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Spain and Portugal, 1812''''The Spanish town of Adrados has been captured by a horde of French, Spanish and British deserters, who have taken two English women hostage, Sarah Dubreton and Isabella Farthingdale. Captain Sharpe is ordered to deliver the women's ransom, much to the disgust of Sir Augustus Farthingdale. ''''Sharpe and Harper enter the convent where the women are held and are confronted by two French officers. Sharpe learns that one of the officers is the husband of Sarah Dubreton and they are on the same mission. To Sharpe's dismay, he learns that Hakeswill is a leader of the renegades and has increased the ransom price, giving Sharpe five days to come up with the extra money, or the women will be raped. ''''Nairn discovers that the French intend to invade Portugal from Adrados and decides to thwart the plan. Sharpe is promoted to major and given command of the 60th Rifles in order to secure the safety of the women and prevent the French from taking the town.moreless
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Daragh O'Malley
Patrick Harper
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Sean Bean
Richard Sharpe
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Hugh Fraser
Duke of Wellington
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ADD TRIVIA- This episode is set in Spain and Portugal in the year 1813. Edit
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ADD NOTES- Sharpe's Enemy was first broadcast in the US on Masterpiece Theatre on May 21, 1995. Edit
- Though in the order of the books Sharpe's Enemy comes after Sharpe's Sword, the order in the TV series was reversed. This may be because the film-makers wanted to put the two episodes with Hakeswill back-to-back. Edit
- This episode is based on Bernard Cornwell's book Sharpe's Enemy (1984). Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Teresa: Harper, I have half a bottle of the best Irish whisky from the Irish priests at Salamanca. Sharpe: You speak a word and you're dead, Harper. Harper: I'll be dead, but, sir, I'll be drunk. Edit
- Sharpe: What are you smiling at, Fredrickson? Frederickson: I'm not smiling, sir. A musket ball broke my jaw. I have false teeth. The sawbone stuck on the smile for free, sir. He also stuck on my hair. Hair belongs to a horse, sir. Edit
- Nairn: You see that colonel, Sharpe? That colonel came here to make you a major. Would you believe that? Sharpe: No, sir. Nairn: Right hand up to God, Sharpe. Sharpe: That's your left hand, sir. Edit
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