Sharpe - Season 1 Episode 1 Sharpe's Rifles
Portugal 1809 - After saving the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley, Sgt Richard Sharpe is rewarded with the field commission of lieutenant. His first mission is to go behind enemy lines to Casa Antiga to locate a missing agent, James Rothschild, who carries a banker's draft for badly needed funds for the British army. Sharpe is given command of the 95th Rifles under Capt Murray, but soon finds that they are an undisciplined bunch of louts. Neither Murray nor the men of the Rifles are prepared to accept Sharpe's command as 'proper' officers are not raised from the ranks. Captain Murray is killed after a surprise French attack and Sharpe is left in sole command. The Chosen Men of the 95th attempt to mutiny, but the fight is stopped by the arrival of two Spanish allies, Major Blas Vivar and Comandante Teresa. They offer to lead Sharpe to Casa Antiga since they are heading to Torrecastro. Sharpe reluctantly agrees and en route he attempts to win over the Chosen Men. At Casa Antiga, there is no sig
Year: 2008
Genre: War & Politics, Action & Adventure
Country:
Studio: ITV1
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Cast: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley
Crew: Tom Clegg (Director)
First Air Date: May 05, 1993
Last Air date: Nov 09, 2008
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 18 Episode
Runtime: 90 minutes
IMDb: 7.80/10 by 27.00 users
Popularity: 7.849
Language: English
Keyword : british army, battle, period drama, historical, napoleonic wars, military, historical drama, 19th century, european history, war, historical war, war romp
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