Sharpe Alert

[linaewen]

There's talk of a new Sharpe series, possibly to take place in India (yay!) -- click here and scroll down the page a bit for the link from TORN to the article!

http://www.theonering.net/index.shtml

You listen to them, Sean; if we can't have a Sharpe movie, let's have a new Sharpe series!

Comments

[siradaono.livejournal.com]

thank lin,....thanks lin...hurries away to listen

[siradaono.livejournal.com]

ok so now how do we write to ITV to impore them to act on this notion?

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but they probably have a website somewhere, and there may be info that way. Any chance of there being anything at the official Sharpe site? It sounds like ITV is interested in resurrecting some of these old winners, and have to get Sean Bean interested.

I would sooooo love to see the India series of Sharpe novels done!

[chic-too.livejournal.com]

The Sharpe Novels?

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Yep! The author is Bernard Cornwell, and there are quite a few of them in the series. Click here for more info on the books:

http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index2.cfm?page=1&SeriesId=1

The television series is based on the novels (sometimes rather loosely!). Click here for info on the TV series:

http://www.compleatseanbean.com/sharpe.html

The first Sharpe book I ever read was Sharpe's Tiger, which introduces him as a private in the British Army in India. Two other books in the India series follow, and it goes from there. :-D

[siradaono.livejournal.com]

you lured in another unsuspecting reader...lol

[boriel.livejournal.com]

i say we try to find out where and how to contact ITV and do a mass mailing...we can probably get a ton of people to sign a petition - especially if we put a link up on teh new and old lotr fan boards LOL. Is lith free hehe.