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  COURT TV ONLINE - Mass. v. Sharpe
Several months before the shooting, Karen Sharpe, a mother of three, had left the 26-year marriage and obtained a restraining order against Sharpe, who, she claimed in divorce papers, had abused her physically and verbally throughout their relationship.
Ablow traced Sharpe's problems back to his abusive childhood and told jurors the doctor began dressing as a woman as a young teen to avoid his father's insults.
Karen Sharpe's survivors are expected to speak at the sentencing.
www.courttv.com /trials/sharpe/112701_ctv.html   (705 words)

  
 Sharpe (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sharpe is a series of TV movies based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell featuring the character of Richard Sharpe focusing on his adventures in the Napoleonic Wars.
Sharpe's Challenge is a 2 part adventure; part 1 premiered on ITV1 at 9.00pm on the 23rd April 2006, with part 2 being shown on the 24th at 9.00pm.
In the first episode of the series, Sharpe is a sergeant in the 95th Rifles serving in Portugal in 1809 when he saves the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley from a group of French cavalry, after which Wellesley gives Sharpe a commission.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sharpe_(TV_Series)   (977 words)

  
 Sharpe: Sharpe's Enemy - TV.com
Sharpe and Harper enter the convent where the women are held and are confronted by two French officers.
Sharpe learns that one of the officers is the husband of Sarah Dubreton and they are on the same mission.
Sharpe is promoted to major and given command of the 60th Rifles in order to secure the safety of the women and prevent the French from taking the town.
www.tv.com /sharpe/sharpes-enemy/episode/197767/summary.html   (432 words)

  
 Richard Sharpe (fictional character) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Sharpe is the central character in Bernard Cornwell's "Sharpe" novels and of the Sharpe series of TV movies in which he is played by Sean Bean.
Richard Sharpe was born in Wapping around 1776 or 1777 (he was 32 during the early months of 1809) to a prostitute mother and an unknown father, and grew up in a foundling home.
Sharpe was involved in the Battle of Assaye, the siege of Seringapatam, and is credited in the series with the regicide of the Tipu Sultan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Sharpe_(fictional_character)   (1316 words)

  
 Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe is sent back to England to get new recruits for his division.
Sharpe is a lieutenant-colonel in the Belgian Light Dragoons, serving as military adviser to the young Prince of Orange.
Sharpe and Patrick Harper are sent to Chile to solve the disappearance of Don Blas Vivar, the Captain-General of the colony.
www.decklerbooks.com /adventure/cornwell/sharpe4.html   (200 words)

  
 Richard Sharpe : Reviews : TV Movies : Sean Bean : Sharpe's : Rifles : Company : Enemy : Eagle : Honour : Sword : Gold ...
Sharpe not only has to hunt out a traitor and French spy, but finds himself battling an enemy who is as ruthless and dangerous as himself.
Sharpe finds himself at odds with his snobbish new commanding officer and captures a French Eagle at the battle of Talavera.
Sharpe must not only fight the French, but also take on an army of deserters that includes his detested old enemy Hakeswill.
www.napoleonguide.com /sharpe.htm   (412 words)

  
 The Sharpetorium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Confrontations between good and evil on TV take place in police interrogration rooms, where the only way to distinguish between cops and robbers is by remembering that bad guys dress better.
But Sharpe's abililty to cope suggests that the modern under-assistant director of human resources might be happier if a sword came with the job.
The series star is a five-alarm hunk whose good looks (he's a cross between Patrick Swayze and a young Robert Redford) may prompt susceptible viewers (ie those for whom it's been a long time between swashbucklings) to conclude that Major Sharpe can tamp their muskets any time.
www.sharpetorium.info /swash.html   (474 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sharpe's Company: Video: Sean Bean,Daragh O'Malley,Hugh Fraser,Michael Byrne,Pete Postlethwaite,Assumpta ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Sharpe is anxious to get inside as his wife and the daughter he has never seen are inside and he knows the English soldiers will rape and pillage once victorious.
With "Sharpe's Company," the series gets "bigger." The focal point of this episode is the storming of a French-held fortress by British troops, and while the scenes are nowhere close to something Peter Jackson or Steven Spielberg might assemble, it's clear that the producers have given their team more to work with.
Sharpe's reason for leading his men in the attack is probably not one that we have heard before, but strikes me as a better reason to face death than we usually hear in such stories.
www.amazon.com /Sharpes-Company-Sean-Bean/dp/B00004CORI   (2368 words)

