Never heard of this show before I saw some 5 min clips yesterday. What a great gift at the end of 2020. Have to restrain myself and pour it slowly, like good brandy.
A Yank here. Read the books. Saw the series when I went to the UK to work in '06. Found the series on youtube. Can't seem to watch it too much! Love it and the actors in this show. "Over the Hils and Faraway", is a soldiers' song. Ask, demanding no specifics, but all soldiers leave part of themselves everywhere they have fought. May our God BLESS and KEEP THEM close to HIS bosom!
Oh Theresa... :( What a wonderfully cool lady with such a rich and interesting life, I was crying along with Sharpe there when they gave her a soldier's honours... What a great movie though, they just keep getting better!
It's not the gruesome death one might have expected Hakeswill to receive, especially after killing Teresa. The episode is actually not far off, he is indeed brought before a firing squad and manages to survive the volley, he begins saying "I cannot be killed", hearing this Sharpe points his rifle at the head of Hakeswill and pulls the trigger. So not far off from the show but it never seemed right not to have Sharpe kill him.
personally I feel like that's the best thing to do to someone like him, Sharpe himself said he wanted it for nearly twenty years but at the end he just didn't feel anything. I guess that's the thing about war, it's to big for for little vendetta's like that, just kill the bastard and move on.
That's why Hakeswell figures so promenently in the three India prequels. Sharpe tries to kill him at least three times. Throws him to man eating tigers, has an elephant step on him and drops him in a snake pit. Hakeswill later explains that the tigers weren't hungry and he stabbed the elephant in the foot with his knife (he never explains how he got out of the snake pit). I read the books before watching the series and it really is a good adaptation.
The two biggest mistakes Bernard Cornwell made with Sharpe was killing off Teresa and Hakeswill so early. Teresa was the best of Sharpes lovers and Pete Postlethwaite fitted the Hakeswill image perfectly. Would have loved to see more of both.
They paid the price for not killing Hakeswill in the barn when he first attacked Teresa. But considering what he did in Sharpe's Company, he shouldn't have been kept around too much longer. Sir Henry Simmerson from Sharpe's Eagle comes back a couple times to cause mischief. And his niece causes Sharpe trouble too. Major Ducos comes back for at least another episode. Very important to have a reoccurring enemy or antagonist, but eventually it needs to be resolved.
True, but the point I'm trying to make is that if Sharpe finished off Hakeswill in the execution, Hakeswill would have died with the grim satisfaction that he'd brought Sharpe down to his level. Revenge and justice are not the same thing. In this case, Sharpe did the right thing by letting justice do its part than submitting to revenge. If Sharpe had killed Hakeswill on the battlefield, then it would've been a different story.
Ooooh yeah, very true. He'll probably feel guilty about that forever, the poor sod. Which I suppose is a fairly appropriate penance for cheating on her, after all.
because they lined up, and they had more people lining up if you think a line would be three men deep when the front rank fired, they would duck, then the second then the rear rank, that would cause more devastation than a few potshots at an enemy line rifles were good, but once the regular line got in firing range they had to pull back
Even the americans were lining up, some scatterd troops were just with to few to win against a full concentrated force in the time when you could only fire 3 shots a minute, with a musket and maybe 2 with a rifle.
Sharpe should have finished off Hakeswill as he does in the book. Never understood why it was changed. Damn good episode anyway, much appreciated for the upload!
@OnionMan It's not that he doesn't know how to be a father, it's that as a single parent constantly campaigning in an insanely dangerous time of war he'd never even have a CHANCE to raise her, especially given how likely he is to die on some battlefield somewhere.
I always feel like Hagswell is gonna need a third volley...I laugh every time I think about it. "Still heeere , Shaarpey." Sharpe stops cold in his tracks: "Mr.Gillian...fetch me a rocket!" bahaahha
The Patriots fought in line battles a number of times, most of which ended pretty badly. its when they adopted guerrilla tactics that they excelled at, the Brits weren't ready for that kind of combat. that, plus the training of the army, and foreign aide, added up to help us out
@MrTriggr possibly didn't have the time to build a gallows so just enacted a field execution where they were. Also he had already survived one hanging so maybe a little superstition there. Glad they killed him off, although Bernard Cornwell said he regretted killing him because he couldn't make a better villain afterwards.
