From Crimea with Love: Misadventures in the Making of Sharpe's Rifles

by Jason Salkey

Overview

In the summer of 1992, Jason Salkey was cast in a role that would change his life forever. Sharpe’s Rifles, a Napoleonic war drama, was to be shot in the Crimean Peninsula. Little did the producers know that they would be sending Jason and the crew to film in a rapidly disintegrating Soviet Union. There they faced near-starvation and danger around every corner as they set about creating one of Britain’s most successful and critically acclaimed television shows. 

From Crimea with Love documents the mishaps, blunders, incompetence and downright corruption that made Sharpe’s Rifles go down in British television folklore for its unique tales of hardship. Follow the cast through intense deprivation and constant catastrophe until they become every bit the jaded, battle-hardened soldiers we saw on screen. Tapping into his diaries, photo journals and video log, Jason brings you an eye-opening, jaw-dropping insider’s account of one of the best-loved shows ever made.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783529575
Publisher:	Unbound
Publication date:	05/03/2022
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	1,117,757
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Jason Salkey is an actor who has been a regular on British screens over the last three decades. In 1992 he took on the role of Rifleman Harris in Sharpe's Rifles, which became one of British television’s most cherished shows. He has also appeared in a number of films, including Memphis Belle, The Russia House, The Fifth Element, Fairy Tale: A True Story, In America and About a Boy. www.riflemanharris.co.uk

Table of Contents

Foreword Bernard Cornwell ix

Preface xiii

1 Into the Wild Red Yonder 1

2 Back on the Road Again 72

3 The Year of Living Dangerously 135

4 Turkish Delights 225

5 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now 286

Acknowledgements 315

Supporters 317

Editorial Reviews

"A revealing account of the tricky reality behind TV’s glamorous image." — Daily Mail

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