Sharpe The Legend (1997)

Introduction The Legend is a kind of summary of the entire Sharpe series. Essentially, it is clips from the series strung together to summarise the life of Sharpe, with a narrator who fought with Sharpe acting as the link. Sharpe’s rise from the ranks to become an officer is chronicled. Outline Rifleman Cooper (Michael Mears)…

Andrew Marshall

30/01/2020

1–2 minutes

Action, Adventure, British Army, Drama, Military Documentary, Napoleonic Era, War

Introduction

The Legend is a kind of summary of the entire Sharpe series.

Essentially, it is clips from the series strung together to summarise the life of Sharpe, with a narrator who fought with Sharpe acting as the link.

Sharpe’s rise from the ranks to become an officer is chronicled.

Outline

Rifleman Cooper (Michael Mears) fought alongside the swashbuckling Richard Sharpe throughout the Peninsula Wars.

In this special, video-only collection, he looks back at all the adventures and romances that his senior officer got up to, showing clips from the best of the long-running ITV drama.

Sharpe Films

You can find a full index of Sharpe’s Film here.

Production & Filming Details