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Revision as of 13:17, 5 August 2016
Series
Sharpe's Rifles is both a series of novels (written by Bernard Cornwell) and British television mini-movies based on the novels. The protagonist and hero in the stories is Richard Sharpe a fictional British soldier and rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars. In the TV series he is played by Sean Bean beggining with Sharpe's Rifles the first in the series. Quoting one of the Wikipedia articles "The drama tells the story of Richard Sharpe, an ambitious and hardened soldier from Yorkshire. The story follows the exploits of Sharpe and his band of chosen men through Spain after they survive an ambush by French cavalry."
I found this series quite engaging when I first watched in the early 2000's (I would say around 2003). I rented the DVD's through Netflix (now dvd.com).
Series list
According to the Internet Movie Database
- 1. Sharpe’s Rifles (1993)
2. Sharpe’s Eagles (1993) 3. Sharpe’s Company (1994) 4. Sharpe’s Enemy ((1994) 5. Sharpe’s Honour (1994) 6. Sharpe’s Gold (1995) 7. Sharpe’s Battle (1995) 8. Sharpe’s Sword (1995) 9. Sharpe’s Regiment (1996) 10. Sharpe’s Siege (1996) 11. Sharpe’s Mission (1996) 12. Sharpe’s Revenge (1997) 13. Sharpe’s Justice (1997) 14. Sharpe’s Waterloo (1997)
Culminating into what appears to be the final episode:
Discs
Recently I wanted to watch the series again (and the fact I never made it past the first 6 discs "Sharpe's Gold" was the last I had seen). I noticed however that most of the DVD's are no longer for rent on dvd.com so I went searching for them and how to buy or rent them in my region (Region 1). This page serves as both an homage and also my quest to find copies of these dvd again.
To my knowledge these dvd's were never released as Blu-ray discs.
Streaming options
It turns out that Apple's iTunes has episodes 1-14. See https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/sharpe/id621348102. Since I have an Apple TV (3rd Gen.) this was a great option for me.
Links
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108108/combined
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/10/bernard-cornwells-sharpe-series-a-binge-watching-guide