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3 Sharpe
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1993-2008
ITV (UK)
Created by: Bernard Cornwell
Starring: Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley
What is it? Historical drama set during the Napoleonic Wars featuring a working class super soldier who rises through the ranks and annoys his snobby superiors by winning the war for them.
Why should it be an honorary SFX show? Well, he’s a superhero, clearly, possessed of superhuman fighting abilities, who appears at all the great battles of the period and wins them virtually single-handed. He even has his own special costume – favouring green while everyone is wearing read. Plus, he has a “crew” of loyal followers who feel like his own bridge crew and he’s pitted against some very fanciful villains. Put some massive lobes on Pete Postlethwaite’s odious donkey-riding Obadiah Hakeswill and you’ve pretty much got a Ferengi.
Okay, we were slightly surprised by how well this show did in this vote, but you can’t deny the power of the Bean (a genre fave) and it’s good to see a show with zilch geeky references connecting to our readers on a deeper level.
So, who wants Sharpe In Space ?
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