1 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,919 Where did you last see Lieutenant Graham, Pope? 2 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,159 It were somewhere round here, Major Brand, sir. 3 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:39,999 I weren't really watching too close on account oft'Frogs all around us cutting and stabbing. 4 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,879 That's when I got this, sir. 5 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,479 Aye, and when I woke up it were dark. 6 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,639 The rest ofthe patrol were dead, Lieutenant Graham were missing. 7 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,759 Then I came looking for you, sir. 8 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,759 (Gunshots) 9 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,999 - It's a bloody ambush! - Get down! 10 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:04,759 Two to your left! 11 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:08,999 No! Please! 12 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,079 That's Graham. 13 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,119 The buggers are using him as bait. 14 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,079 - No! No! - I'll go. 15 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,119 No, no, no, no, no. 16 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,599 I'll go, Sharpe. 17 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,039 SOLDIER: Go on, Major Brand. Go on, sir. 18 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,479 SHARPE: Covering fire! 19 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,679 Go on, sir! You can do it! 20 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:47,359 Go on! 21 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,559 SOLDIER: Bloody got him! 22 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,359 They've shot Major Brand! 23 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,719 (Soldiers cheer) 24 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,479 GRAHAM: Major Brand! 25 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:21,919 Major Brand. 26 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,039 Allez. Vite. 27 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,519 Major! 28 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:44,919 No! No! 29 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:47,959 (Single shot) 30 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,799 He's got him. 31 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:57,919 (Soldiers shout) 32 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,879 Harris! 33 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,439 Steady. Steady. 34 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,719 Hagman, water. 35 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,359 It's too late, I'm afraid, Sharpe. 36 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,159 You did your best, sir. 37 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,959 You did more than your best. 38 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,519 (Bugle call) 39 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,079 What's the matter? 40 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,199 Time to get up. 41 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,799 Don't you hear your bugle? 42 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,599 Bothers you, does it? 43 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,279 Suppose I put something in your ear so you can't hear it? 44 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,999 Stop it, Richard! 45 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,919 Bagpipes could be worse. 46 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,799 I hate the bugle because I hate the army. 47 00:05:49,280 --> 00:05:51,279 Because I hate the war. 48 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,559 We all hate the war. 49 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,679 No, you don't. You love it. 50 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,959 I'm a soldier. 51 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,359 What will you do when you go home, Richard? 52 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,319 You'll still be a soldier...but there won't be a war. 53 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,999 And ifthere's no war, then you won't be happy. 54 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,119 What will you do all day? 55 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,719 Well...I'll do what every other officer does. 56 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:30,839 What every other husband does. 57 00:06:32,280 --> 00:06:34,279 Whatever that is. 58 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,079 I'll tell you what they do, Richard. 59 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,399 They ride, they hunt, 60 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,479 they gamble, they play cards. 61 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,959 They look after their gardens... their dogs, 62 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,079 their libraries. 63 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:53,159 They wine and dine and make polite conversation. 64 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,159 They cut a figure in society. 65 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,479 Is that why you married me, Jane? To cut a figure in society? 66 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,359 I thought you loved me for what I am. 67 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,479 You know I love you. 68 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:13,799 And you know I love you for yourself. 69 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:20,759 I just...picture you in my mind's eye back home and I wonder how you'll fit in. 70 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,759 Would you be happy making polite conversation about art and literature? 71 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,079 You mean will I be able? 72 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,559 So... 73 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,919 ..what does this fellow Wordsworth do when he's home? 74 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:40,959 What do you think he does? 75 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:42,639 Um... 76 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,759 Paints? 77 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,679 (To himself) Oh, you bloody fool, Sharpe. 78 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,399 Should have known he was a philosopher. 79 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,519 Richard... 80 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,999 I'm a stupid, silly snob. Can you forgive me? 81 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,239 Can I forgive you over there? 82 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,159 Major Sharpe. 83 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,279 Major Sharpe? 84 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,879 Do your duty, Richard. I'm going to bathe. 85 00:08:32,680 --> 00:08:34,679 (Mutters) Bloody army. 86 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:36,919 What is it, Harris? 87 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:42,599 Beg your pardon, Major, but you're to report to General Wellington's tent at nine o'clock. 88 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,519 Pat, what are you doing? 89 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,719 Shh. Just carrying out orders, sir. 90 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,919 Nosey told us to fraternise with the local population. 91 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,519 Well, in future, when you're fraternising with the local women, 92 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,679 make sure they're women over 40. 93 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,799 I'll think ofthat, sir. 94 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,599 Harris. 95 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,719 Sir? 96 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:16,639 - Have you heard of somebody Wordsworth? - Oh, yes, sir. William Wordsworth. He's a poet. 97 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,399 Not a philosopher? 98 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,919 No, sir. Is that all, sir? 99 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,439 (Quietly) Yeah. 100 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:35,319 Forward march, by the left! By the left! 101 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,159 Morning, Ramona. 102 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,839 Thanks for these. 103 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,239 Something the matter? 104 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:50,919 Something to do with Patrick? 105 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,359 I can tell you? 106 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,279 Yeah. Course you can. 107 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,839 Things are not good in bed between Patrick and me. 108 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,319 Well, you know er... 109 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,039 We all have us ups and downs. 110 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,599 Not me! No ups, no downs. 111 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,199 Steady on. 112 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:12,999 Look. Patrick Harper, 113 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,839 my husband, making a fool of himself 114 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,879 over a gypsy girl. 115 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:20,999 You know what I'd like to do to her? 116 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,079 Mm. 117 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,679 Mon colonel. 118 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,799 Garde à vous! 119 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:30,679 Ah, vous? 120 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,239 Gaston! Gaston! 121 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,119 I shall see you at supper some night, Mr Shellington. 122 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:36,719 - I do hope so, my dear lord. I do hope so. - Ah. 123 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:41,159 There you are, Sharpe. I want you to meet Mr Clarence Shellington ofthe London Gazette. 124 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,239 This is Major Sharpe, one of our most er... 125 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,319 Well, one of our officers. 126 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,319 Delighted to make your acquaintance, Major Sharpe. 