I will say it again. James Purefoy is an amazing actor. Loved how he played Speirs and am pleased they made his character more sympathetic compared to what he was like in the book.
It broke my heart when he said that; the look of utter defeat in his eyes. He owns what he did and he knows there is no making it right. Sharpe gave him a true gift, offering to let his friend lead the charge. It saved both of them.
It was a tight screenplay; in the book he meets a lot of other officers and had to assault 3 forts and then take part in a famous charge. That said, Jack Spears is one of the few veteran officers who likes Sharpe immediately and without being mindful of his title or rank. Even Hogan saw Sharpe as a friendly tool rather than a friend.
Jack redeems himself with distinction & honour. The one man version of the Light Brigade. I was roaring him on & he died a hero who performed a noble deed. Perhaps the hest TV series & it shows we will die for our country. Awesome acting by all & thanks to our French friends for this show to truly shine 🎉
I actually disagree, respectfully. I think the best acted scene is in the first episode. I can hear it in my head now. "MAJOR LENNOX ANSWERED WITH HIS LIFE! AS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE, IF YOU HAD ANY SENSE OF HONOR!"
Lol they really are very different characters, aren't they? I suspect if you left a pistol on the table with a shot of brandy for marc antony, he'd down the shot and come out shooting
"You know the French say there's no such thing as Heaven and Hell- that this is all there is" "Frogs talk whole piles of nonsense, sir. Fuck 'em" "Fuck 'em"
the scene should begin with Sharpe tossing the Candide book at Spears. This is starting the scene halfway. The men bringing the cannon should also have been in the scene.
@Great Gonzous I know - and Spears redeems himself at the end of this episode. A desperate forlorn charge, kills some Crapauds, plants the flag and fights bravely until he is overwhelmed and killed. His action inspires the troops to storm the fort. Sharpe gives him that chance rather than facing ignoble court martial later on. His death in the book however is far less noble than this.
@Kabuki Kitsune Actually as I recall, and I just finished a few days ago, he does a lone charge at just some French troop. In the book there was no fort left by the time Jack was known to be the traitor. He was shot by a French infantryman in a wooded area after the French army routs at the battle near Salamanca
from the book sharps sword, in the book it was as a post battle scene, away from the main force, fitted in as best they could but not the battle of Salamanca. Read the book Cornwell paints pictures with words, totally brilliant.
chris ramm i thought his final scene in the book was excellent. He went out begging, but he did so for the benefit of his sister. From Sharpe’s perspective, it felt so cruel that in a world (away from his chosen men) where he is so alone, that the one who offered him friendship turned out this way. You could feel how much it hurt Sharpe.
And get hold of Rome, where James Purfoy plays Mark Antony, steals evert scene his in. A sadly underrated actor, who was brilliant in the BBC drama Beau Brummell. He's got emotional range in spades.
@@OlrikMeister lmao that's moronic. Which takes less time? Typing First and pressing enter, or Typing First, opening the emoji window, finding your emoji, posting your emoji and THEN pressing enter? Tricky question, I know
This was the early 19th century, the age of real men, courage and honour, not like today's world of snowflakes' boo hoo tribunals', lawyers and mind 'doctors'...
@@wordsmith52 Honor might have led to great things in some situation, more often often than not it was just an excuse to kill, even when in the wrong. But sure, let's pretend that all the men of this time were magically mentally stable and that sickness of the mind didn't exist (perhaps you should read the literature of the time). The reality is, they had a different environment, they adapted to it. Just like modern humans adapt tot heir specific situations, There are cowards today just as there used to be cowards before, there are less matters of "honor".. and frankly when you have a look at history it's a good thing, honor is something that sounds good on paper only, it was nothing but rituals and status, it had absolutely nothing to do with morality, and I'd rather have a moral society rather than an honorable one. The age of reason came to be, and I'm sorry that you find it sad that justice is served by tribunals and not through trial by combat, we figured out that being better at stabbing others doesn't make you right.. Shocking I know.
@@louisazraels7072 To be fair, if the idea of being forced to do something wasn't around at the time he might have felt compelled 'by honor' to do what he'd signed and said he'd do. Honor was an easy way to manipulate people, as my parents tried with me, and theirs with them.
I still really don't understand why he did what he did. His answer was...because some guy didn't kill him while torturing him? What? I'd want to get revenge on the person that tortured me. Not fucking help them.
Not really. What do you expect in the early 19th century? Shakespeare? Try looking up Tom Hardy's series Taboo, a bloodthirsty period drama set in roughly the same time period. Then think.
"For England, Sharpe?"
"No. For me."
Forgiving a good man his past faults and recognising his trauma.
