From a time when warfare looked silly and didn't make very much sense comes one of the best television shows ever...

boort

You like action?  Adventure?  War?  British people?  Silly hats?  Muskets? Explosions?  People who shoot things?  Fencing?  WWF style brawling? Sharpe's Rifles has them all. The first episode in the Sharpe series sets the tone for the epic to come- high adventure.  Brilliantly written by Eoghan Harris, the best of the Sharpe writers, and equally brilliantly executed by Sean Bean and the rest of the talented cast.  My only complaint is with the music- the electric guitar that pops up throughout the Sharpe series seems especially loud and annoying.  However, this is easily overlooked in light of the near perfect nature of the rest of the show. Get off your computer!  Watch this show!  Now!

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boort 19 February 1999

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