127 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,479 Have you done anything heroic? 128 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,599 I'm afraid not, Mr Shellington. 129 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,479 - My lord. - Sharpe. 130 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,599 Shame on you, Ross. 131 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,639 You should have had him stopped at the port. 132 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,639 Poor fellow wants to give you a puff for the public back home. 133 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,599 Puff? Rubbish. Have a look at that, Sharpe. 134 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,479 It's from Colonel Brand, Sharpe. You know Colonel Brand, don't you? 135 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,039 Yes, sir. I was with him in the ambush that won him his promotion, sir. 136 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:22,079 Well, that ambush created quite a stir in London, as did your report. 137 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,439 The Prince Regent heard of it and Brand did rather well from it. 138 00:13:25,560 --> 00:13:29,439 He raised a special reconnaissance troop. Brand's Boys, they call themselves. 139 00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:33,519 They spend their time far behind the French lines stirring up trouble, making mischief. 140 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,559 That's no matter to me. This is what matters to me. 141 00:13:36,680 --> 00:13:40,519 This report, if it's true, could help us change the course ofthe war. 142 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,159 Brand believes he's located General Calvet's main powder magazine. 143 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:48,279 It's in the Rocha cave system 30 miles behind the French lines. 144 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,559 - What do you say to that, Sharpe? - Let's blow it up, sir. 145 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:53,799 How would you rate Brand as a field officer? 146 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,679 - One ofthe best I've ever seen, sir. - You won't complain if he leads the mission? 147 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,199 Of course not, sir. 148 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,199 You think you and Brand can blow the French powder magazine, do you? 149 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,039 - Yes, sir. - You're a damn fool, Sharpe. 150 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:11,679 Oh. Thank you, sir. 151 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:16,279 Only one man in the British Army can blow that magazine, and that is Major S Pyecroft. 152 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,679 - And Pyecroft won't blow it for us. - Why not, sir? 153 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,319 Presumably he's still a serving officer? 154 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:26,279 He's a serving officer with half his face missing, and his left hand as well. 155 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,919 What happened to him? 156 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,039 Pyecroft and another officer were working on a bomb. 157 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,439 The other officer made a mistake on the fuse. 158 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,919 Pyecroft spends his time in the desert, as an exploring officer. 159 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:38,679 Who was the other officer, sir? 160 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,519 I was. 161 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:49,519 I want you and Ross to set out at dawn and fetch Major Pyecroft back to camp. 162 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,959 - Dismissed. - Sir. 163 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:53,439 Oh, and, Sharpe? 164 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,079 Show Shellington round the camp. I can't spare another officer. 165 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,039 - Yes, sir. - Oh, and, Sharpe? 166 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,679 You'd better brace yourself. He's a poet. 167 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:04,719 A poet, sir? 168 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,839 My wife'll be delighted. 169 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:09,959 Really? 170 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:15,679 I'd rather call for the surgeon and have him cut off my goddamned foot with a saw. 171 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,799 - Dismissed. - Sir. 172 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,319 We're wasting our time, sir. 173 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:26,559 - Pyecroft won't touch explosives. - Then you'll have to make him, Ross. 174 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:28,719 Why me, sir? 175 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,839 Because you know how to hurt him. 176 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:35,719 You and Pyecroft were close, eh, Ross? 177 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,119 We were good friends, sir. 178 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,479 Just like you and me, Ross, eh? 179 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:43,159 Find him. 180 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,279 My lord. 181 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,199 Colonel Brand, 182 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:21,919 so far, so good. 183 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:26,119 Now you must convince Wellington to send Ross with you on the mission. 184 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,439 (Horse neighs) 185 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,399 Bloody gypsies! They'll have seen us. Merde! 186 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,999 Papa! 187 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,119 MAN: Hyah! Hyah! 188 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,999 Hyah! 189 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:15,919 Papa! Papa! 190 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,399 (Gunshot) 191 00:17:25,120 --> 00:17:26,759 Vete, Zara! Vete! 192 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,159 (Screaming) 193 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:55,599 (Gunshot) 194 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,279 Bring the horse. 195 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,959 Mama! 196 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,919 Papa! 197 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,959 Mama! 198 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,999 Mama. 199 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,439 (Horse approaches) 200 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:15,759 I have to persuade Pyecroft to use explosives again, which he swore not to do. 201 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:20,479 And he's going to be at the beck and call of your hero, that bugger Brand. 202 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,479 Brand's a brave man, sir. I've seen him in action. 203 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,639 He's been out there for a good few years. 204 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:28,719 Every time he comes back, he's a hero. 205 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,439 Gone to his head, Sharpe. He's a law unto himself. 206 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,519 From what I hear, sometimes he is outside the law. 207 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,599 Maybe he uses rough methods, but he gets results. 208 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,359 - So do you. - Maybe I do, Sharpe, 209 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,999 - but I don't take pleasure in it. - You're a damn liar. 210 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,439 You'll have to wait this time, Ross. 211 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:12,519 Come on, Pyecroft, you old buzzard. 212 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,879 You and Pyecroft were good friends, weren't you? 213 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:19,999 Just like you and me, Sharpe. 214 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,159 Yes, sir. 215 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,039 Though I walk through the shadow ofthe valley of death, 216 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,279 I shall fear no evil. 217 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,999 Receive, O Lord, the souls ofthese poor unknown gypsies, 218 00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:41,039 and send down thy vengeance upon their murderers. 219 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:50,159 En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espiritu Sancto. Amen. 220 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:31,039 Dear Lord, what are you going to do for this poor girl? 221 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,279 There he is, sir. 222 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,679 Ah, that's him all right. 223 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:35,799 Ha-ha! Well, I'll be damned! 224 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,959 Septimus has got a girl with him. 225 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,519 - Septimus? - Silly, ain't it? 226 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:51,519 (Gunshot) 227 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,719 SHARPE: Good God, he'll never make it. 228 00:24:04,360 --> 00:24:07,399 The best I can do is down one ofthem, sir. What about the other four? 229 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,199 Septimus will think of something. 230 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,079 Come on! Come on! 231 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:57,799 Good to see you, Septimus. 232 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,559 Wish I could say the same. 233 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,599 Major Sharpe. 234 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,359 Thank you, Sharpe. Good shot. 235 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,319 - Sir. - You're probably wondering 236 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:08,919 why I called you in from the hills. 237 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,879 No, I'm not wondering. You want me to blow something up. The answer is no. 238 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,839 I don't use explosives any more. 239 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:19,239 - You could have fooled me back there, sir. - Those explosives are for my personal use. 240 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,039 Who's the girl? 241 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:26,919 She's a gypsy. Her parents were murdered. She's too frightened to tell me what happened. 