fantastic reads, and it's a shame they had budget restraints for the TV show. All the battles look like small skirmishes between a hundred or so, max, but when you read the books, it tens of thousands
Well, this was before CGI tech became affordable, on "The Last Kingdom" the battles are more realistics thanks to It 👍
Yes he is and also wrote Downton Abbey.
The first Sharpe clip I've ever seen on youtube, now I'm recommended all of them and I love it.
Even before Vietnam, the officers in green had the sense not to wear rank insignia in case they were spotted by enemy snipers... or recognised by their own troops.
One of the best series I've ever seen..character, honour, comradery...it's got it all..
"Top of the mornin' Harper!" *punches him in the nuts*
3:51 I didn't know that officer is also the same who played the Prince of Wales
Fantastic scene, fabulous series, superb actors. Classic stuff!
The cast in Sharpe was fantastic, Major Dunnett, played by Julian Fellows who would later win an Oscar for his screenplay for Gosford Park and create and write a little tv show called Downton Abbey.
Now thats someone you can look up too, mean af but took the blame so his man didnt just get executed. People follow leaders like that into hell.
My English friend Dave on Xbox I met on battlefront 2 recommended me this show. My lady and I been binge watching since 🤙🏼
It's so good for men and woman. Personally, watching Sharpe walk towards us it great. But....when he walks away.....that uniform still looks really really good. And that smile could melt a cannon barrel down. He's gorgeous and such a man
back when the watershed was a thing
Todays childrens programs are worse than the old watershed.
Sharpe rose through the ranks to become an officer... That's soldiering
Major Dunnet rose throug the ranks to become Prince Regent... That's princing
The major played the Prince of Wales later in the series.
Save the Wales
Julian Fellowes...He wrote Downtown Abbey.
That's why the Prince thinks he was with Sharpe that day!
I just discovered this in my recommendations. Subbed.
Being assigned to a mission with the prince regent in disguise, now that's soldiering.
These clips show up on recommendation... I love it!!
I would watch this show ever morning before school loved it.
Then march off singing "Over the hills and far away"
I read all the books, Sean Bean was perfect for the role.
I LOVED watching this on satellite...mainly because Sergeant Harper was played by an Irishman.
This when the Sharpe team met each other. That major, is the same actor who later portrayed the Prince of Wales in a later Sharpe episode.
When I was young in my teens my older Brother, mother and father used to watch this. I always wondered why they liked it and didn't think much of it. I started watching it recently and it's one of the best things I've seen. Sadly my mother and brother are both passed and my father has dementia so it reminds me of them too.
I think I have watched so much of this series on UA-cam I better just watch the entire thing somewhere from the start.
And read the books. So we'll research. Sharpe can be very brutal, like the back of an aze. His lousy start to life made him tough. It also taught compassion. The books are so detailed. And he has so many more adventures.
This is one of the best shows in history! If you haven't watched it, you should!
I've binge watched every episode 4 times now, maybe upto 5 years between times. Swashbuckling with mostly buckling.
Hornblower was good and ive watched them 3 times but it's nowhere as down and dirty as this series. Great characters you get to know.
yeah deifinately, brilliant series both of them.
Yes good description....down and dirty. That also applies to the books. We smell the blood, gunpowder and swear. And even his relationships are so real
If you love Sharpe and want to watch it all the time, just join the Rifles and get a posting to the Falklands. Without doubt you'll spend most your time on Onion Range watching Sharpe.
Unlike some, Sharpe definitely had the makings of a varsity athlete.
UA-cam recommending me this for the 1,000th time must have got to me, I started watching the show today. 😂
Everyone in that Squad should be flogged. Twenty lashes in front of the whole Company will teach them a Lesson.
the officers should be flogged for making the common man march around and shoot each-other when they want to be boozing and napping.
Self flagellation is more efficient.
"If I catch you again, I'll do it meself...but I'll use my bloody huge sword Ice."
Sharpe would never flog his men. Ever. He was whipped in india and it shaped him into a leader who would never do that to his own men.
I prefer the Roman method of decimation.
Major Dunnett after recovering from his wound went on to become the Prince of Wales.
I approve of this movie, or show, or channel, or whatever it is.
series
Three 2 hour episodes per series (excluding 25 minutes for commercials through it)
Ye I dig those moving pictures on the screen too
This is why I love UA-cam. I've never heard of this show (or the books it's apparently based on) until UA-cam randomly recommended it to me. Now I can't stop watching these clips
Would love to find full episodes
Major was the highest rank a man without noble antecedents could aspire to in the British army of the Napoleonic era. You had to have income appropriate for the rank, and if you were a man of limited means, you couldn't afford the mess costs, uniforms and horses you needed as a field officer. After the end of purchase of rank, Sir William Robertson rose from cavalry private to Field Marshal[they were called "privates", not "troopers" until after the Great war.].
Sharpe got to Lt. Colonel though?
I thought I managed to beat my addiction, yet here I am again, binging all of those clips.
In it’s time I was the best thing on tv, now I have the whole series and films on dvd
I loved watching sharp back int day 💂
Back in HS I used to stay up til 2am on mondays to watch this on the history channel.
Call it studying military history
Sean beans voice was so smooth and perfect they couldnt be woken from it
Is this from the Bernard Cornwall novels?
It's Cornwell - but yes....
Yes.
Cord Lornwallis
Carl Wilson hahaha
Yep. Adulterated by the fucking filmmakers, but yes. They're doing the same shit to his excellent Saxon series, you know it as "The First Kingdom." They may do better with it, since the stories are already written, and the TV series is being more respectful to the story than Game of Thrones was. The trouble came from the GoT producers being writers and so they felt that they should change stuff. We'll see how it works out. Still, "Sharpe's Rifles" made Sean Bean a star. Nice to see these early scenes again, it's been a while.
I fricken loved this program when I was a student
Is it me or does the picture quality look much better than the DVD releases?
Interesting
watched the whole series because of this clip.
what a great show
Julian Fellowes. Also won Oscar for Gosford Park script.
has a actor/ writer/ director CV longer than a porn stars cock...
‘why aren’t you wearing your shako soldier?’ ‘What and cover up these golden tresses, you must be mad!’ ‘Point taken, carry on.’
Sean doesn't like hats. Neither does Sharpe.
Always strikes me when they are hiding somewhere and look up to check something, those tall shakos show up, up, up, til finally their eyes are over the obstacle and can see. Meantime the bloody tall shako is up high and handsome telling the enemy "Hi, I'm hiding here"
Brilliant series on a budget, watch it!
And over the years, Sharpe and Harper will become trusted comrades in arms and the best of friends.
0:42 honestly thought that was Trevor Moore from WKUK
Underrated comment.
The major was played by Julian Fellows who eventually went on to create Downton Abbey. He is also a great actor played Killwillie in Monarch of the Glenn
This short video made me want to watch whatever movie this is lol
Sharpe's rifles
It's a TV series, where Sean Bean showed how great he is. It's well worth the watch.
And *that* was the beginning of the beauuuuutiful friendship between Sharpe and Harper.
Top O' the Morin, Harper!
and the rest of the day to yerself. Perfectly understandable greeting
God save Ireland.
Fellas.... That's only ever said in movies.