Want a TV suggestion? Try Sharpe

Looking for a TV series full of great writing, acting, and swashbuckling adventures?

Look no further than Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which ran from 1993 through 2008. Based on a series of books by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe follows the adventures of its namesake, Richard Sharpe. Set primarily in the Napoleonic Wars, Sharpe is an army officer raised from the ranks. This sets him apart from the vast majority of British Army officers of the period, most of whom purchased their commissions or were appointed based on their membership of the British upper classes. We quickly learn that Sharpe is not welcomed by many of his equals or superiors; they deride him as an invader to the elite ranks of military society.