  
 SHARPE'S CHALLENGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Even so, the series proved as popular with fans of the novels as it was with the general British public.
Sharpe knows the country, having served in that part of India as a sergeant 14 years earlier, and his experience in such desperate undertakings during the last war makes him the ideal man for the job.
If you don't know Sharpe but like action-adventure films with a pinch of history, such as Captain Blood, it could well be the ticket.
www.eccentric-cinema.com /cult_movies2007/sharpes_challenge.htm   (1587 words)

  
 Richard Sharpe played by Sean Bean
Sharpe is a series that stars Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe.
His subsequent promotions are due to his daring and courageous exploits.The Sharpe Series is set during the 19th Century Napoleonic Peninsular wars, in the midst of the desperate battles and missions of these conflicts.
Sharpe's Prey, is set during 1807 and Sharpe finds himself in Copenhagen and involved in a desperate siege to stop Napoleon's forces from seizing the Danish Fleet.
www.full-of-beans.net /sharpe   (363 words)

  
 Main Page - Sharpe - a Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Sharpe series of books are written by Bernard Cornwell, and since 1981 there have been 23 books published, along with 15 feature-length TV films.
Richard Sharpe starts his literary career as Private Sharpe in Seringapatam, India, and the series of books follows his military career from India through the Napoleonic wars, the Peninsular War in Portugal to the Battle of Waterloo, as well as through other major events between 1799 and 1821.
The Sharpe series of TV movies were developed by Carlton TV between 1993 and 1997, and stars Sean Bean and Daragh O'Malley as Sharpe and Harper, and follows his career from promotion from the ranks (in Portugal, not India), through Portugal and France to the Battle of Waterloo.
sharpe.wikia.com   (710 words)

  
 Patrons
British actor known for his roles in the TV series Sharpe as well as Hollywood films such as The Patriot and Goldeneye, in which he played 006.
Fitness expert who is well-known to breakfast TV audiences for her energetic routines which got Britain on the move before going to work.
Well-known for the series of Carry On films, she is now a big part of BBC soap EastEnders.
www.nos.org.uk /about/search-results/patrons.htm   (347 words)

  
 DVDfever.co.uk - Charts, News and Reviews of DVDs, Games, Hardware, Laserdiscs, Cinema Films & more
Sharpe is promoted to Lieutenant after saving the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley and he is soon given a dangerous mission - to command a band of war-hardened riflemen behind enemy lines.
Their task is to escort Sharpe's lover, the beautiful Spanish guerilla leader Teresa (Assumpta Serna) and a nobleman soldier who are carrying a mysterious box across the country and are being hunted by the French cavalry.
It's also interesting to see Carlton bringing a range of old films and TV drama to a new format so soon and in Dolby Digital, but it would be an idea to include subtitles and a decent number of chapters.
www.dvdfever.co.uk /reviews/sharpe.shtml   (792 words)