According to the book, the firing squad can't finish Hakeswill off so Sharpe kills him with a rifle bullet. Good solid avenging ending that. Would've been good if they'd had that in this.
All I can say is, he must've felt like the last piece of shit on the planet when he realized the last thing he did before his wife died, was cheat on her. Poor Sharpe. :( I agree, though.
The thing about the revolutionary's was they fought a different "rebel" or "guerrilla" war to how we know it now days. Most engagements had usually less then 1000 people on either side (with the few exceptions) plus the French were the deciding factor. While the British Empire was the largest in the world it was definitely thinly stretched and they didn't "beat the Empire" as such, just kicked it out of the USA.
true... its just quite a lot of africans, indians, native americans, maoris, australian aborigines etc would probably resent the fact that the british empire is being referred to as the "best"
@MrTriggr remember they tried that when sharpe saw him last show he said they tried to hang him once and law back then was once they had tried ot hang you they by law chould nto hanf you again so they did the next best thing a shooting.
I think it might have been showing Sharpe's downfall if he submitted himself to revenge. Granted, Hakeswill deserved what he got but I can actually understand why they didn't have Sharpe finishing him off permenantly in the end like he does in the book.
Hallo don't mean to hijack your convo but I play a bitta 40K and LOTR. Got some SM but mainly Tau battlesuits nd the cool battlesuit in white. Oh and a hammerhead =p No one really plays LOTR now.
@MrTriggr If you watch the earlier episodes it is said that he was hanged once but it didnt kill him. Thats what started the myth that he couldnt be killed and why they shot him this time instead.
it shouldn't, thats true the point i was trying make was at the end of the day you can't compare one empire or civilisation to another and say its amazing or get patriotic and defend it if you're just overlooking the things its done that are wrong
Actually people who deserted faced a firing squad....so it would have happened. it has always been linked with cowardice, people in the first and second world wars (british troops) faced firing squads for cowardice as well.
but you have to give the American Patriots credit for what they did. they fought without foreign aide for a while, winning as many battles as they lost.
the muskets only had an accuracy to 100m so to hit anything you had to line up if you didn't line up your unit would be too spread out to counter any enemy infantry or cavalry charges rifles were good but took longer to load and required more training (in a line you just point a musket in the direction of the enemy line, with a rifle you actually had to aim). Rifles were weaker to infantry and cavalry attack as they were spread out
Rifles were smooth bore and therefore not really very accurate. Although this is the case some infantry men (the chosen) were able to adjust their firing for better results than others. Notice the leg shot. That man probably aimed for the torso and cut a leg.Frontiersmen were know as good hunters and could shoot as well or better than the typical British soldier. So my feeling is "Yes" to your question.
i'm not saying you shouldn't say it i'm just saying that everyone forgets that the british empire killed, enslaved and stole from millions of people people treat it as a competition of which country is the most powerful and forget what that means
Not to mention the opium wars with China which created a crown colony of Hong Kong. And the current problem with Hong Kong goes back to that time. I am sure they don't forget.
@@johngreen3543Who doesn't forget? The people of Hong Kong? The people of Hong Kong certainly do not forget the British: that's why they carry the Union flag in their protests against Chinese oppression and so many HK citizens are moving to the UK. The problem with HK was that it was ceded to Communist China, not that it was a British territory. The fact that it was a British territory is the reason Hong Kong was free and prosperous.
15 years on from the original comment, but a bit ironic that the British Empire was the first major civilisation in human history to outlaw slavery. And then, over the remainder of the 19th century spend collosal sums of money and devoted a considerable portion of its military power to ensure that slavery was wiped out across the world. The British didn't invent slavery - it's existed in every civilisation the world has ever known. The British just did more than anyone else in history to end it.
0:13 that's why volley fire is bullshit. same as melee. i prefer a good, old fashioned, cheap point blank. also officer fail. should have been head shot.
Note: Standing army threat to "democracy" = threat to power Note: Standing army used on western frontier = to far to be a threat to power Note: slavery as main reason for Revolution Note: 1791 US Legion Note 1812=15 Invasion of Canada failed and Washington burned. New Orleans irrelevant.