242 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:28,839 We've got gypsies at the camp. 243 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:30,879 She can stay. Gypsies look after their own. 244 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,359 So they do, Hector. We could all profit from their example... 245 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,319 especially when cutting fuses. 246 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,639 After you...Hector. 247 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,559 DRILL SERGEANT: Come on, come on! 248 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,519 I'm tired and I'm thirsty. 249 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,719 Take me home. 250 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:28,359 Who is that? 251 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,039 That's Pyecroft. 252 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,159 And his gypsy girl. 253 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:37,519 Why's he wearing that awful hood? 254 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,519 Maybe cos he's twice her age. 255 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,639 I think I should get one ofthem. 256 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:47,639 SOLDIER: Colonel Brand! 257 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,919 Welcome to Wellington's camp, Colonel Brand. 258 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,239 Sharpe, isn't it? 259 00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:26,039 I mean Major Sharpe. I beg your pardon. 260 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,359 - You've risen in the ranks. - So have you, sir. 261 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,679 Congratulations, Major. 262 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:34,119 - Thank you, sir. - And who is this good-looking woman? 263 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,479 May I introduce my wife? Mrs Jane Sharpe, sir. 264 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,839 Pleased to meet you, ma'am. 265 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,959 May I say you are as beautiful as your husband is brave. 266 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:49,879 Bravery is a subject on which I hear you speak with some authority, Colonel Brand. 267 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,519 Well, my fame follows me like a bucket tied to a dog's tail, my lady. 268 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:58,119 It makes a great deal of noise but is damned inconvenient. 269 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,679 A bon mot! I must make a note ofthat. 270 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,039 This is Mr Clarence Shellington, sir. He works for the London Gazette. 271 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,479 - He wants to write about you, sir. - Your servant, Shellington. 272 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:12,239 May I make an appointment to speak to you on behalf of my readers, sir? 273 00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:14,279 Why not do it over dinner? 274 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,919 May I invite you two gentlemen to dine tonight? 275 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:18,959 What do you say, Colonel Brand? 276 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:22,839 I accept, madam. But I warn you, I'm a simple soldier. 277 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,559 No fancy dishes. All I require is a good claret. 278 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,239 And you, Mr Shellington? 279 00:28:28,360 --> 00:28:32,319 Bread and water and your company, madam, would suffice. 280 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,359 By the way, Sharpe, where can my men find water well away from camp? 281 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:42,159 - You're not camping in the main line, sir? - No. My men keep themselves to themselves. 282 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:43,639 It's a matter of morale. 283 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,399 Well, you'll find fresh water and good shelter behind those trees, sir. 284 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,759 Good. Thank you. 285 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:56,319 Damn it, Jane. They're dining with us tonight. Who's going to organise the cooking? 286 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,999 We have to find somebody who knows about Frog dishes, 287 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:02,439 - which fork goes with which knife... - Of course we shall. 288 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,359 ♪ Fiddle and pipe 289 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,039 SHARPE: What's going on? 290 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:32,839 If I find any of you near this gypsy girl again, I'll confine you to camp for a year. 291 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,359 Now, clear off! The lot of you. 292 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:39,879 Harris. 293 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:45,479 As you were, Harris. 294 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:49,679 Now...I'm having some guests for dinner tonight. 295 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,119 How would you like to be chef, eh? 296 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,479 Serve at table, talk Frog, a little la-di-da, eh? 297 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,879 Not very much, sir. 298 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,199 But if you give me Conchita's apple... 299 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,759 That's how it started in the Garden of Eden, Harris. 300 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,159 Buenos días, señorita. 301 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:18,279 Señora, not señorita. 302 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:21,399 And I have a child. 303 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,479 - Pity it's not mine. - Ramona? 304 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,479 See you again...señorita. 305 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,039 So who's that ugly buzzard? 306 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,799 How should I know? Never saw him before. 307 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,999 You never saw him before? 308 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:45,519 Well, by God, you've been doing some winking and twinkling for a married woman. 309 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,199 Married woman? Me? 310 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:50,919 No, for two months, I have no ups, no downs. 311 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:59,839 We are here. 60 miles north, this river marks the boundaries of our forces. 312 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:04,199 30 miles north ofthe river is the Rocha fort and powder magazine 313 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:06,959 housing General Calvet's supplies. 314 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:11,039 50 miles to the east is General Calvet's main camp. 315 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:17,079 Now, our task is simple. To move north, capture the fort, blow the powder magazine, 316 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:21,159 and make it back to camp before Calvet's men can intercept us over the mountains. 317 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:25,599 Congratulations, Brand. It's ambitious and it's rather impressive. 318 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:29,719 There is one thing, sir. It seems a pity to blow the fort without making a full inventory. 319 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,479 You mean for intelligence purposes? 320 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,599 Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. 321 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:39,159 General Calvet is rumoured to have gathered his stores as well as his ammunition at the fort. 322 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:42,839 An inventory would give us a picture of Napoleon's intentions in the area. 323 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,279 Perhaps I should go on the mission, sir. 324 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,159 Sniff round the fort, make a full survey ofthe stores. 325 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:52,079 Put it all together. It would give us a glimpse into Calvet's mind. 326 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,519 I would be risking my head of intelligence on nothing more than a rumour 327 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:58,599 that the Rocha fort is the centre of Calvet's storage system. 328 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,839 Yes, sir, I think it might well be a risk worth taking, eh, Brand? 329 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:06,399 I can assure you, my lord... my information is never wrong. 330 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,879 Very well. 331 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,439 Colonel Brand and his men will set out at dawn the day after tomorrow. 332 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,639 They will scout one day ahead ofthe main body of infantry, 333 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:20,199 to be commanded by Major Sharpe. Sharpe will also be responsible 334 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:24,279 for the security of a party of sappers and engineers to be commanded by Major Pyecroft. 335 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,999 Will that be all, sir? I've had a long journey 336 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,439 and should like to make myself presentable enough to dine with Major Sharpe 337 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:34,599 - and his wife tonight. - I'm obliged for the information. Dismissed. 338 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:41,399 Colonel Brand seems to think very highly ofyou, Sharpe. 339 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,039 Seems so, sir. 340 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,999 Well, don't let it go to your head. 341 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:49,439 One minute you're showing poets round the camp, 342 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,679 the next you're throwing dinner parties for senior officers. 343 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,759 You're cutting quite a figure in society, Sharpe. 