Hello,
This time last year, I watched the entire Sharpe DVD’s, over a period of a month. I am watching some of them, again this December. The best word, I can think of to describe the Sharp TV episodes is Synergy. I thought the cast and technical staff assembled, brought a lot of value for the low budget. Most people reading this, would agree, the Sharpe budget was low, and could never be described as being in the James Bond or Hollywood blockbuster region. A good example, I think is Pete Postlewaite being cast as Sergeant Hakeswill. I recently read Pete Postlewaite’s autobioraphy. Postlewaite memorably brought Sergeant Hakeswill to life. Postlewaite, in his book, discused Hakeswill character with Sean Bean, they both felt, that the series would benefit with an expanded role for Hakeswill. Assuming you got this feedback, why didn’t you write more about Hakeswill??? It is not a criticism, just an observation. The fact that Hakeswill was killed off, was not an insurmountable obstacle for you to surmount.
Regards and thanks,
Adrian.