First of all I would like very much to congratulate you on a fine series (Sharpe). My question is one of uniform. I came from a military family. My father was a career Naval officer and I later served also as a line officer in the Navy so am somewhat familiar with military attire. What I have witnessed in the films is a sort of light weight shirt under a rather tight fitted blouse (traditionally known as a jacket, but the Navy refers to them as a ‘blouse’) which looks quite filmy compared to the shirts we wore. Was the blouse ever taken off, other than for duels, love making, wound tending etc.? I say it with a bit of jest but also with equal sincerity. Also, wondering why the film makers skipped Sharpe’s Tiger? Did they consider Sean Bean too old to play Private Sharpe? I would be very interested in knowing what your thoughts were on their choice to portray your character. In my opinion, Sean Bean was magnificent in the role of Richard Sharpe. Rosalee Adams