That’s friending.
" _yes Richard, I do believe I can_ ...". Redemption at its finest.
A great moment when he understands what Sharpe is saying, and the haunted look is replaced with relief.
I will say it again. James Purefoy is an amazing actor. Loved how he played Speirs and am pleased they made his character more sympathetic compared to what he was like in the book.
And Mark Anthony
@@RaidenTheRipper950 yes. Thank you
I've always thought he has a regal look about him.
Reinforced by his part in A Knight's Tale, and again in Ironclad
The man is, genuinely, one of the most underappreciated actors of his generation.
He nailed it playing Beau Brummel. It's on TH-cam somewhere - definitely worth watching !
James Purefoy is amazingly underrated. He's so good!
If theres anyone who could play a despicably charming bastard, he's first on the list
Beyond contestation!
Jason Uttley I see that referrence
Most recently he played Jim, in Fisherman's Friends.
hes so pretty he could make me wish I was gay
One of my favorite scenes in the whole series. "I had spent the whole coin of courage."
It broke my heart when he said that; the look of utter defeat in his eyes. He owns what he did and he knows there is no making it right.
Sharpe gave him a true gift, offering to let his friend lead the charge. It saved both of them.
Well Sharpe gave him back what was stolen from him. An Honorable death and respect...
This was the one episode where Sharpe gets along great with the officiers, and they all end up dead! Damn it!
It was a tight screenplay; in the book he meets a lot of other officers and had to assault 3 forts and then take part in a famous charge.
That said, Jack Spears is one of the few veteran officers who likes Sharpe immediately and without being mindful of his title or rank. Even Hogan saw Sharpe as a friendly tool rather than a friend.
That's Soldiering...
@@SantomPh Sadly he was also a syph-riddled traitor, so that doesn't say much.
@@theradgegadgie6352 He was was traitor because he was tortured into it. So badly tortured he lost an arm.
I think most people would break under that.
@@Infernal460 Only in the film. In the novel he simply broke because he was offered money. In the film he didn't have the Black Lion, either.
All my life I have been afraid of defeat. Now that its come...it's not so bad. The sun still shines. Water still tastes good.
That's what happens when Agrippa comes to give you a spanking
I love this quote. It's one of those lines that I will always remember, no matter what.
Go back ta Gin Alley
@@trevorb1898 And what happens when you mess with a man's secret but super-true love interest, even in name only.
Jesus christ I didn't even notice it was him.
He gives him an opportunity to redeem himself at the point of an honorable death. Commendable. Very Commendable.
convince a disgruntled spy for Napoleon to lead a charge in order to redeem his honor by dying in battle, now that's soldiering!
Traitors don't get honorable deaths, he just died.
Colville was lucky again in time travel to be shown mercy.
@@MrChickensnatcher If honour can be bestowed, and stolen, and lost, it can be restored.
@@MrChickensnatcher There's a big difference beetween the man who deliberately betrays his country and the one who's forced to do that.
Jack redeems himself with distinction & honour. The one man version of the Light Brigade. I was roaring him on & he died a hero who performed a noble deed. Perhaps the hest TV series & it shows we will die for our country. Awesome acting by all & thanks to our French friends for this show to truly shine 🎉
Giving a broken traitor a chance to redeem themselves honorably, now that's soldiering.
Think of something else to say instead of " that's soldiering.... So so sad
@@DavidClark-xv7gg Making fun of people who use a meme in reference of the video being commented, that's Simmersoning
@@Zoras88 Bloody Simmersons am I right?
Where did the "now that's soldiering" meme come from?, its in the comments of every Sharpe video on TH-cam.
@@117green11 came from an episode
Jack tilted when he should have withdrew. And that was knightly, too.
Love that lovie
It isn't in him to withdraw.
Though it happens.
Dammit Mark Antony!!
This guy just can't not betray people! Even betrayed Alice!
He is off resident evil lol
And here he also paid for his crime.
"All my life I've been fearful of defeat..."
m.th-cam.com/video/IKFY8L1DoP4/w-d-xo.html
He never betrayed Ulric Von Lichtenstein of Gelderland!
The best acted scene in the entire series
I actually disagree, respectfully. I think the best acted scene is in the first episode. I can hear it in my head now.
"MAJOR LENNOX ANSWERED WITH HIS LIFE! AS YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE, IF YOU HAD ANY SENSE OF HONOR!"
He's probably a bit too old now but Purefoy would've made a great James Bond.
He's still welcome in my bed, any time.
@@Vesnicie lmao 😂
A white straight male for James Bond? You sweet summer child :D
@@JjackVideo When has Bond not been a straight white male, sir snowflake? Next one might not be, once, oh the humanity!
