S3.E1

Sharpe's Gold

Episode aired Jul 1, 2006
TV-14
1h 41m

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Sean Bean and Daragh O'Malley in Sharpe's Gold (1995)

Sharpe leads a party to exchange rifles for British deserters. He is dealing with Aztec-inspired Spanish partisans. Complicating matters is Wellington's cousin, with her daughter, who is sea... Read allSharpe leads a party to exchange rifles for British deserters. He is dealing with Aztec-inspired Spanish partisans. Complicating matters is Wellington's cousin, with her daughter, who is searching for her missing husband.Sharpe leads a party to exchange rifles for British deserters. He is dealing with Aztec-inspired Spanish partisans. Complicating matters is Wellington's cousin, with her daughter, who is searching for her missing husband.

Director
- Tom Clegg
Writers
- Nigel Kneale
- Bernard Cornwell
Stars

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7.2/10

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Director
- Tom Clegg
Writers
- Nigel Kneale
- Bernard Cornwell
Stars

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Trivia
During filming, Crimea was suffering from a terrible drought, so water for the cast and crew was scarce. The cast and crew were only able to wash with one liter of water per day, and with temperatures above 90ºF (32ºC), tensions began to flare on-set. John Tams tried to hand in his notice to quit, but it was refused, instead being sent home for two weeks recuperation. Stars Sean Bean and Daragh O'Malley were offered extra conveniences on-set. Michael Mears proved a different story, though. After being refused water on-set, he got into a heated argument with the producers back at the hotel. Despite the efforts of Daragh O'Malley to keep the peace, Mears was fired and sent home after filming wrapped up, hence why his character of Rifleman Cooper makes no further appearances in the Sharpe series.

Goofs
When Provost Lieutenant Ayres salutes Sharpe in the village he saluted as an American not British.

Quotes
Patrick Harper: I had an uncle who thought the Faeries were after him.
Richard Sharpe: What happened to him?
Patrick Harper: Well, sir, they got him.

Connections
Featured in Lost in Adaptation: Sharpe (2015)

Soundtracks
I am a Deserter
Traditional
Lyrics adapted by John Tams
Performed by John Tams

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6/10

Sharpe's chicken....

Certainly one of the most bizarre and weaker of the entries into the series. In the face of it the episode has all the right ingredients, a daring mission, a beautiful young lady, an arrogant officer type for Sharpe to clash with, a nasty villain, the lovely backdrops and that swashbuckling sense of adventure and escapism. All of these elements aren't very well handled though, lots of stuff makes little sense. A group of deserters for instance encounter another armed group and decide the best thing to do is lower their guns which of course leads to their capture. Sharpe doesn't really get any interesting moments where he must make tough choices or use his gile to uncover the treachery at work. Some elements are really badly handled, the villains and their motives are completely off the wall, Sharpe at times is not all that likeable in this one I'm afraid and it lacks a lot of the humour and bravado from the chosen men we all love.