344 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:57,399 Thank you, sir. 345 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,599 Major Pyecroft to see you, sir. 346 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:07,719 I respectfully request not to be assigned to this mission as explosives officer, sir. 347 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:09,959 Request denied, Major Pyecroft. 348 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:12,319 A man under duress may not do his best work, sir. 349 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,599 Let me make something clear to you, Pyecroft. 350 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,719 You have two choices. 351 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:20,039 Either you blow up the Rocha powder magazine 352 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:25,199 or I'll return you to the regular army list and find an excuse to send you back to London. 353 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:29,759 See how you like it in your leather hood with children pointing at you in the street. 354 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,159 (Clears throat) 355 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,239 Well? 356 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,359 I'll blow the magazine, sir. 357 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,679 Dismissed. 358 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,079 Sir. 359 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,319 What do you think, Ross? 360 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:58,199 Colonel Brand has offered us an interesting opportunity. 361 00:33:58,320 --> 00:33:59,679 Can we exploit it? 362 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,479 Too early to say. 363 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:04,999 I'll only find out by going on the mission. 364 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:10,079 By then it may be too late, Ross. Too late for you. 365 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,199 (Sneezes) 366 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,599 That's what you pay me for, sir. 367 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:20,359 May I compliment you on an excellent meal, my lady? 368 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:25,479 It tasted all the sweeter since we spent the last six weeks foraging for food behind enemy lines. 369 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:27,919 How wonderful to live like a gypsy. 370 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,839 And...what a good idea for a portrait. 371 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,439 Would you sit for me, dear lady? 372 00:34:36,720 --> 00:34:39,079 Some rings, a scarf. 373 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,839 Oh, please say you will. The Romanies are so romantic. 374 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:44,719 I'm sorry to hear you say that. 375 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:49,239 I myself hold no regard for the culture ofthe gypsy race. 376 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:54,319 Nor I. I merely meant that they were a good source of poetic inspiration. 377 00:34:56,080 --> 00:35:00,159 I shall be glad to get myself up if you wish to paint my portrait. 378 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,959 I'm sure Mr Shellington's admiration ofthe Romany race is purely artistic. 379 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:05,439 Absolutely. 380 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:09,759 Absolutely, my dear lady. How aptly put. 381 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:12,999 You don't see gypsies as a suitable subject for poetry, Shellington? 382 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,559 The sublime is my only subject, Colonel Brand. 383 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,759 I'm glad to hear it. Soldiers should confine themselves to shooting. 384 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,519 Poets should confine themselves to the sublime. 385 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:28,359 Pray, what do you think is the proper subject for painters? 386 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:32,079 I think painters should confine themselves to nature. 387 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:33,559 Sunsets and suchlike. 388 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:35,719 You are a student of nature, sir? 389 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,839 Absolutely. Do you know why? 390 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,559 Because I am a soldier. 391 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,439 What's the first thing you notice about nature, Shellington? 392 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:52,719 You notice that the strong animals survive and the weak fall away. 393 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:54,839 That's how the world is. 394 00:35:56,080 --> 00:36:00,199 The strong survive and the weak die. That's how it should be. 395 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:02,119 That way you breed a strong race. 396 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:08,839 Survival ofthe strongest is the principle upon which I conduct my troop. 397 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,879 I work my men hard. 398 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:13,839 Those that can keep up, I promote. 399 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,879 Those that can't...I have no use for. 400 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:21,879 What about the wounded, sir? 401 00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:23,919 Wounded? 402 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:28,079 In battle, sir, some men are killed, some survive and some men are wounded. 403 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:30,599 The wounded are always the greatest burden. 404 00:36:30,720 --> 00:36:32,399 What do you do about them? 405 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,519 We leave them, Sharpe. 406 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,039 This is war. War is no place for the weak. 407 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,239 That's a big change. 408 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:43,679 Change? What do you mean? 409 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:47,919 When I first met you, sir...you tried to rescue a wounded man under fire. 410 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:53,159 Well, let's just say I felt lucky that day. 411 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,199 Out late, my little lady. 412 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:11,719 I'm not your little lady. 413 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:16,679 That's right, you're Sergeant Harper's little lady, but he don't treat you right, do he? 414 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:21,119 You would understand better what happened if you were married, Sergeant Pope. 415 00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:22,759 Married? Me? 416 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,039 Oh, no, I like to stay free as a bird. 417 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:27,159 Huh. What kind of bird? 418 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,199 A cuckoo. 419 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,239 I like to...lay my eggs in a nest and then I moves on. 420 00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:36,239 I'd love to lay an egg in your nest. 421 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,599 Come here, you bitch! 422 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:54,799 You whore! 423 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:57,999 (Harper groans) 424 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:06,319 I'm not a whore. 425 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,439 I am the wife of Patrick Harper. 426 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:13,839 I'm sorry you can't stay longer, sir. We won't keep you from your bed. 427 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:16,599 Bed? 428 00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:19,759 I'm not for bed. I shall go back now and turn out the guard. 429 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:25,439 I turn them out three times a night. Do it myself. Keeps them on their toes. 430 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:28,959 Well, good night, sir. 431 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:32,319 Good night, Sharpe. Good night, my lady. 432 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:35,079 Till tomorrow, Shellington. 433 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:39,959 As Shakespeare says in Hamlet: Good night, dear Prince. 434 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:45,919 Your carriage awaits, 435 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:47,839 Mr Shellington. 436 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:52,039 It was so pleasant to have you here tonight, Mr Shellington. 437 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:56,039 To hear polite conversation, talk of poetry. 438 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:57,839 I hope we will see you again. 439 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,159 I shall see you all night in my dreams, 440 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,279 dear lady. 441 00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:23,719 Wasn't it a wonderful evening? 442 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:31,879 (Door opens and closes) 443 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:42,079 May I be excused as soon as I put everything to rights, sir? 444 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:48,079 - What's your rush, Harris? - I've an appointment with a young lady, sir. 445 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:51,719 Well, good luck to you, then. 446 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:56,039 Mr Shellington, sir... 447 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:00,839 What about him, Harris? 448 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,559 Well, his quotation from Shakespeare was incorrect. 449 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:07,119 The phrase is from Hamlet, but it's not "Good night, dear Prince," 450 00:40:07,240 --> 00:40:09,359 it's "Good night, sweet Prince." 451 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:13,279 What's your point, Harris? 452 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:17,079 My point, sir, is that Shellington does not know a lot about literature, 453 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:18,999 but he knows a lot about women. 454 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:33,999 Good night, dear Prince. 455 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:45,039 Good night, sweet Prince. 456 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,999 Conchita. 