Oh Yeah!
Marc Antony seems unusually quiet and reserved here
Lol they really are very different characters, aren't they? I suspect if you left a pistol on the table with a shot of brandy for marc antony, he'd down the shot and come out shooting
"l had spent the whole coin of courage"
Now that's spending...
Everybody breaks on day 3.
There's never been a day 4.
All this because Harris needed a book to use as loo roll.
Dipping a thin strip of hot buttered toast into a soft boiled runny egg, that's soldiering.
"Why did you do it?"
"ʷʰⁱˢᵖᵉʳ ʷʰⁱˢᵖᵉʳ ʷʰⁱˢᵖᵉʳ"
You don't want a random soldier screaming, "I HEARD EVERYTHING!!!" afterwards.
"You know the French say there's no such thing as Heaven and Hell- that this is all there is"
"Frogs talk whole piles of nonsense, sir. Fuck 'em"
"Fuck 'em"
One of the best episodes in the series by far!!!
Which episode is it? I want to watch it, I love the actor playing Jack.
@@e3IZrZ great story and episode... Watch it my friend.
Thank you gentlemen, I am going to watch it tonight.
I bought the episode through TH-cam and watched it. I personally think it was worth every penny, thank you again.
Now THIS is soldiering.
This was such a good series. I plan to own the whole set of Sharpe DVDs!
Jack and Richard, they would have made a great team with the chosen men.
Achievement Earned:
*Shakey Courage*
Verreh shakeh!
*Final Redemption.*
the scene should begin with Sharpe tossing the Candide book at Spears. This is starting the scene halfway. The men bringing the cannon should also have been in the scene.
Such a gifted actor.
Marc Anthony sure suits in sideburns
Outstanding writing in this show..
Captain Spears goes out like a bally hero in this episode.
@Great Gonzous I know - and Spears redeems himself at the end of this episode. A desperate forlorn charge, kills some Crapauds, plants the flag and fights bravely until he is overwhelmed and killed. His action inspires the troops to storm the fort. Sharpe gives him that chance rather than facing ignoble court martial later on. His death in the book however is far less noble than this.
@@Shagrat65 What is his death in the book?
@Kabuki Kitsune Actually as I recall, and I just finished a few days ago, he does a lone charge at just some French troop. In the book there was no fort left by the time Jack was known to be the traitor. He was shot by a French infantryman in a wooded area after the French army routs at the battle near Salamanca
from the book sharps sword, in the book it was as a post battle scene, away from the main force, fitted in as best they could but not the battle of Salamanca. Read the book Cornwell paints pictures with words, totally brilliant.
Well the Lord Spears here is much more sympathetic so he gets a better death. In the book he is on the grass on his own, dying in disgrace
chris ramm i thought his final scene in the book was excellent. He went out begging, but he did so for the benefit of his sister. From Sharpe’s perspective, it felt so cruel that in a world (away from his chosen men) where he is so alone, that the one who offered him friendship turned out this way. You could feel how much it hurt Sharpe.
Off to watch Rome Clips now.
A young James Purefoy.
Looking for the clip where Jack does a death march to the fort. I remember it from years ago.
Alex Thorpe this one? th-cam.com/video/24waDuAHlHc/w-d-xo.html
Some amazing acting here tbh
They're both great in this scene
Ridiculous? No, methinks this normal. Everyone breaks under torture, it's just a matter of time and what they will do to make it stop.
James purfoys Mark Anthony was epic
I'm not crying.
Looks like Marc Anthony was able to flee from Octavian grasp and time travel to 19th century.
Telling Mark Antony what to do...Militia est scriptor...;-)
@Абдульзефир At least you got my joke :-) No one else did!
Purefoy before Rome ...
2:33 just gonna comment so I can find this part in the future because I love it
When you hear the truth, from the heart…
Shaky, very shaky
Now you turn him! Team Sharpe dropping the ball here!
Eh?
Thats why he's a soldier, not a spook.
@@midnightwolfee2128 OP meant make him a double agent.
Sharpe vs Mark Antony
One of the best ones in the Canon.
Ned Stark VS. Mark Anthony
Mark Anthony himself!
The coin fo courage was not spent it was taken from him with sharpe’s help it was reclaimed to be used properly
Dis, isn’t your master.. I Am Your Master, under sacred oath of the 13th!
"Shecky, very shecky."
When did Boromir meet Marc Anthony?
So many silly comments from people that have no idea what war is, nor how ugly and brutal it can be.
Never seen the show, don’t know where to find it if I wanted to watch it, 50/50 interest to go watch it. Definitely interested in the clips.
