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Sharpe's Peril is a 2008 British TV film, usually shown in two parts, which is part of an ITV series based on Bernard Cornwell's historical fiction novels about the English soldier Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic Wars.
Sharpe's Peril, by Russell Lewis, takes up where Sharpe's Challenge left off. Sharpe and Harper are on their way to Madras, from where they are to sail to England, when they come upon an East India Company baggage train, also making its way to Madras.
In Sharpe's Challenge and Sharpe's Peril, Sharpe and his comrade in arms, Patrick Harper, have been temporarily called out of retirement and asked to go to India. Plot. The film starts with a flashback to 1803 in India, where Sergeant Sharpe leads a patrol to an East India Company outpost.
Apr 4, 2010 · Sharpe's Peril follows roughly the same plot as Sharpe's Challenge - set in India, rebellion in progress, some elements close to home - but isn't as solid, plot-wise. Moreover, it does now feel that the producers are flogging a dead horse.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Tom Clegg
- 2010-04-04
Feb 18, 2021 · The Final Battle gets started and Sharpe fights Col. Count Vladimir Dragomirov. From Sharpe's Peril: On their way home to England, Richard Sharpe and Patrick Harper reluctantly agree to escort...
- 7 min
- 515.2K
- Sharpe
Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory. Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the area, strikes fear in the members of the party.
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Sharpe's Challenge and Sharpe's Peril were broadcast in the US in 2010 as part of PBS's Masterpiece Classic season. The complete series is available on VHS (excluding Sharpe's Challenge and Sharpe's Peril), DVD, Blu-ray and iTunes. The Blu-ray and iTunes releases have been remastered in HD widescreen from the original filmstrips, with the ...