Hakeswill: You can't kill me
Officer's Pistol: Allow me to introduce myself
No "hold my beer"? I'm impressed. You get a thumbs up 👍👌👏
Never heard of this show before I saw some 5 min clips yesterday. What a great gift at the end of 2020. Have to restrain myself and pour it slowly, like good brandy.
A Yank here. Read the books. Saw the series when I went to the UK to work in '06. Found the series on youtube. Can't seem to watch it too much! Love it and the actors in this show.
"Over the Hils and Faraway", is a soldiers' song. Ask, demanding no specifics, but all soldiers leave part of themselves everywhere they have fought. May our God BLESS and KEEP THEM close to HIS bosom!
Hakeswill: Can't kill me.
Young Officer: Sergeant, hold my tea.
Oh Theresa... :( What a wonderfully cool lady with such a rich and interesting life, I was crying along with Sharpe there when they gave her a soldier's honours...
What a great movie though, they just keep getting better!
Perhaps my favourite episode of the series, drama, action, great acting and adventure....Sharpe!!!
It's not the gruesome death one might have expected Hakeswill to receive, especially after killing Teresa. The episode is actually not far off, he is indeed brought before a firing squad and manages to survive the volley, he begins saying "I cannot be killed", hearing this Sharpe points his rifle at the head of Hakeswill and pulls the trigger. So not far off from the show but it never seemed right not to have Sharpe kill him.
well except the part where he was buried in an unmarked grave and had soldiers march across it until no one could tell where it was.....
personally I feel like that's the best thing to do to someone like him, Sharpe himself said he wanted it for nearly twenty years but at the end he just didn't feel anything.
I guess that's the thing about war, it's to big for for little vendetta's like that, just kill the bastard and move on.
they might rectify that with Hakeswill's bastard in India
I never get tired of watching yjr Sharpe series! Thanks!
Was a Great Show Back then "Over the hills and Far away. Loved it ty
Thanks again for posting, this is such an awesome series
That's why Hakeswell figures so promenently in the three India prequels. Sharpe tries to kill him at least three times. Throws him to man eating tigers, has an elephant step on him and drops him in a snake pit. Hakeswill later explains that the tigers weren't hungry and he stabbed the elephant in the foot with his knife (he never explains how he got out of the snake pit). I read the books before watching the series and it really is a good adaptation.
Playing us out with some epic guitar., now that's soloing.
When andtona seems to say Ma... that is so heartbreaking. And John tam's verse too
The two biggest mistakes Bernard Cornwell made with Sharpe was killing off Teresa and Hakeswill so early. Teresa was the best of Sharpes lovers and Pete Postlethwaite fitted the Hakeswill image perfectly. Would have loved to see more of both.
They paid the price for not killing Hakeswill in the barn when he first attacked Teresa. But considering what he did in Sharpe's Company, he shouldn't have been kept around too much longer.
Sir Henry Simmerson from Sharpe's Eagle comes back a couple times to cause mischief. And his niece causes Sharpe trouble too.
Major Ducos comes back for at least another episode. Very important to have a reoccurring enemy or antagonist, but eventually it needs to be resolved.
It's great that these series have been made available by Northern Wolf, I'm really enjoying them.
"You can't kill me, you can't kill me". BANG, that British officer just did.
True, but the point I'm trying to make is that if Sharpe finished off Hakeswill in the execution, Hakeswill would have died with the grim satisfaction that he'd brought Sharpe down to his level. Revenge and justice are not the same thing. In this case, Sharpe did the right thing by letting justice do its part than submitting to revenge. If Sharpe had killed Hakeswill on the battlefield, then it would've been a different story.
"Boris you taking the piss!"
I want to be a 95th rifle when i grow up!...OH wait!
I have it on dvd, always entertaining
Ooooh yeah, very true. He'll probably feel guilty about that forever, the poor sod. Which I suppose is a fairly appropriate penance for cheating on her, after all.
And Sharpe never sees his kid again...
