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Sharpe's Rifles is the first of the Sharpe television dramas, based on Bernard Cornwell's 1988 novel of the same name. Shown on ITV in 1993, the adaptation stars Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley and Assumpta Serna. It began a long series of successful and critically acclaimed television adaptations of the novels.
Filming of Sharpe's Peril, also set in India, was produced by Celtic Film/Picture Palace in 2008. [2] [3] The first part was broadcast on ITV and UTV on 2 November 2008, with the second part shown a week later. [4] Sharpe's Challenge and Sharpe's Peril were broadcast in the US in 2010 as part of PBS's Masterpiece Classic season.
Sharpe's Rifles is chronologically the sixth, but the ninth published, historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1988. The narrative follows Sharpe and his unit as they are caught up in the French invasion of Galicia, Spain in January 1809 during the Peninsular War .
Sharpe's Regiment is a British television drama, the ninth of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. This episode is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell .
Halifax serves as the center of the show's filming locations, but fans can also visit Beaver Bank, Shubie Park and Oakfield Provincial Park, which are all spots where the show has been filmed.
Sharpe's Challenge is a British TV film from 2006, usually shown in two parts, which is part of an ITV series based on Bernard Cornwell's historical fiction novels ...
The location also hosted the bloody showdown between Thomas and rival gangster Billy Kimber (Charlie Creed-Miles). Historic England Archive/Heritage Images via Getty Stanley Dock, Liverpool
Will Sharpe, of HBO’s “White Lotus,” is pivoting back to the director’s chair.