For Sean Bean fans

**Naharaht** · 10-06-2020 00:01

This is nothing to do with aircraft but on Tuesday 6th October at 10.00 p.m. and Wednesday 7th October at 9.55 p.m. on the PBS America channel (Freeview 91) actor Sean Bean is presenting a 2 part documentary about the Battle of Waterloo. Since he played Richard Sharpe in the Napoleonic war series Sharpe, Sean Bean may have a special perspective.

**Flying Helmut** · 10-06-2020 00:59

I've seen it, and it was massively underwhelming.

It took 3 attempted watchings just to stay awake through it.

Give it a go if you like, but I won't..............stick to aircrafty things (unless that awful Guy Martin is involved).

**Guntruck** · 10-06-2020 01:10

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

I've seen it, and it was massively underwhelming.

stick to aircrafty things (unless that awful Guy Martin is involved).

Or Dan Snow for that matter.....

**Marechallannes** · 10-06-2020 03:50

Love the Sharpe's Rifles series.

**Flying Helmut** · 10-06-2020 06:14

Originally Posted by Marechallannes

Love the Sharpe's Rifles series.

Me too!
Got them all on VHS, and then again on DVD.

They were great fun, rollicking adventure stories full of action.

This Waterloo "Special" is just a series of drab "experts", walking slowly around and saying how things 'must have been', and poor old Sean 'must have Bean' simply agreeing with everything they say.

**camel crew** · 10-06-2020 06:46

Well at least he didn't get killed in this one

**Hedeby** · 10-06-2020 09:18

Have to say its OK, not as good as I hoped it would be, given the subject and the presenter I hoped it would be a little less dull...

**tikkifriend** · 10-15-2020 08:34

Originally Posted by camel crew

Well at least he didn't get killed in this one

he does tend to die quite early on in films and series sort of a "has bean "like Tim said earlier.

**gully_raker** · 10-15-2020 14:53

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

Me too!
Got them all on VHS, and then again on DVD.

They were great fun, rollicking adventure stories full of action.

This Waterloo "Special" is just a series of drab "experts", walking slowly around and saying how things 'must have been', and poor old Sean 'must have Bean' simply agreeing with everything they say.

G'day Tim!
Bernard Cornwell has just announced that as he has finished the "Last Kingdom" series he is writing a new Sharpe novel set the day after the Battle of Waterloo & intends to do another at least.

Great news for us Sharpe fans.

**Flying Helmut** · 10-15-2020 15:16

Originally Posted by gully_raker

G'day Tim!
Bernard Cornwell has just announced that as he has finished the "Last Kingdom" series he is writing a new Sharp novel set the day after the Battle of Waterloo & intends to do another at least.

Great news for us Sharpe fans.

Wowzer!

Met the chap when I did a paid gig re-enactment boost to one of his book launches - he was a dude! Insisted on giving us each a signed copy of his new book, despite the Publisher next to him telling him not to!
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**gully_raker** · 10-16-2020 01:14

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

Wowzer!

Met the chap when I did a paid gig re-enactment boost to one of his book launches - he was a dude! Insisted on giving us each a signed copy of his new book, despite the Publisher next to him telling him not to!
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Fantastic! That's a wild group of whatever you were supposed to be!

**Flying Helmut** · 10-16-2020 04:07

We wuz Vikings!

Nathan (giant on the Left) and myself spotted George Bush Snr in the Country Club Hotel dining room, and attempted to approach for autographs................several humourless Americans in sharp suits and with prominent gun bulges prevented us from doing so!