Never goes back for him either, even when he retires in Normandy, what a guy
The evil of Hawkeswill has finally been vanquished.
kind of sad to see hakeswill go; he was a good villian
That shooting squad looked bad ass
because they lined up, and they had more people lining up
if you think a line would be three men deep when the front rank fired, they would duck, then the second then the rear rank, that would cause more devastation than a few potshots at an enemy line
rifles were good, but once the regular line got in firing range they had to pull back
Even the americans were lining up, some scatterd troops were just with to few to win against a full concentrated force in the time when you could only fire 3 shots a minute, with a musket and maybe 2 with a rifle.
I think i'm gonna buy the OST of this great series, verry good job indeed !!
Sharpe should have finished off Hakeswill as he does in the book. Never understood why it was changed. Damn good episode anyway, much appreciated for the upload!
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@OnionMan
It's not that he doesn't know how to be a father, it's that as a single parent constantly campaigning in an insanely dangerous time of war he'd never even have a CHANCE to raise her, especially given how likely he is to die on some battlefield somewhere.
I always feel like Hagswell is gonna need a third volley...I laugh every time I think about it.
"Still heeere , Shaarpey."
Sharpe stops cold in his tracks: "Mr.Gillian...fetch me a rocket!"
bahaahha
New book please: Sharpe's Daughter
Middle of Spain during the Napoleon war's? Bastard Child? English man father? The Catholic church probably murdered her.
Assumpta Serna . . . you were wonderful in this.
The Patriots fought in line battles a number of times, most of which ended pretty badly.
its when they adopted guerrilla tactics that they excelled at, the Brits weren't ready for that kind of combat. that, plus the training of the army, and foreign aide, added up to help us out
They failed hanging him last time. They figured a hail of musketballs would work better.
@TheMajdoc he aimed at his heart it clearly shows it
in the book Sharpe gave his daughter every penny he had
@MrTriggr possibly didn't have the time to build a gallows so just enacted a field execution where they were. Also he had already survived one hanging so maybe a little superstition there. Glad they killed him off, although Bernard Cornwell said he regretted killing him because he couldn't make a better villain afterwards.
According to the book, the firing squad can't finish Hakeswill off so Sharpe kills him with a rifle bullet. Good solid avenging ending that. Would've been good if they'd had that in this.
A Baker rifle fires a round ball patched with chamois leather. So, rifle ball.
All I can say is, he must've felt like the last piece of shit on the planet when he realized the last thing he did before his wife died, was cheat on her. Poor Sharpe. :(
I agree, though.
The thing about the revolutionary's was they fought a different "rebel" or "guerrilla" war to how we know it now days. Most engagements had usually less then 1000 people on either side (with the few exceptions) plus the French were the deciding factor. While the British Empire was the largest in the world it was definitely thinly stretched and they didn't "beat the Empire" as such, just kicked it out of the USA.
anyone shooting above the waist is fired.
Can't kill me you Can't kill me
British Officer: owae ma mou shindeiru
in the book sharpe finishes him, with the baker rifle, to the head
@MrTriggr happened in the book, but Sharpe was the one who finished him off
true... its just quite a lot of africans, indians, native americans, maoris, australian aborigines etc would probably resent the fact that the british empire is being referred to as the "best"
They gained infrastructure and modern medicine from it.🤷♂️
@LordWellington15 i love how the officer just walks up and BAM!! shoots him right in the heart LOL!!!
@MrTriggr remember they tried that when sharpe saw him last show he said they tried to hang him once and law back then was once they had tried ot hang you they by law chould nto hanf you again so they did the next best thing a shooting.
I think it might have been showing Sharpe's downfall if he submitted himself to revenge. Granted, Hakeswill deserved what he got but I can actually understand why they didn't have Sharpe finishing him off permenantly in the end like he does in the book.
I'm almost afraid to ask but how does he do it in the book?
Read it
Hallo don't mean to hijack your convo but I play a bitta 40K and LOTR. Got some SM but mainly Tau battlesuits nd the cool battlesuit in white. Oh and a hammerhead =p No one really plays LOTR now.
@MrTriggr Fleeing from a battle was considered a shooting offence.
later on, sure. but they didn't help until the last bit.
I have the whole series on DVD, plus the movie sequels.
Well, when reading this comment naturally I liked it... Thats my style, Sir
@@Trek001 The sequels are interesting, too, just different setting.
Was Hakeswill not a dirty rat?
Yes, he was a dirty rat.
Where do dirty rats go?
Down into the sewers, the dirty rats go!
