Reply 60 of 262, by chris2021
Cuttoon wrote on 2022-04-06, 23:46:I thought the same. But merely the band of sharpshooters and the first episode were called "Sharpe's Rifles". […]
chris2021 wrote on 2022-04-06, 23:23:Cuttoon wrote on 2022-04-06, 21:50:Sean Bean? Is he still alive? Classic Bean: Sharpe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_(TV_series) Later episodes felt a bit sl […]
Sean Bean? Is he still alive?
Classic Bean: Sharpe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_(TV_series)
Later episodes felt a bit slow but I enjoyed them all.I remember that show, but I would have swore it was called Sharpe's Rifles or something.. Good watch. Yeah Bean was the quintessential Irish prickly person 🤣.
I thought the same. But merely the band of sharpshooters and the first episode were called "Sharpe's Rifles".
He's not Irish, mind you. He's from Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Think I remember an interview where he explains Ned Stark's accent.
They asked him in the casting something to the effect of "Is that you real accent?"
- "Aay."
"And can you do any other accent?"
-"Naaaa".Although he might actually have mastered a half decent Irish accent as IRA terrorist Miller in "Patriot Games".
My last name is celtic irish. My paternal great grandmom's maiden name could be construed as the same, but in reality is Welsh, at least in it's origins. Go figure. The UK, in particular England has had a lot of ethnic turnover through the centuries, indigenous celts, anglo-saxon (german), norman, spansih, etc. And I know I could get in heaps of trouble stating something like this is many parts of the UK (possibly allnof them 🤣). But oftentimes there isn't a whole lot of difference between the Irish and English.
He plays the part of an Irishman quite well. Myself and probably most people identify him more then anything by his role in PGs as you stated.