  
 Dave Sharpe - the Crown Prince of Daredevils   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
When Sharpe starred in DAREDEVILS, he was forbidden from doing stunt work on that film since an injury would have halted the production --- his friend and fellow stuntman Jimmy Fawcett doubled Sharpe while George DeNormand handled the rough and tumble action for Quigley and Ted Mapes was the stand-in for Brix/Bennett.
Sharpe became the boss ('ramrod') of the stunt organization at Republic from about 1939 until mid 1942 when he left for World War II service.
Sharpe is listed (as 'David Sharpe'), along with Chief 'Tonto' Thunder Cloud, LeRoy Mason, 'Thunder' the white hoss, and 'Captain Boots' the police dog.
www.surfnetinc.com /chuck/sharpe1.htm   (675 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sharpe's Regiment: DVD: Sean Bean,Daragh O'Malley,Abigail Cruttenden,Michael Cochrane,Nicholas ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
With everybody thinking they are dead they "enlist" in the army, which means that Sharpe goes from attending a party hosted by the man who is supposed to be the next king of England to crawling through the mud while a sadistic sergeant calls him "filth" and other foul names.
Still, overall the Sharpe series is a triumph of character and story over the constraints of a limited budget.
I'm not quite fond of Regiment as opposed to the other Sharpe adventures because Sharpe's haplessness is a far cry from the heroic figure I've expected him to cut after viewing the rest of the series.
www.amazon.com /Sharpes-Regiment-Sean-Bean/dp/B00005AQ8Y   (1499 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Sharpe - The Television Action-Drama Films
Although the TV series is based on the Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels, they deviate in various ways including: the way in which Sharpe saves Wellesley's life.
Sharpe is constantly accused by other officers of not being a gentleman, due to him being raised from the ranks and therefore not of 'good breeding'.
In the Sharpe TV series they were a group of misfits and criminals who were crack shot riflemen..
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A5218887   (3165 words)

  
 BBC America - Sharpes Sword   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The French soldier claims to be Captain Dumas and surrenders himself to Sharpe.
Sharpe is suspicious, but before he can question Dumas further, Colonel Berkeley of the South Essex accepts the man's parole.
Struck dumb with fear she is unable to tell Sharpe who she is or what has happened.
bbcamerica.com /genre/movies_specials/sharpes_sword/sharpes_sword.jsp   (232 words)

  
 BBC America - Sharpes Rifles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Sharpe's Rifles begins in 1809 when Sharpe is a scrappy Sergeant.
Sharpe is given command of the 95th Rifles under Captain Murray, but soon finds that they are an undisciplined bunch, and neither Murray nor the men of the Rifles are prepared to accept Sharpe's command as "proper" officers are not raised from the ranks.
After Captain Murray is killed in a surprise French attack, Sharpe is left in sole command.
bbcamerica.com /genre/movies_specials/sharpes_rifles/sharpes_rifles.jsp   (278 words)

  
 Sharpes_Justice_Synopsis
Sharpe meets Parfit at Shireburn Hall who tells him that Matt Truman is leading the rebellion and that Truman is responsible for burning mills.
Sharpe realises when talking to Sally that Truman is his half brother.
Sharpe tells Parfit to write a letter to horse guards telling them what really happened at the massacre and makes Rossendale promise to obtain his release from service in Scarsdale.
www.douglashenshall.com /Sharpes_Justice_Synopsis.html   (682 words)

  
 Sharpe's Waterloo reviews & ratings at Smarter.com
Sharpe is called back into action under the command of the Prince of Orange, who makes a series of dangerous blunders with his troops.
Sharpe must cope with the French advance, his commander's incompetence, and the arrival of Lord Rossendale, his wife's lover, all culminating in the...
Sharpe must cope with the French advance, his commander's incompetence, and the arrival of Lord Rossendale, his wife's lover, all culminating in the Battle of Waterloo.
www.smarter.com /television_tv_series_product_review---pr--ci-4--pi-174579.html   (269 words)

  
 Sharpe TV Show - Sharpe Television Show - TV.com
After the series seemed to end at the Battle of Waterloo, the cast was reunited for Sharpe's Challenge, a story set in India two years after Waterloo.
Richard Sharpe (played by Sean Bean) is commissioned from the ranks after saving the life of the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Talavera.
Meanwhile, Sharpe has old scores to be settled with the bully Simmerson.
www.tv.com /sharpe/show/13670/summary.html   (399 words)

  
 COURT TV ONLINE - NEWS FROM COURT TV
In a premiere episode of Mugshots, Court TV reveals the bizarre and haunting tale of the two sides of Richard Sharpe.
Through one-on-one interviews with dedicated law enforcement officials and prosecutors, as well as family and friends of Sharpe, Court TV gives viewers an in-depth look at this baffling case and brings the story of Richard Sharpe to life.
Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network has more than 73 million subscribers.
www.courttv.com /press/sharpe.html   (469 words)

