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From Crimea with Love

Misadventures in the Making of Sharpe’s Rifles

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From Crimea with Love

By: Jason Salkey
Narrated by: Jason Alexander Salkey
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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 round every corner as they set about creating one of Britain’s most successful and critically acclaimed television programs.

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 depravation and constant catastrophe until they become every bit the jaded, battle-hardened soldiers we saw on screen. Jason brings you an eye-opening, jaw-dropping insider’s account of one of the best-loved shows ever made.

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Salkey's friendly, bantering style of story-telling has you truly feel invested in the ongoings of the team involved in such a beloved TV series.

A relatable tale

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For anyone interested in Sharpe this is a genuine must read/listen! Fascinating book and brilliantly written by Jason. Makes such a difference being written by someone who loved and breathed production!

Fascinating Insight!

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Such a good insiders view of Behind the Scenes of the Sharpe series that we all know and love. Jason's honest, straightforward account makes you feel like you are in the middle of the Crimea with them and his way if narrating is natural and a joy to listen to.
Highly recommended for any fan of the series

Excellent and Honest

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Wonderful to hear great insight and hindsight first hand to give a reflection of what life was like both sides of the camera

Fantastic

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A couple of years ago I read this in paperback (kindly signed by the author) and, as a watcher of the Sharpe series, I could hear Jason Salkey's voice in my head more strobgly with every chapter. It's a joy, therefore, to hear the man himself read it with such charisma and feeling. I was worried during the first pages that it sounded a rather halting account but the authorial narrative grows mightily in the telling.

With mote than a smattering of star stories, From Crimea With Love is an addictive and fascinating peek into the making of a beloved series in a place and time seemingly frozen in history. I'm fact, it is the personal story of an actor's rollercoaster ride through the less-than-salubrious side of show business.

Chosen Man Harris AKA ason Salkey really know his stuff; his memories and kinship to the characters, cast and crew apparently unspoilt by the bachalanian excesses of the time.

Phil Tupman

Fascinating - a must for Sharpe fans, TV fans and Biography buffs

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Good fun & some interesting anecdotes. However, the grievances and the divulgence of more salacious stories started to sound very ‘Alan Partridge’ to me. The mention of the tv producers ‘eyebrow twitch’ cracked me up and incredibly partridgian bitterness about it.

Good fun

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This was very interesting,if you've ever watched Sharpe you'll enjoy this. Well read, paced and structured.

From Crimesa With Love

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From Crimea With Love by Jason Salkey is a captivating and insightful audiobook that offers a unique perspective on film-making and personal adventure. Salkey, AKA Rifleman Harris in the Sharpe series, masterfully blends his own experiences with rich detail. His narration is engaging and personal, making the listener feel as though they are right alongside him on his journey. Whether you're a fan of Sharpe, film-making or simply love well-told memoirs, this audiobook is an entertaining and informative listen.

A Fascinating Journey: Over the Hills and Far Away

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If you ever fallen in love with the world of TV or Film, this account will reveal that the Gloss and glamour can finish the moment you step off set.

With local mafia, black market luxuries, water shortages and suspect food, Jason takes you through what members of the cast did to keep their sanity in eastern Europe.

Badly treated by production, strikes, poor health and safety, and the biggest insurance payout on tv at the time, all is revealed with no holds barred.

An epic listen, not just for lovers of the Sharpe books, but for anyone who thinks working in film and tv is all limousine and fancy hotels.

A true behind the scenes account of being on Campaign for the Sharpe TV series.

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This is a very well written account of the many trials and tribulations involved in the production of the fantastic Sharpe films. it's a true behind the scenes account by one of the chosen men. an eye opening explanation of how what may seem glamorous is sometimes not. A genuine MUST listen for any fan of the Sharpe series.

a great insight into the production of Sharpe

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