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Sharpe: Sharpe's Gold (1995)
Solid enough addition to the series
This is good, vintage Sharpe, cocking his considerable snook at the usual authorities, hauled over the coals by Wellington, carrying all before him as the maverick officer risen from the ranks of the Duke's army. In this instalment Sharpe comes up against a ferocious partisan and a local legend of Aztec gold. Irish actor Daragh O'Malley is joined by the wonderful Rosaleen Linehan and Jayne Ashbourne as her comely daughter in a performance marred by a really terrible leprechaun accent and not helped by her slightly cringe-making, hard-riding, sharp-shooting character. The music by the wonderfully talented John Tams is as always one of the high points of the show.
Sharpe: Sharpe's Regiment (1996)
Solid, lusty Regency fun
This was the first episode of Sharpe I have seen, and entirely explains the appeal of Sean Bean, which is an aspect of British culture which had slightly puzzled me. Sharpe sounds better than you might expect, looks good and constitutes solid period entertainment. My only reservation is about the two heroines - isn't it time even Regency heroines grew up? Georgette Heyer would be appalled.