457 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:15,439 (Distant bugle) 458 00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:29,679 Garrotte. 459 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:34,079 The Portuguese use it a lot. Your fellow Harris probably saw them do it when he was in Lisbon. 460 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:38,039 You think Harris could have done this...sir? 461 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:42,319 Well, it seems he was fond of one ofthe gypsies. 462 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:46,239 He probably tried to make love to her, the others came along and he killed them all. 463 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:53,519 Who reported this murder? 464 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:55,479 I did, sir. 465 00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,919 So, Harris goes to her caravan in the dead of night, 466 00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:03,479 chokes her to death, and he calls you in? 467 00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:05,599 Make sense to you, sir? 468 00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:10,039 It does seem you may have been a bit hasty, Provost Marshal. 469 00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:15,959 Thank you, sir. 470 00:42:16,080 --> 00:42:19,759 I will have to arrange a court of inquiry, possibly a court martial. 471 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,719 In the meantime, this man will be confined to camp 472 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:25,839 and will be in your care. 473 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:32,799 Good of you to go out on a limb like that, sir. 474 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:35,159 Forget it. 475 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:38,999 Just as we must hope that Pyecroft can forget his poor gypsy girl. 476 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:43,039 What gypsy girl was that, sir? 477 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:47,239 Wasn't Pyecroft's gypsy girl murdered last night? 478 00:42:48,720 --> 00:42:50,639 What makes you think that, sir? 479 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:53,959 I thought she was staying here with the others. 480 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:57,279 No, sir, she was staying with Pyecroft last night, sir. 481 00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:00,559 Lucky for her. 482 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,879 So, Pyecroft got himself a gypsy. 483 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:09,399 Who else would have him, eh? 484 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:12,639 I'll be on my way, Sharpe. Call on my assistance any time. 485 00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:15,279 Thank you, sir. 486 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:19,199 You're in big bloody trouble, Harris. 487 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:21,999 I know, sir. Prima facie doesn't look good, sir. 488 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:24,039 Prima facie? What do you mean, prima facie? 489 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:26,239 Latin, sir. Prima facie. At first sight. 490 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,359 Look, shut up, Harris. 491 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,519 What have you got to say for yourself? 492 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:34,159 Nil desperandum, sir. Never say die. 493 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:39,119 Harris, until this matter is resolved, you're my responsibility. 494 00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:45,959 While I'm on this mission... you will act as manservant to my wife. 495 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:50,279 You're letting a suspected murderer look after your wife, sir? 496 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:55,319 Harris, I am posting you to my household as I would post you to a position on a battlefield. 497 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,439 Yes, sir! 498 00:44:34,240 --> 00:44:35,679 The ring, sir. The ring. 499 00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:41,399 Here I am, Colonel Brand, as we arranged. 500 00:44:44,240 --> 00:44:45,959 Well, this won't do at all. 501 00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:50,679 You must don a most heroic uniform and sit on a most heroic horse. 502 00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:53,599 The readers ofthe Gazette pay two pennies for my paper, sir, 503 00:44:53,720 --> 00:44:55,399 and they expect to see the sublime. 504 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:01,159 Don't worry, Shellington, I'll give your readers their money's worth. 505 00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:08,679 Put it away, Pyecroft. 506 00:45:14,240 --> 00:45:16,239 Sit down. 507 00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:22,399 I want you to put your mind to this, Pyecroft. 508 00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:27,039 Last night, somebody came into the camp and killed three gypsies. 509 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:29,399 A man and two women. No apparent reason. 510 00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:33,239 Zara told me the men that killed her mother and father spoke English. 511 00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:37,199 She heard them shouting. And she's seen her parents' horses in this camp. 512 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:41,039 They cut a ring from her mother's finger, shaped like a snake. 513 00:45:41,160 --> 00:45:43,159 She made a drawing of it for me. 514 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:47,359 When they discover their mistake, 515 00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:49,479 they'll come after her. 516 00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:53,999 You can't take Zara on this mission with you, Pyecroft. 517 00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:57,839 She can stay with Ramona. 518 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:00,479 She'll be safe here. 519 00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:02,719 Much obliged, Sharpe. 520 00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:27,919 Sir. 521 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:29,759 Sharpe. 522 00:46:29,880 --> 00:46:31,599 I'm concerned about this mission, sir. 523 00:46:31,720 --> 00:46:35,319 Attempting to blow up a French powder magazine is reasonable cause for concern. 524 00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:39,159 It's not that, sir. It's the man leading the mission that worries me. 525 00:46:39,280 --> 00:46:41,919 You agreed. Are you questioning His Lordship's orders? 526 00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:44,279 - No, sir, but... - Go back and prepare your men. 527 00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:46,399 Leave the thinking to me. 528 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:50,999 Yes, sir. 529 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:55,839 All present and correct, sir. 530 00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:01,199 Right, double up! 531 00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:03,919 Fall in! 532 00:47:04,040 --> 00:47:06,039 Come on! 533 00:47:20,080 --> 00:47:22,079 Don't worry, Harper. 534 00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:25,279 Your turn will come. 535 00:47:27,720 --> 00:47:29,719 Let's get 'em moving. 536 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:36,439 HARPER: Company, shoulder...arms! 537 00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:38,559 Right face! 538 00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:42,759 Left wheel, quick...march! 539 00:50:25,120 --> 00:50:27,119 BRAND: Cresson's got the bait. 540 00:50:38,760 --> 00:50:40,759 Alors, mes enfants. 541 00:51:08,040 --> 00:51:12,239 I'm sorry about keeping you from the rest ofthe camp, but I have my reasons. 542 00:51:12,360 --> 00:51:14,359 No need to apologise, Sharpe. 543 00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:17,479 I'm used to being on my own. 544 00:51:34,920 --> 00:51:37,879 Well...you won't be on your own tonight. 545 00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:50,759 Thank you, Sharpe. 546 00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:52,119 (Whistles) 547 00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:00,839 Brings back fond memories, eh, sir? 548 00:53:02,680 --> 00:53:04,599 I beg your pardon, sir. 549 00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:06,519 It's all right. 550 00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:09,519 Just keep an eye on 'em, eh? 551 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:13,239 - I don't know who's about. - Don't you worry, sir. 552 00:53:13,360 --> 00:53:15,759 Me and this old lass, we'll look after 'em. 553 00:53:38,720 --> 00:53:41,839 It is entitled Thinking Of Tomorrow's Battle. 554 00:53:44,080 --> 00:53:47,839 Shouldn't it be called Thinking Of Going Home, Mr Shellington? 555 00:53:47,960 --> 00:53:51,679 The people who buy the Gazette want to read about the spirit ofwar, Major Sharpe, 556 00:53:51,800 --> 00:53:53,959 and that is what I'm here to sketch. 557 00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:02,359 Spirit ofwar, eh? 558 00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:03,959 Very good. 559 00:54:05,160 --> 00:54:08,959 - Carry on, Mr Shellington. - Good night, Major Sharpe. 560 00:54:09,080 --> 00:54:10,399 Good night, sweet Prince. 561 00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:28,359 Congratulations, Colonel. 562 00:54:28,480 --> 00:54:31,919 You must be able to smell the garlic. 563 00:54:56,720 --> 00:54:58,479 Charge! 564 00:54:58,600 --> 00:55:00,839 (Battle cries) 565 00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:12,759 La poudre. La poudre, elle est foutue. 566 00:55:30,120 --> 00:55:31,759 Surrender? Yeah, course you can. 567 00:55:41,680 --> 00:55:43,679 Get 'em moving over here! 568 00:55:47,400 --> 00:55:49,319 Non. Non. 569 00:55:50,320 --> 00:55:53,799 Non, s'il vous plait. Non, monsieur! Non, s'il vous plait! 570 00:56:03,920 --> 00:56:05,919 Frogs... 571 00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:22,199 What is it? 572 00:56:22,320 --> 00:56:24,759 - What is it? - Best stay back, Mr Shellington. 573 00:56:24,880 --> 00:56:27,599 A few dead Frogs down there. It's not a pretty sight. 574 00:56:27,720 --> 00:56:29,919 Don't be silly, Mr Sharpe. 575 00:56:30,040 --> 00:56:31,959 That's what I came to see. 576 00:56:32,080 --> 00:56:33,919 The spirit ofwar. 577 00:56:34,040 --> 00:56:35,559 The sights ofwar. 578 00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:37,679 The sounds ofwar. 579 00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:41,119 The sounds ofwar, Mr Shellington? 580 00:56:41,240 --> 00:56:43,799 You'll hear the sound ofwar down there, all right. 581 00:56:43,920 --> 00:56:46,479 It's a very soft sound. 582 00:56:46,600 --> 00:56:48,839 And a very dirty sound. 