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Sharpe's Mission
Sharpe's Revenge

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By Richard Moore

There are going to be thousands of people out in the wide world who will be more than a little envious of those who can watch the Sharpe series on DVD.

The main reason is the fact that we have seen another two DVD movies from the Sharpe series and are pretty damn impressed with how they look and sound.

The latest additions to pass through our office are Sharpe's Mission and Sharpe's Revenge.

Sharpe's Mission is one of the finest of the entire series and Revenge is not far behind.

My old tapes of the series have had a severe bashing over the years and watching them on the pristine DVD format is just magical.

Again I have to say the picture quality is superb and they are truly brilliant transfers from TV - although we have not checked out the early films and therefore these later movies may be of better original stock.

You can buy these two movies together in a double disc set at a very good price.

DVD Extras: Photo Gallery from the Sharpe series, Sharpe fact file.

Comments: The rotating stills in the gallery will bring back a lot of memories for fans and is nicely produced. The Sharpe fact file has interesting information. I would have loved to have seen a making-of doco and interviews with the cast members - the series deserved it!

Conclusion: What can you say - other than these movies deserve a space on home library shelves.