Sharpe's Regiment (TV programme)
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| Sharpe's Regiment | |
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| Genre | Military drama |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Written by | Bernard Cornwell (novel) Charles Wood |
| Directed by | Tom Clegg |
| Produced by | Malcolm Craddock Muir Sutherland (exec.) |
| Starring | Sean Bean Daragh O'Malley Julian Fellowes Caroline Langrishe Abigail Cruttenden Michael Cochrane Nicholas Farrell James Laurenson Mark Lambert |
| Music by | Dominic Muldowney John Tams |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Release date(s) | 1996 |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Sword |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Siege |
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Sharpe's Regiment is a British television drama, part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. This episode is based on the novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell.
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It is 1813. The South Essex Regiment has suffered terrible losses in the fighting in Spain and is in danger of being disbanded. Major Sharpe (Sean Bean) and Sergeant Major Harper (Daragh O'Malley) are sent back to England to find out why replacements have not been sent.
During an audience with the dimwitted Prince Regent (Julian Fellowes), Sharpe is introduced to Lord Fenner (Nicholas Farrell), the man responsible for Sharpe's troubles. Fenner sends Lady Anne Camoynes (Caroline Langrishe) to sleep with Sharpe and ascertain his intentions. When he finds out, he sends assassins to solve his potential problem, but Sharpe and Harper dispose of them instead. Their bodies are tossed into the river and rumors are spread that Sharpe and Harper have been killed.
Meanwhile, the two men "enlist" in the South Essex to find out what happens to the recruits. They learn that they are being trained by Lieutenant Colonel Girdwood (Mark Lambert) and then sold to other regiments by Sharpe's old enemy, Sir Henry Simmerson (Michael Cochrane). Simmerson's niece, Jane Gibbons (Abigail Cruttenden), helps Sharpe and Harper escape afterwards.
Sharpe confronts Lord Fenner, but does not have any proof. Just in time, Lady Camoynes, who has her own grudge against Fenner, shows up with ledgers detailing the crimes and uses them for blackmail for herself and for Sharpe. Sharpe gets the men he came for and goes back to fight in Spain. To shelter Jane from Simmerson's wrath, Sharpe becomes engaged to her.
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