583 00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:52,039 (Buzz offlies) 584 00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:55,679 (Hushed chatter) 585 00:57:01,640 --> 00:57:03,559 OFFICER: Column...halt! 586 00:57:03,680 --> 00:57:05,319 Stay still! 587 00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:07,519 Stay where you are, lads. Stay back. 588 00:57:28,680 --> 00:57:30,679 SHARPE: Sir. Pyecroft. 589 00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:38,919 You notice anything? 590 00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:41,839 - What, Sharpe? - There's no losses on our side. 591 00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:45,079 Not a Redcoat amongst 'em. 592 00:57:46,480 --> 00:57:48,679 Brand's the only one ahead of us. 593 00:57:48,800 --> 00:57:50,799 Must have taken them by surprise. 594 00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:53,919 Maybe. 595 00:57:55,440 --> 00:57:57,039 (Sniffs) 596 00:57:57,840 --> 00:57:59,839 Hold your hand out, sir. 597 00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:09,319 Have a look at them, Pyecroft. 598 00:58:17,400 --> 00:58:20,119 What the devil are you looking for, Sharpe? 599 00:58:20,240 --> 00:58:22,239 The man who ran the furthest. 600 00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:26,399 There he is. 601 00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:43,039 - How do you think this man died? - Slashed to death with a sabre, for God's sake. 602 00:58:43,160 --> 00:58:45,159 What are you playing at, Sharpe? 603 00:58:46,440 --> 00:58:48,439 Take a closer look, sir. 604 00:58:54,040 --> 00:58:55,919 Good God. 605 00:58:56,920 --> 00:58:58,919 Sharpe. Ross. 606 00:59:05,320 --> 00:59:07,319 What is it, Pyecroft? 607 00:59:08,840 --> 00:59:12,279 On the right, regulation powder issued to us. 608 00:59:18,160 --> 00:59:21,999 On the left...the powder issued to these poor buggers. 609 00:59:25,160 --> 00:59:29,359 Just a pinch of powder. The rest was dust, sand, God knows what other rubbish. 610 00:59:29,480 --> 00:59:32,399 Whoever armed these poor devils knew they were going to die here. 611 00:59:32,520 --> 00:59:34,519 They didn't have a chance. 612 00:59:36,240 --> 00:59:39,159 - This was slaughter. - All right, what's going on? 613 00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:41,919 Whoever set up this massacre was working wi' the French. 614 00:59:42,040 --> 00:59:44,559 - Bad powder, no British casualties... - Sharpe. 615 00:59:44,680 --> 00:59:46,519 It's all a bloody fraud! 616 00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:48,559 It's Brand, isn't it? Has to be. 617 00:59:48,680 --> 00:59:50,959 And you knew all along. You and bloody Wellington. 618 00:59:51,080 --> 00:59:54,079 - Yes, we...we had our suspicions. - You bloody knew! 619 00:59:54,200 --> 00:59:56,359 - Why didn't you tell me? - We had to be sure. 620 00:59:56,480 --> 00:59:58,599 Sure?! Look around you. 621 00:59:58,720 --> 01:00:02,519 This isn't soldiery. He couldn't even do it cleanly. The man's a bloody butcher. 622 01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:05,319 You're damned impudent, but you're absolutely right. 623 01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:07,359 Call Brand in. We are going home. 624 01:00:07,480 --> 01:00:09,359 - Oh, no, we're not, sir. - Oh? 625 01:00:09,480 --> 01:00:13,319 It's a trap. They've baited it with a really big cheese, the Rocha powder magazine. 626 01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:14,639 We are going home! 627 01:00:14,760 --> 01:00:17,319 No, we're bloody not! We're going to get Brand 628 01:00:17,440 --> 01:00:21,319 and we're going to blow up that Frog bloody magazine. Pyecroft? 629 01:00:21,440 --> 01:00:24,639 You get me in there, Sharpe, I think it could be arranged. 630 01:00:24,760 --> 01:00:26,399 We're going to use bloody big bait. 631 01:00:26,520 --> 01:00:28,079 Oh? What? 632 01:00:28,200 --> 01:00:30,439 - You. - Me?! 633 01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:33,279 Yes, you...sir. 634 01:00:35,840 --> 01:00:38,759 OFFICER: Come on, get a move on. Over here, you two. 635 01:00:41,800 --> 01:00:43,799 Get these bodies out ofthe way. 636 01:00:47,720 --> 01:00:50,959 Oh, looks bad. I think he could do with seeing the surgeon. 637 01:00:51,080 --> 01:00:53,319 Best brown paper and paraffin oil, sir. 638 01:00:53,440 --> 01:00:56,719 - That'll do it. - What are we going to do with him, Sharpe? 639 01:00:57,920 --> 01:01:01,199 - Send him home, sir. - Home? He'll need an escort. 640 01:01:02,200 --> 01:01:05,079 Send two of Brand's men with him. They know the terrain. 641 01:01:05,200 --> 01:01:08,679 Which is a perfect excuse for bringing Brand back. 642 01:01:08,800 --> 01:01:11,719 ROSS: What if he doesn't want to go back to Wellington's camp? 643 01:01:11,840 --> 01:01:14,239 Oh, he'll want to, sir. 644 01:01:14,360 --> 01:01:16,199 Where am I? 645 01:01:16,320 --> 01:01:19,279 - Might even try to seduce my wife. - What? 646 01:01:21,240 --> 01:01:23,279 Oh, I remember. 647 01:01:23,400 --> 01:01:25,759 I should see a surgeon. 648 01:01:25,880 --> 01:01:29,199 Don't worry, Shellington, we'll soon have you back home. 649 01:01:31,960 --> 01:01:34,999 You know our friend here's going to be hanging round your house? 650 01:01:36,280 --> 01:01:38,799 So will Harris, Pat. 651 01:01:55,520 --> 01:01:57,519 You know what I want, don't you? 652 01:02:00,520 --> 01:02:02,519 You need Zara as bait for Brand. 653 01:02:08,040 --> 01:02:10,039 I'll have to ask her, Sharpe. 654 01:02:12,880 --> 01:02:15,079 You know what the answer to that'll be. 655 01:02:17,160 --> 01:02:21,679 She's a Romany. She wants revenge for her parents' death. 656 01:02:28,680 --> 01:02:30,679 They want us to go back, sir. 657 01:02:31,720 --> 01:02:33,199 Why are they calling you back? 658 01:02:33,320 --> 01:02:38,519 I don't know. But it means I get to stay at Sharpe's camp tonight. 659 01:02:39,800 --> 01:02:41,799 Ross is very important to me. 660 01:02:43,040 --> 01:02:47,559 You will remember that I have made you what you are...and I could destroy you. 661 01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:49,679 You'll get what you want. 662 01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:53,679 But remember, you need me more than I need you. 663 01:02:55,280 --> 01:02:57,359 Don't ever threaten me again. 664 01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:08,319 Will there be anything else, ma'am? 665 01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:11,879 No, thank you, Harris. 666 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:14,159 - You may go. - Thank you, ma'am. 667 01:03:23,200 --> 01:03:26,199 There is something else, Harris. 668 01:03:28,960 --> 01:03:31,519 - Yes, ma'am? - Sit down, Harris. 669 01:03:38,800 --> 01:03:42,079 I wanted to talk to you about Major Sharpe. 670 01:03:42,200 --> 01:03:43,799 You've known him longer than I have. 671 01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:47,479 Soldiers don't discuss their commanding officers with strangers, ma'am. 672 01:03:47,600 --> 01:03:49,599 Stranger? 673 01:03:51,080 --> 01:03:53,399 Is that what I am, a stranger? 674 01:03:53,520 --> 01:03:55,999 His wife...a stranger? 675 01:03:56,120 --> 01:03:58,039 I'm sorry. 676 01:03:58,160 --> 01:04:00,919 I merely meant that you're not a soldier, ma'am. 677 01:04:03,120 --> 01:04:05,239 - Now, if you'll excuse me. - Please, Harris. 678 01:04:06,960 --> 01:04:09,199 Talk to me. 679 01:04:10,040 --> 01:04:11,359 Tell me what you think of him. 680 01:04:11,480 --> 01:04:14,759 Not as a major but as a man. 681 01:04:16,240 --> 01:04:17,679 What makes you love him? 682 01:04:17,800 --> 01:04:19,959 Ma'am... 683 01:04:20,080 --> 01:04:22,999 Why would you follow him to the death? 684 01:04:23,120 --> 01:04:25,079 Loyalty. 685 01:04:26,080 --> 01:04:28,359 We're loyal to him, he's loyal to us. 686 01:04:28,480 --> 01:04:30,359 In life and in death. 687 01:04:31,400 --> 01:04:34,599 We trust him with our lives and he trusts us with his life. 688 01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:37,359 And with his wife. 689 01:04:37,480 --> 01:04:39,319 He trusts you with his wife. 690 01:04:56,120 --> 01:04:57,559 (Door closes) 691 01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:29,479 SHARPE: Deeply obliged to you, sir. 692 01:05:29,600 --> 01:05:31,519 Glad to see the back of him. 693 01:05:31,640 --> 01:05:34,719 Think nothing of it. He shouldn't be out here anyway. 694 01:05:37,000 --> 01:05:39,799 I'm glad you called me back. I should be keeping an eye on Ross. 695 01:05:39,920 --> 01:05:42,119 SHARPE: Yeah. 696 01:05:42,240 --> 01:05:44,519 Thinks the French are trying to trap us. 697 01:05:48,320 --> 01:05:51,639 - Mind if I ask you another favour, sir? - Not at all. 698 01:05:51,760 --> 01:05:54,919 Between you and me, sir, the lads are nervous about that powder wagon. 699 01:05:55,040 --> 01:05:58,519 I've told Pyecroft to take it up to the woods for the night. 700 01:05:58,640 --> 01:06:01,119 Take his gypsy girl with him. 701 01:06:01,240 --> 01:06:05,519 I'd be damn grateful if you could put on a special guard for him, sir. 702 01:06:05,640 --> 01:06:08,119 I'll take care of it myself. 703 01:06:08,240 --> 01:06:10,239 Thank you very much, sir. 704 01:06:15,800 --> 01:06:17,839 POPE: What's going on here, eh? 705 01:06:17,960 --> 01:06:20,759 We feed Frogs to the crows. 706 01:06:20,880 --> 01:06:24,279 We don't. They're soldiers, same as us. 707 01:06:24,400 --> 01:06:28,399 Soldiers? You call that bedraggled lot soldiers? 708 01:06:28,520 --> 01:06:30,519 That'll do, Pope. 709 01:06:31,560 --> 01:06:34,719 Aren't you the fellows they call...Chosen Men? 710 01:06:34,840 --> 01:06:38,639 The scourge ofthe French. Sure there isn't some mistake? 711 01:06:38,760 --> 01:06:43,599 You seem a bit...soft-hearted to be Chosen Men. 712 01:06:45,120 --> 01:06:47,239 Chosen Men are men of honour. 713 01:06:47,360 --> 01:06:51,039 Men who'll fight any enemy to the death... but still bury them. 714 01:06:52,920 --> 01:06:54,719 They have respect. 715 01:07:18,240 --> 01:07:21,279 - Vive la France! ALL: Vive la France! Vive la France! 716 01:07:21,400 --> 01:07:26,359 Vive la France! Vive la France! Vive la France! 717 01:08:02,560 --> 01:08:04,039 Boo. 718 01:08:06,480 --> 01:08:08,079 We want you to tell us things, Pope. 719 01:08:09,080 --> 01:08:10,959 I'll tell you nowt. 720 01:08:11,080 --> 01:08:13,519 I'm going to take you into the woods, laddie. 721 01:08:13,640 --> 01:08:15,439 You'll go in a man... 722 01:08:15,560 --> 01:08:17,919 How you come out is entirely up to you. 723 01:08:18,920 --> 01:08:20,919 Get out! 724 01:08:25,480 --> 01:08:28,159 There's about two ounces of explosives here. 725 01:08:28,280 --> 01:08:31,479 Not quite enough to kill you, just enough to make a nasty hole. 726 01:08:31,600 --> 01:08:34,879 Rather unpleasant with all these rats. Wolves, maybe. 727 01:08:35,960 --> 01:08:40,159 It's a seven-minute fuse. You'll call for me in about four. 728 01:08:40,280 --> 01:08:43,399 I'll return in about six...if you're lucky. 729 01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:18,359 (Click as gun is cocked) 730 01:09:24,240 --> 01:09:26,239 (Cocks gun) 731 01:09:29,560 --> 01:09:30,799 Did you kill her? 732 01:09:30,920 --> 01:09:32,839 (Cocks gun) 733 01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:33,999 Get up! 734 01:09:49,880 --> 01:09:51,839 It were all Brand's doing! 