@MrTriggr If you watch the earlier episodes it is said that he was hanged once but it didnt kill him. Thats what started the myth that he couldnt be killed and why they shot him this time instead.
why dnt u see her in the future series?
it shouldn't, thats true
the point i was trying make was at the end of the day you can't compare one empire or civilisation to another and say its amazing or get patriotic and defend it if you're just overlooking the things its done that are wrong
well i take it your probably British.. which is probably why we look at it differently.
which is obviously expected :P
@MrTriggr He had already survived a hanging in the books.
to right mate
Actually people who deserted faced a firing squad....so it would have happened. it has always been linked with cowardice, people in the first and second world wars (british troops) faced firing squads for cowardice as well.
but you have to give the American Patriots credit for what they did.
they fought without foreign aide for a while, winning as many battles as they lost.
i've watched them all before but i don't remember hearing anything about his daughter after this episode... anyone?
They already tried hanging him once, you know.
That episode is missing. Not uploaded in this playlist. Nobody seems to notice...
@2210ethan
I believe that I read that Hogan became too ill, but my memory may be wrong.
Hakeswill would have never been allowed to join the Peninsula Army Wellington/Lawford would have known him from India
@devilishous93
I believe they both quit, Hogan because he didn't like the conditions in Ukraine when they were filming.
maybe..
but at least they would win.
how else would a bunch of rebels beat the strongest empire in the world?
@funlovincop in Sharpe's Peril he talks about her and Teresa
if you read my comment, you can obviously see where i said without foreign help they wouldn't have been able to win.
it's not exactly pc to call an empire the best surely?!
today the US would be fighting on a bit of a more level playing field
the muskets only had an accuracy to 100m so to hit anything you had to line up
if you didn't line up your unit would be too spread out to counter any enemy infantry or cavalry charges
rifles were good but took longer to load and required more training (in a line you just point a musket in the direction of the enemy line, with a rifle you actually had to aim). Rifles were weaker to infantry and cavalry attack as they were spread out
Americans men where like Sharpes men right?
Rifles were smooth bore and therefore not really very accurate. Although this is the case some infantry men (the chosen) were able to adjust their firing for better results than others. Notice the leg shot. That man probably aimed for the torso and cut a leg.Frontiersmen were know as good hunters and could shoot as well or better than the typical British soldier. So my feeling is "Yes" to your question.
@@johngreen3543 Man you responded to a 10 year old comment. Thank you. Now I get to explore and re-discover something apart of my youth.
i'm not saying you shouldn't say it i'm just saying that everyone forgets that the british empire killed, enslaved and stole from millions of people
people treat it as a competition of which country is the most powerful and forget what that means
Not to mention the opium wars with China which created a crown colony of Hong Kong. And the current problem with Hong Kong goes back to that time. I am sure they don't forget.
@@johngreen3543Who doesn't forget? The people of Hong Kong?
The people of Hong Kong certainly do not forget the British: that's why they carry the Union flag in their protests against Chinese oppression and so many HK citizens are moving to the UK.
The problem with HK was that it was ceded to Communist China, not that it was a British territory. The fact that it was a British territory is the reason Hong Kong was free and prosperous.
15 years on from the original comment, but a bit ironic that the British Empire was the first major civilisation in human history to outlaw slavery. And then, over the remainder of the 19th century spend collosal sums of money and devoted a considerable portion of its military power to ensure that slavery was wiped out across the world.
The British didn't invent slavery - it's existed in every civilisation the world has ever known. The British just did more than anyone else in history to end it.
0:13 that's why volley fire is bullshit. same as melee. i prefer a good, old fashioned, cheap point blank. also officer fail. should have been head shot.
Dude's so sad about the wife he cheated on the day he kissed her goodbye.
@SixFootBabyStudios , Thanks!
P.S I hate his next wife!
@eflguruguy Sure is.
One to the head of hakeswill
Reading
@funlovincop me too
@bh5496 hahaha...
Note: Standing army threat to "democracy" = threat to power
Note: Standing army used on western frontier = to far to be a threat to power
Note: slavery as main reason for Revolution
Note: 1791 US Legion
Note 1812=15 Invasion of Canada failed and Washington burned. New Orleans irrelevant.