Sharpe's Waterloo

Episode aired Aug 26, 2006
TV-14
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

2.6K

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Action Adventure Drama War

Napoleon has escaped from Elba and Britain is at war again. As Wellington's army assembles in Belgium, Sharpe, now a Lt. Colonel, is placed on the staff of the Dutch Prince of Orange, comman... Read allNapoleon has escaped from Elba and Britain is at war again. As Wellington's army assembles in Belgium, Sharpe, now a Lt. Colonel, is placed on the staff of the Dutch Prince of Orange, commander of a large portion of Wellington's army.Napoleon has escaped from Elba and Britain is at war again. As Wellington's army assembles in Belgium, Sharpe, now a Lt. Colonel, is placed on the staff of the Dutch Prince of Orange, commander of a large portion of Wellington's army.

Director
- Tom Clegg
Writers
- Charles Wood
- Bernard Cornwell
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

2.6K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Tom Clegg
Writers
- Charles Wood
- Bernard Cornwell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Drama

War

Storyline

Did you know

Trivia
In historical truth, the Prussians were indeed late to the battle, though that may have made all the difference. According to author Bernard Cornwell, if the Prussians had arrived on time, then Napoleon would most likely have backed out and would have fought another day. The way it happened, his army was far too involved to be pulled out, and Napoleon was utterly defeated.

Goofs
When the French are climbing up the ladders, one British soldier falls over without being shot.

Quotes
Richard Sharpe: [has stumbled across Jane and Rossendale] You, madam! You!
Jane Sharpe: Don't hurt me, please!
Richard Sharpe: And you!
[grabs Rossendale]
Richard Sharpe: You dare to come! You dare to join! You dare to be in the same bottle-beggary army as me!
Richard Sharpe: [chases Rossendale until Rossendale trips and falls] Get up!
[kicks Rossendale in the ribs]
Richard Sharpe: Get up and fight!
[turns to the crowd]
Richard Sharpe: Somebody give him a sword!
[turns back to Rossendale]
Richard Sharpe: You have a friend?
Rossendale: [recognizing the duel challenge] No, no, no, no, please!
Richard Sharpe: Then give me the money, you can keep the whore for an arse-wipe, you yellow-livered...
[feels the shame of being cuckolded]
Richard Sharpe: No... no, by God, I'll kill you anyway!
[draws his sword and points it at Rossendale, who wets himself in front of the assembled guests]
Uxbridge: [intervenes] Enough!
[looks down at Rossendale in disgust]
Uxbridge: Get up.
Richard Sharpe: [does not move his sword] By God I'll fillet you also!
Uxbridge: You will not!
Harry Price: [mutters in Sharpe's ear] Harry Paget, Richard... Earl Uxbridge as is, Lord Wellington's second-in-command as is... don't do it.
Richard Sharpe: [sighs in defeat] You tell him Harry.
Rossendale: [looking up, embarrassed] I fell... just fell.
Richard Sharpe: Tell him he can have the whore
[glares over at Jane, who stares back at him in loathing]
Richard Sharpe: but I want my money.