735 01:09:52,840 --> 01:09:55,439 Stop the fuse now, Major. 736 01:09:55,560 --> 01:09:59,559 He told me about it. And he told me that if I told, nobody would believe me. 737 01:09:59,680 --> 01:10:01,399 Look, please, Major! 738 01:10:02,400 --> 01:10:04,719 For the love of God, stop that fuse! 739 01:10:04,840 --> 01:10:07,359 He's a French spy! He's a murderer! 740 01:10:07,480 --> 01:10:09,799 He made me a murderer. 741 01:10:09,920 --> 01:10:12,999 He made me a spy, too. He's made all of us murderers 742 01:10:13,120 --> 01:10:15,119 - and spies. - Never! 743 01:10:17,120 --> 01:10:19,239 Murderers...maybe. 744 01:10:20,640 --> 01:10:24,919 We did well out of Brand, plenty of loot, lots ofwomen, but we're not spies. 745 01:10:26,160 --> 01:10:28,479 Pope, maybe...but not me. 746 01:10:29,680 --> 01:10:31,479 Not me or the men. 747 01:10:32,480 --> 01:10:35,079 Please, Major, I've told you everything I know! 748 01:10:36,080 --> 01:10:38,319 Do you think he's told us everything, Sharpe? 749 01:10:38,440 --> 01:10:43,239 No. He hasn't told us why the Frogs put their powder magazine at risk. 750 01:10:43,360 --> 01:10:45,519 - What are we doing here? - Ross. 751 01:10:45,640 --> 01:10:49,559 They want Major General Ross because he knows Wellington's strategy. 752 01:10:51,000 --> 01:10:54,719 The Frogs were going to jump on you tomorrow night. No prisoners except Ross. 753 01:10:56,520 --> 01:10:59,399 The next morning, me and Brand find you all dead. 754 01:10:59,520 --> 01:11:03,639 Take on the garrison at the fort... and report back to Wellington as heroes. 755 01:11:04,640 --> 01:11:07,759 Well, I'm convinced, but it won't convince a court martial. 756 01:11:07,880 --> 01:11:09,999 They'll say he said it under duress. 757 01:11:10,120 --> 01:11:13,599 Besides, he can always take it all back. 758 01:11:13,720 --> 01:11:16,599 Brand has ways of bringing pressure. 759 01:11:16,720 --> 01:11:18,559 POPE: Please, Major Sharpe! 760 01:11:19,560 --> 01:11:25,559 Stop the fuse! 761 01:11:26,760 --> 01:11:30,279 Look, he took me in. He took us all in. 762 01:11:31,280 --> 01:11:34,679 He took you in too, didn't he, eh, Sharpe? Eh? 763 01:11:34,800 --> 01:11:38,719 Remember? When he "rescued" Lieutenant Graham. 764 01:11:38,840 --> 01:11:40,759 You thought he were a hero. 765 01:11:40,880 --> 01:11:42,799 Eh? 766 01:11:42,920 --> 01:11:44,759 Well, the French set that up. 767 01:11:45,800 --> 01:11:48,879 - And then you got him promoted. - So I did. 768 01:11:54,880 --> 01:11:56,879 I'll have to make up for it now. 769 01:12:04,680 --> 01:12:06,679 I don't know why I bother. 770 01:12:07,680 --> 01:12:10,199 - They'll shoot you anyway. - They might not. 771 01:12:10,320 --> 01:12:11,839 I'll turn king's evidence. 772 01:12:11,960 --> 01:12:13,959 I might get away with a flogging. 773 01:12:15,400 --> 01:12:17,359 They play fair, you know. 774 01:12:19,800 --> 01:12:22,399 I think I can make you a better offer than that. 775 01:12:23,440 --> 01:12:26,919 How about you and Harperjust go off, eh? 776 01:12:41,120 --> 01:12:43,559 Suit you, Pat? 777 01:12:43,680 --> 01:12:45,639 That suits me just fine. 778 01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:48,639 There you go. 779 01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:54,399 Just watch him, Pat. He's a crafty little bastard. 780 01:13:22,160 --> 01:13:23,559 Come here, you bastard! 781 01:13:23,680 --> 01:13:25,679 Come here! 782 01:13:55,200 --> 01:13:57,199 Sir. 783 01:14:08,760 --> 01:14:12,519 What shall I do to show how much I love her? 784 01:14:14,440 --> 01:14:17,519 How many millions of sighs can suffice? 785 01:14:18,280 --> 01:14:22,799 That that wins others' hearts never can move her. 786 01:14:22,920 --> 01:14:27,599 Those common methods of love she'll despise. 787 01:14:28,600 --> 01:14:32,399 - (Crash of crockery) - I do beg your pardon, ma'am. 788 01:14:45,200 --> 01:14:46,879 Whoa! 789 01:14:49,800 --> 01:14:51,039 Sharpe! 790 01:14:52,640 --> 01:14:55,199 Let me and my boys go in and finish offthe fort. 791 01:14:55,320 --> 01:15:00,599 I bet you'd like that. Butchering another pathetic bunch of French deserters. 792 01:15:00,720 --> 01:15:02,719 Better for you, surely, Sharpe. 793 01:15:03,760 --> 01:15:05,399 That's not soldiering. 794 01:15:05,520 --> 01:15:07,519 Pat. 795 01:15:26,160 --> 01:15:28,359 Parlez-vous anglais? 796 01:15:28,480 --> 01:15:30,279 I speak little English. 797 01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:32,359 What do you want? 798 01:15:32,480 --> 01:15:34,959 The French colonel has left you here to die. 799 01:15:36,760 --> 01:15:38,759 He's given you bad powder. 800 01:15:39,760 --> 01:15:42,959 The powder is so bad, it cannot carry a bullet 801 01:15:43,080 --> 01:15:45,079 strong enough to kill me. 802 01:15:47,800 --> 01:15:50,079 I wish you to try. 803 01:15:50,200 --> 01:15:53,279 Tirez! Tirez! 804 01:16:12,280 --> 01:16:14,359 That's soldiering. 805 01:16:15,360 --> 01:16:19,439 HARPER: Column...forward! 806 01:16:33,000 --> 01:16:34,559 March south as quickly as you can. 807 01:16:35,560 --> 01:16:40,639 If you see a British soldier, surrender. You shall be safe. 808 01:16:40,760 --> 01:16:43,279 Merci, monsieur. 809 01:16:43,400 --> 01:16:45,399 En avant. 810 01:16:46,720 --> 01:16:51,239 If you meet up with your French colonel, tell him we are three times their number. 811 01:16:51,360 --> 01:16:52,759 D'accord. 812 01:16:52,880 --> 01:16:55,159 Feeding false information to the enemy. 813 01:16:56,160 --> 01:16:57,559 That's soldiering. 814 01:16:59,520 --> 01:17:01,439 Lock 'em up. 815 01:17:01,560 --> 01:17:03,479 Go on, move on! 816 01:17:03,600 --> 01:17:05,879 We're prepared to fight alongside you, Sharpe. 817 01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:09,039 I wouldn't want to be caught dead in the same grave as you. 818 01:17:09,160 --> 01:17:12,719 Come on, move, you swine, you swine! Go on, keep moving! 819 01:17:22,800 --> 01:17:25,319 Come and see this, Sharpe. Pyecroft. 820 01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:45,599 Stand still. 821 01:17:46,600 --> 01:17:49,559 Keep your hands together. Move it. 822 01:17:52,600 --> 01:17:55,039 The powder's probably on the other side ofthis door. 823 01:17:55,160 --> 01:17:57,519 - I'll have to blow it open. - Blow it open, then. 824 01:17:57,640 --> 01:17:59,479 And risk setting offthe whole magazine? 825 01:17:59,600 --> 01:18:03,639 - You're supposed to be the expert, aren't you? - Frogs, sir. 826 01:18:03,760 --> 01:18:05,759 (Drums) 827 01:18:21,400 --> 01:18:25,479 SHARPE: Five to one, lads! What do you say? - Five to one against us 828 01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:30,319 the first time they come, but after that, the odds turn in our favour. 829 01:18:31,680 --> 01:18:33,359 What do you say, lads? 830 01:18:34,360 --> 01:18:37,479 - What do you say, lads? ALL: Yeah! 831 01:18:37,600 --> 01:18:39,599 Show the Colours! 832 01:19:00,520 --> 01:19:06,679 En rang! 833 01:19:06,800 --> 01:19:11,719 Hagman, call Major General Ross for a field court martial. On the double. 834 01:19:11,840 --> 01:19:14,079 Aye, sir. 835 01:19:21,560 --> 01:19:25,159 Hector, there...there's something I've been meaning to tell you. 836 01:19:25,280 --> 01:19:28,959 It may have been my fault. I may have cut the fuses too short. 837 01:19:30,760 --> 01:19:33,159 Not like you to cut short fuses, Septimus. 838 01:19:37,760 --> 01:19:40,679 We're getting married, Zara and I, ifwe get out ofthis. 839 01:19:41,720 --> 01:19:45,799 You'll have to be my best man, Hector. Can't have a best man who cuts a short fuse, eh? 840 01:19:45,920 --> 01:19:47,679 It would be a great honour, Septimus. 841 01:19:49,400 --> 01:19:51,439 My dear. 842 01:19:54,360 --> 01:19:58,399 Are you mad, Sharpe? A court martial with the Frogs beating at the door? 843 01:19:58,520 --> 01:20:01,319 That's why I want a court martial, sir. 844 01:20:01,440 --> 01:20:03,639 I want Colonel Brand tried as a traitor. 845 01:20:03,760 --> 01:20:05,679 I want him tried for six murders. 846 01:20:05,800 --> 01:20:08,119 Captain Crake will act for the defence. 847 01:20:08,240 --> 01:20:10,319 If I can think of anything to say. 848 01:20:10,440 --> 01:20:12,399 Very well, Sharpe. 849 01:20:12,520 --> 01:20:16,719 But there'll be a record ofthis trial. I want it done by the book. I want witnesses, I want proof. 850 01:20:16,840 --> 01:20:19,319 Then let's get started straightaway, sir. 851 01:20:20,680 --> 01:20:22,319 Very well. 852 01:20:22,440 --> 01:20:25,359 You have ten minutes for the prosecution and no more. 853 01:20:25,480 --> 01:20:28,159 I call my first witness, sir. Zara the gypsy girl. 854 01:20:40,120 --> 01:20:43,439 Whoever murdered her mother found it on her finger. 855 01:20:43,560 --> 01:20:46,719 Did you ever wear such a ring, Colonel Brand? 856 01:20:48,400 --> 01:20:50,639 Of course not, you damn fool. 857 01:20:53,240 --> 01:20:56,879 This is a sketch drawn by Mr Shellington 858 01:20:57,000 --> 01:20:59,199 of Colonel Brand 859 01:20:59,320 --> 01:21:02,599 on the morning ofthe 10th October. It's signed and dated. 860 01:21:03,600 --> 01:21:05,639 It shows that Colonel Brand 861 01:21:05,760 --> 01:21:07,559 was wearing Zara's mother's ring. 862 01:21:11,440 --> 01:21:12,999 This is a sketch 863 01:21:13,120 --> 01:21:16,639 drawn by Mr Shellington on the following day... 864 01:21:16,760 --> 01:21:19,159 by which time Colonel Brand had realised 865 01:21:19,280 --> 01:21:22,319 that Zara had most likely heard or seen her mother being murdered. 866 01:21:23,360 --> 01:21:25,479 As you can see, sir... 867 01:21:25,600 --> 01:21:27,479 the ring is now gone. 868 01:21:27,600 --> 01:21:30,839 Got anything to say to that, Colonel Brand? 869 01:21:30,960 --> 01:21:34,199 I've never seen the ring before in my life. 870 01:21:38,680 --> 01:21:40,679 Turn out your pockets, Brand. 871 01:21:46,320 --> 01:21:48,319 (Clink) 872 01:21:57,880 --> 01:22:00,239 I knew you were too mean to throw it away. 873 01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:02,999 That's not proof. 874 01:22:04,000 --> 01:22:05,999 Pope must have put it in my pocket. 875 01:22:17,960 --> 01:22:20,239 Before we leave these sketches, sir... 876 01:22:21,840 --> 01:22:23,839 ..one more detail. 877 01:22:25,800 --> 01:22:28,999 You see this braided cord on the riding crop wrapped around his hands? 878 01:22:29,120 --> 01:22:31,519 See the braid? 879 01:22:31,640 --> 01:22:35,999 The same X marks that we found on the gypsy girls' necks back at the camp. 880 01:22:37,400 --> 01:22:40,319 That we found on the neck ofthe deserter yesterday. 881 01:22:40,440 --> 01:22:41,999 The same mark. 882 01:22:45,760 --> 01:22:47,759 You're excused, my child. 883 01:22:50,600 --> 01:22:52,999 That's just the first ofthe details, sir. 884 01:22:54,720 --> 01:22:57,959 I now intend to read a testimony ofthe late Sergeant Pope. 885 01:22:58,080 --> 01:23:02,999 It's quite conclusive, sir. I think you'll agree, having heard it, that we have a prima-facie case 886 01:23:03,120 --> 01:23:05,559 to convict Colonel Brand and sentence him. 887 01:23:05,680 --> 01:23:08,479 - Get on with it, Sharpe. BRAND: I protest. 888 01:23:08,600 --> 01:23:10,759 This isn't a proper court martial. 