It's on TH-cam full episodes Sharpe
On Itunes
ITunes has all of the seasons. I’m on season 4. It’s worth it.
And get hold of Rome, where James Purfoy plays Mark Antony, steals evert scene his in. A sadly underrated actor, who was brilliant in the BBC drama Beau Brummell. He's got emotional range in spades.
Edward the black prince meets sharpe
Mark Antony betraying, how strange...
Redemption
This Spears..larue,s creature
Now thats soldering.
Don't forget what Simmerson did...
Melting a metal alloy usually made of tin and lead with a hot iron to create a strong electrical bond.
That's soldering
Is that James Purefoy?
Yes
@@SantomPh thanks.
No, that's Sean Bean. Famous "climactic-death" actor.
I see the rumors of Mark Antonys demise were greatly exaggerated.
Fix the volume on these. Can't hear a thing being said and my volume up 100%
Decent computer or speakers...or a hearing aid????? lol only kidding
@@1628maverick only wish it was one of those, then I could fix it. I loved this when it was on cable.
What is a third of 20,000?
6666.667
Mark Anthony was the traitor
What is one third of twenty thousand?
6666.667 (approximately)
@@keirfarnum6811 Marc Antony says that to Octavian in HBOs rome. The same actor that played Marc Antony plays this guy.
For someone who was tortured he sure looks fine to me
He did lose his arm...
@@gracchus7782 Or they just PT'ed him until he started sucking buttermilk.
@@LordMarps 't Is but a scratch.
@@roykliffen9674 A scratch?! Your arm’s off!!
Well one of you is lying
one guy doesn't have an emoji which means it took him longer to type it meaning he is second
@@OlrikMeister lmao that's moronic. Which takes less time?
Typing First and pressing enter, or
Typing First, opening the emoji window, finding your emoji, posting your emoji and THEN pressing enter?
Tricky question, I know
The only plot hole being, he would simply have to say he signed under duress and the papers are entirely false... or even forged.
This was the early 19th century, the age of real men, courage and honour, not like today's world of snowflakes' boo hoo tribunals', lawyers and mind 'doctors'...
@@wordsmith52 Honor might have led to great things in some situation, more often often than not it was just an excuse to kill, even when in the wrong.
But sure, let's pretend that all the men of this time were magically mentally stable and that sickness of the mind didn't exist (perhaps you should read the literature of the time).
The reality is, they had a different environment, they adapted to it. Just like modern humans adapt tot heir specific situations,
There are cowards today just as there used to be cowards before, there are less matters of "honor".. and frankly when you have a look at history it's a good thing, honor is something that sounds good on paper only, it was nothing but rituals and status, it had absolutely nothing to do with morality, and I'd rather have a moral society rather than an honorable one.
The age of reason came to be, and I'm sorry that you find it sad that justice is served by tribunals and not through trial by combat, we figured out that being better at stabbing others doesn't make you right.. Shocking I know.
@@louisazraels7072 ok, don't get hung up over people lobg dead and gone, mr snowflake!
@@wordsmith52 OK Boomer.
@@louisazraels7072 To be fair, if the idea of being forced to do something wasn't around at the time he might have felt compelled 'by honor' to do what he'd signed and said he'd do. Honor was an easy way to manipulate people, as my parents tried with me, and theirs with them.
Sharpe, "I'll let you keep your secret if you blow me"
Traitor, "Done!"
5 minutes later
Sharpe, "Now that's soldiering!"
Team Briton: World Army?
i could not stand an army that would do this to a man... o wait it's the french?
I still really don't understand why he did what he did. His answer was...because some guy didn't kill him while torturing him? What? I'd want to get revenge on the person that tortured me. Not fucking help them.
he broke under torture, and signed all the confusions and agree to be a spy. The other side has all the papers he signed.
@@TentaclePentacle He signed them under pain of torture. Under duress. They'd be worthless. Even by historical standards of the time.
@@angelfan16 no, back then, they hold honor more higher than that. He would be laughed at in high society and will not be trusted with any command.
@@TentaclePentacle I don't think that's true.
@@angelfan16 that's the case that's why no one thought twice about it when the book was written.
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Not even James Purefoy could make this dialogue sound remotely good.
@@lucianogardelli10 Pretty much the entire series.
Not really. What do you expect in the early 19th century? Shakespeare? Try looking up Tom Hardy's series Taboo, a bloodthirsty period drama set in roughly the same time period. Then think.
@@BigHenFor This dialogue was written in the twentieth century with pretensions of Shakespeare. It's fucking hideous.
James Purefoy was a thicc lad