  
 Sharpe's Challenge - TV Reviews - TV & Radio - Entertainment - smh.com.au
This is the 15th in the series but the first made since 1997, when Bean decided to concentrate on his film career.
In this instalment, Richard Sharpe is lured back to the British Army a year after the battle of Waterloo and sent to India to sort out a renegade British officer, William Dodd, who has joined forces with a maharajah.
Bean is suitably dashing as Sharpe and, after a somewhat clunky start, the action never lets up, with a cliffhanger that will have you biting your nails until next week's conclusion.
www.smh.com.au /news/tv-reviews/sharpes-challenge/2006/09/22/1158431882486.html   (330 words)

  
 Sharpe (a Titles and Air Dates Guide)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
2- 2 1 Jun 94 Sharpe's Enemy 5.
2- 3 8 Jun 94 Sharpe's Honour Season 3 6.
6- 2 24 Apr 06 Sharpe's Challenge (2) Season 1 17.
www.epguides.com /Sharpe   (240 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Sharpe - The Complete Series (14 Disc Box Set) [1995]: DVD: Sean Bean,Daragh O'Malley,Hugh Fraser,Hugh ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Though looking much better than the original TV transmissions the occasionally cropped framing makes it apparent the films were shot in 16:9 widescreen, so it is regrettable they have not been transferred to DVD in that format.
Basically, Sharpe is a soldier (but not a "gentleman") who is promoted by Wellington himself and given the task of leading a small task force of sharpshooters.
What makes Sharpe so great is that it is well-written and directed but also the enemble cast that all have their idiosyncrasies and suchlike.
www.amazon.co.uk /Sharpe-Complete-Disc-Box-Set/dp/B00006JNBM   (1473 words)

  
 The Official Coyle & Sharpe Website
In less than nine months, they increased their audience by 2200%, and their phenomenal success was brought to the attention of TV producer David L. Wolper.
You'll listen to a series of wild, completely spontaneous interviews with people on the street who assume that Coyle and Sharpe are legitimate radio newsmen, and who don't suspect that they're having their legs pulled by America's looniest con men.
Dead pan, Coyle and Sharpe then subtly reveal that they are, in fact, the scientists working on the second nose.
www.coyleandsharpe.com /articles/insane.html   (475 words)

  
 Chosen [The Sharpe Series Fanlisting]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This fanlisting is dedicated to the Sharpe series comprising 14 TV movies in total and one special.
The fanlisting was created to allow fans of the series to make their appreciation, love, enjoyment, etc. known while giving them the opportunity to see where other fans come from and mix/get-to-know them in what will hopefully be a fittingly long, long list :).
Her initial plan was to unite fans of a particular TV show, musician, actor, etc. You can find other fanlistings at TheFanlistings.org.
www.the-spacemonkey.net /sharpe/about.php   (124 words)

  
 Sharpe's Peninsula
The tour is led by the military advisor to the Sharpe TV series, Richard 'Rifleman' Moore.
This morning we head west and visit the battlefield of Talavera, fought on 27th and 28th July 1809, which is the setting for 'Sharpe's Eagle', in which Richard Sharpe cuts his way through a French column to relieve them of their Imperial eagle.
Sharpe 'rode' in the charge here and both it and Salamanca are featured in 'Sharpe's Sword'.
www.midastours.co.uk /t19.html   (787 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Reviews for Sharpe: Sharpes Battle: DVD: Tom Clegg,Diana Perez,Allie Byrne,Hugh Fraser,Siri Neal,Jason ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Sharpe's Battle is significant because of a couple of things - it is based on the only Bernard Cornwell Sharpe novel to be written while the series was in production, and in it Sharpe not only doesn't get the girl, he turns her down!
However, there are a couple of complications with Wellington's plan: one, Sharpe gets to actually *like* the Irish guards and wants to turn them into soldiers, and Sharpe is also the target of a vendetta by the villanous General Guy Loup, a Frenchman with a wolf fetish.
My main problem with the Sharpe TV series as a whole is that the budget doesn't really allow for the huge battles Cornwell describes.
www.amazon.ca /Sharpe-Sharpes-Battle-Tom-Clegg/dp/customer-reviews/B000055WAN   (402 words)

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