889 01:23:10,880 --> 01:23:14,759 Oh, come on, Brand. We're doing our best. There is a bloody war on! 890 01:23:15,960 --> 01:23:17,879 SHARPE: Colonel Brand is no hero. 891 01:23:18,920 --> 01:23:21,439 He's a murderer...a traitor... 892 01:23:22,480 --> 01:23:24,519 ..and a spy. 893 01:23:24,640 --> 01:23:28,399 I don't know his motives. But I can guess. 894 01:23:29,680 --> 01:23:32,439 I suspect you'll find he has debts back home. 895 01:23:32,560 --> 01:23:37,359 Mortgage, gambling debts, maybe a blackmailer he has to pay off. Who knows? 896 01:23:37,480 --> 01:23:43,239 Maybe he was just mad for money. Sold his soul for French gold. 897 01:23:45,360 --> 01:23:47,359 I demand the death penalty. 898 01:23:48,720 --> 01:23:51,479 That concludes the case for the prosecution. 899 01:23:51,600 --> 01:23:54,799 Captain Crake, do you have anything to say for the defence? 900 01:23:54,920 --> 01:23:57,239 Nothing in his defence. 901 01:23:59,360 --> 01:24:01,439 Nothing in mine. 902 01:24:01,560 --> 01:24:03,879 Colonel Brand, do you wish to say something? 903 01:24:04,000 --> 01:24:08,039 Do you really think anyone in London will stand for this? 904 01:24:08,160 --> 01:24:10,199 You know how it'll look. 905 01:24:10,320 --> 01:24:14,319 A zealous officer being persecuted by small and petty men. 906 01:24:15,360 --> 01:24:18,279 The Frogs, sir. Frog column advancing! 907 01:24:29,120 --> 01:24:31,039 Prince ofWales's Own Volunteers, 908 01:24:31,160 --> 01:24:33,119 we'll give 'em three volleys. 909 01:24:33,240 --> 01:24:35,239 Then fire at will. 910 01:24:38,040 --> 01:24:39,599 Then we'll give 'em cold steel. 911 01:24:50,120 --> 01:24:52,159 Push the ladders back! 912 01:25:26,360 --> 01:25:28,639 Take their satchel bombs, six-second fuse. 913 01:25:35,400 --> 01:25:37,399 They're six-second fuses. 914 01:26:01,200 --> 01:26:02,799 En avant! 915 01:26:20,680 --> 01:26:23,159 They're running, lads! They're running! 916 01:26:32,040 --> 01:26:34,039 (Cheering) 917 01:26:42,800 --> 01:26:46,479 - They'll be back. - I'm getting too old for this, sir. 918 01:26:46,600 --> 01:26:48,039 (Wheezes) 919 01:26:48,160 --> 01:26:50,559 - Never say die, Hagman. - (Hagman gasps) 920 01:26:53,720 --> 01:26:55,719 Too old, are you, Hagman? 921 01:26:58,320 --> 01:27:00,319 Here. 922 01:27:03,920 --> 01:27:05,799 The court martial has reached its verdict. 923 01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:10,479 Colonel Brand has been convicted on six counts of murder and has been sentenced to death. 924 01:27:10,600 --> 01:27:14,719 The sentence to be carried out in a manner to be determined at a later date. 925 01:27:14,840 --> 01:27:19,199 In other words, when we get out of here. Ifwe get out of here. 926 01:27:19,320 --> 01:27:21,319 Court martial dismissed. 927 01:27:26,720 --> 01:27:29,879 Guilty. Sentence is death. 928 01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:33,159 Wellington'll have to confirm that sentence, Crake. 929 01:27:33,280 --> 01:27:35,399 And they'll never make it back to camp. 930 01:27:37,520 --> 01:27:39,759 Well, you've had your fun, Sharpe. 931 01:27:39,880 --> 01:27:43,199 But it'll be over in the next few minutes when the Frogs come over the wall. 932 01:27:43,320 --> 01:27:45,159 Then you'll need a friend. 933 01:27:46,160 --> 01:27:50,239 I'll be your friend, but you're going to have to beg. Because they'll torture you. 934 01:27:50,360 --> 01:27:52,279 They'll torture you and torture Ross. 935 01:27:53,840 --> 01:27:55,959 You'll be begging me to make them stop. 936 01:27:56,080 --> 01:27:58,559 And, by God, I'm going to make you beg, Sharpe! 937 01:28:02,120 --> 01:28:04,119 (Fading yell and splash) 938 01:28:14,960 --> 01:28:18,799 - Did you see that, Harper? - Who, me? No, I saw nothing, sir. 939 01:28:18,920 --> 01:28:21,199 Did you see what happened to Colonel Brand? 940 01:28:21,320 --> 01:28:26,119 Oh, he's a funny fish, sir. I just saw him jump headlong into the wishing well. 941 01:28:26,240 --> 01:28:29,079 Why do you think he'd want to do something like that, sir? 942 01:28:29,200 --> 01:28:31,199 Thank you, Harper. 943 01:28:33,600 --> 01:28:35,599 (Orders shouted in French) 944 01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:46,039 You shouldn't have done that, Sharpe. 945 01:28:48,160 --> 01:28:50,159 Yes, I should. 946 01:28:53,440 --> 01:28:55,799 Pyecroft thinks he's found a way out. 947 01:28:55,920 --> 01:28:57,559 A tunnel that leads out onto the hill. 948 01:28:57,680 --> 01:29:02,599 Trouble is...we'll need a garrison to provide a rearguard, let the rest of us get away. 949 01:29:05,520 --> 01:29:07,519 I think I can find that garrison. 950 01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:18,479 How would you like to die like soldiers? 951 01:29:26,360 --> 01:29:29,039 - Good luck, Crake. - Good luck, Sharpe. 952 01:29:33,080 --> 01:29:34,679 SHARPE: Come on! Come on! 953 01:29:37,240 --> 01:29:39,239 Come on! 954 01:29:45,120 --> 01:29:47,439 It blows in ten minutes, Sharpe. 955 01:29:54,720 --> 01:29:58,199 310...31 1 ...312... 956 01:29:58,320 --> 01:30:02,119 Right, lads! Let's show these Frogs how to fight! Show the Colours. 957 01:30:25,360 --> 01:30:26,399 (Whispers) Come on, man. 958 01:30:27,720 --> 01:30:29,719 Down, lads! 959 01:30:38,040 --> 01:30:41,479 581 ...582... 960 01:30:42,520 --> 01:30:45,879 ..583...584... 961 01:30:46,880 --> 01:30:50,639 ..585...586... 962 01:30:50,760 --> 01:30:53,639 587...588... 963 01:31:03,200 --> 01:31:06,199 598...599... 964 01:31:06,320 --> 01:31:08,799 home. 965 01:31:08,920 --> 01:31:12,879 - 601 ...602... - This time you cut them too long, Septimus. 966 01:31:13,000 --> 01:31:14,799 (Pyecroft chuckles) 967 01:31:35,760 --> 01:31:38,239 Non! 968 01:31:54,400 --> 01:31:56,159 How about a song, Hagman? 969 01:31:56,280 --> 01:31:59,679 Arma virumque cano...summat. 970 01:32:00,760 --> 01:32:03,559 - Sing of arms and the man. - Very impressive, Sharpe. 971 01:32:03,680 --> 01:32:06,119 ♪ It's of a gentleman soldier 972 01:32:06,240 --> 01:32:08,679 ♪ As a sentry he did stand 973 01:32:08,800 --> 01:32:14,119 ♪ He kindly saluted a fair maid by the waving of his hand 974 01:32:14,240 --> 01:32:19,239 ♪ So boldly then he kissed her and he passed it as a joke 975 01:32:19,960 --> 01:32:24,639 ♪ And he drilled her into his sentry box wrapped up in a soldier's cloak 976 01:32:55,920 --> 01:32:57,119 (Laughs) 977 01:33:14,600 --> 01:33:16,199 (Belches) 978 01:33:17,440 --> 01:33:19,439 I dreamed of you last night... 979 01:33:20,880 --> 01:33:22,879 ..and the muse came to me. 980 01:33:23,920 --> 01:33:26,439 And I...wrote you this poem. 981 01:33:28,280 --> 01:33:29,879 I trust you will not be offended. 982 01:33:32,000 --> 01:33:35,599 I dreamed of you...how shall I say... 983 01:33:37,960 --> 01:33:39,959 ..undraped. 984 01:33:41,320 --> 01:33:43,279 Oh, Mr Shellington. 985 01:33:44,280 --> 01:33:46,359 I don't know if I dare let you read it. 986 01:33:52,520 --> 01:33:57,319 "My Love in her attire...doth show her wit, 987 01:33:59,360 --> 01:34:01,079 It doth so well become her. 988 01:34:02,520 --> 01:34:05,519 For every season she has dressings fit, 989 01:34:06,840 --> 01:34:09,239 For winter, spring, and summer. 990 01:34:10,560 --> 01:34:12,759 No beauty she doth miss 991 01:34:12,880 --> 01:34:15,759 When all her robes are on... 992 01:34:15,880 --> 01:34:17,799 HARRIS: But beauty's self she is 993 01:34:17,920 --> 01:34:20,119 When all her robes are gone." 994 01:34:20,240 --> 01:34:21,559 A fine poem. 995 01:34:21,680 --> 01:34:25,559 First published as A Poetical Rhapsody in 1602. 996 01:34:25,680 --> 01:34:28,959 Originally attributed to...Anonymous of all people. 997 01:34:29,080 --> 01:34:32,439 But, personally, I think it was written by Francis Davison. 998 01:34:32,560 --> 01:34:34,999 Francis Davison, eh? 999 01:34:37,160 --> 01:34:39,159 I'm so sorry. 1000 01:34:41,040 --> 01:34:43,119 We poets share a common muse. 1001 01:34:45,320 --> 01:34:48,279 Poetry is like an apple tree. 1002 01:34:48,400 --> 01:34:53,039 And we poets, like birds ofthe air, 1003 01:34:53,160 --> 01:34:56,159 alight and feed on it where we may. 1004 01:35:16,440 --> 01:35:18,439 Francis Davison, eh? 1005 01:35:20,720 --> 01:35:22,719 Wrote it on a candlefly, did he? 1006 01:35:26,040 --> 01:35:29,119 "Light to the silly fly, 1007 01:35:29,240 --> 01:35:34,079 To the dear light I fly of your disdainful eyes, 1008 01:35:34,200 --> 01:35:36,119 But in a diverse wise, 1009 01:35:36,240 --> 01:35:38,879 She with the flame doth play 1010 01:35:39,880 --> 01:35:41,559 By night alone 1011 01:35:41,680 --> 01:35:45,319 And I, both night and day." 1012 01:35:48,880 --> 01:35:50,879 That's me. 1013 01:35:52,040 --> 01:35:54,639 A silly fly drawn to the candlelight. 1014 01:35:57,040 --> 01:35:59,799 I nearly got my wings burned, didn't I, Harris? 1015 01:35:59,920 --> 01:36:03,079 I don't think so. He's not that hot. 1016 01:36:08,960 --> 01:36:11,359 I know you. How are you, then? 1017 01:36:24,640 --> 01:36:26,759 Anything to report, Rifleman Harris? 1018 01:36:26,880 --> 01:36:28,799 Nothing serious, sir. 1019 01:36:28,920 --> 01:36:32,319 Small skirmish. He went offwith his tail between his legs. 1020 01:36:34,840 --> 01:36:37,519 You're relieved of guard duty, Harris. 1021 01:36:37,640 --> 01:36:39,519 Return to your unit. 1022 01:36:39,640 --> 01:36:41,639 Yes, sir! Thank you, sir. 1023 01:36:47,080 --> 01:36:49,359 - Good to see you, lad. - Likewise, Dan. 1024 01:36:51,880 --> 01:36:53,599 Well done, Harris. 1025 01:37:46,960 --> 01:37:49,399 Is he dead, Patrick? 1026 01:37:49,520 --> 01:37:52,639 He'll never lay a hand on you again. Ever. 1027 01:37:53,640 --> 01:37:56,919 OFFICER: Corporal, take your men to the quartermaster. 1028 01:37:59,440 --> 01:38:01,439 Did you think of me? 1029 01:38:05,640 --> 01:38:07,639 All the time? 1030 01:38:11,000 --> 01:38:12,999 All the time. 1031 01:38:19,640 --> 01:38:21,559 When we get back to England... 1032 01:38:22,560 --> 01:38:24,559 ..it will be like this. 1033 01:38:25,600 --> 01:38:27,599 All the time. 1034 01:38:30,080 --> 01:38:32,079 We'll have a house with a garden. 1035 01:38:33,760 --> 01:38:35,759 We'll have friends to stay. 1036 01:38:37,800 --> 01:38:39,799 We could read books together. 1037 01:38:41,640 --> 01:38:43,239 Play the piano. 1038 01:38:43,360 --> 01:38:45,359 (Bugle) 1039 01:38:49,600 --> 01:38:51,599 One day. 1040 01:39:01,480 --> 01:39:03,239 - Well done, Pyecroft. - My lord. 1041 01:39:03,920 --> 01:39:06,079 No problems with the explosives this time, Ross? 1042 01:39:06,200 --> 01:39:07,759 No, sir. 1043 01:39:07,880 --> 01:39:10,999 Horse Guards will need to know about Colonel Brand, sir. 1044 01:39:12,000 --> 01:39:14,839 Tell them he died a hero's death and let's get on with the war. 1045 01:39:14,960 --> 01:39:16,959 - My lord. - Gentlemen. 1046 01:39:24,840 --> 01:39:28,439 ♪ Here's forty shillings on the drum 1047 01:39:28,920 --> 01:39:32,079 ♪ For those who'll volunteer to come 1048 01:39:32,520 --> 01:39:36,119 ♪ To 'list and fight the foe today 1049 01:39:36,240 --> 01:39:39,439 ♪ Over the hills and far away 1050 01:39:40,640 --> 01:39:43,999 ♪ O'er the hills and o'er the main 1051 01:39:44,680 --> 01:39:48,879 ♪ Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain 1052 01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:53,039 ♪ King George commands and we obey 1053 01:39:53,160 --> 01:39:56,879 ♪ Over the hills and far away