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Sharpe: Sharpe's Revenge (1997)
( Almost ) alone against the World !
As usual , Sharpe shows up a senior officer at the start of the film , and get into a duel .
The slimy Ducos makes another appearance , schemeing as always , with a plan to get Sharpe into even more trouble . Sharpe is arrested , and ends up on the run until he can prove his innocence .
Capt Fredrikson and Sgt Harper seem to be the only people who Sharpe can rely on , although Sharpe gets some unexpected allies !
Alexis Denisoff ( Lord Rossendale ) makes his first appearance in the series , in a role far removed from Wesley in the Buffy TV series .
Sharpe: Sharpe's Company (1994)
Another good episode of the Sharpe series
Third in the Sharpe series , Sharpe's Company introduces Sharpe's nemesis , Sergeant Obidiah Hakeswill ( Peter Postlethwaite ) .
Hakeswill is a thoroughly nasty piece of work , having had Sharpe flogged when he was a young soldier , and starts with the same tricks again.
This film gives some idea of the tribulations of the ordinary Redcoats , at the whim of sometimes hopeless Officers whose commissions were bought , and who wanted NCOs who kept order , and didn't mind how it was done.
As with many of the Sharpe series , this is based around a historic battle . In this case it is the battle of Badajoz , where Hakeswill gets up to even more mischief .
Another great Postlethwaite performance !