Sean did indeed play McNab in a version of Bravo Two Zero that came out in 1999 or so (Compleat Sean Bean (http://www.compleatseanbean.com/bravo.html) has some pics and info and stuff). The only time I saw it I was really out of it (turned out I had pneumonia, but we didn't know that at the time), but what I got of it was pretty good. Violent, of course, and hard to watch at times (unless you're delirious, which makes torture fun), but well acted. It was nice to see Sean as something other than "Evil, Doomed Guy" or "Sexy, Naked, Wrong-Choice Guy", too (though there's nothing wrong with either of those). It's still in print, too, which makes it easier to find. Sharpe's, now, is a major addiction of mine (Hornblower on land, how could I resist?). I have some old, fuzzy, taped-off-PBS copies of most of the series, but one of these days I'll sell a kidney or something and get the whole shebang on DVD.
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Re: McNab?
Date: 2003-06-11 11:28 am (UTC)Sean did indeed play McNab in a version of Bravo Two Zero that came out in 1999 or so (Compleat Sean Bean (http://www.compleatseanbean.com/bravo.html) has some pics and info and stuff). The only time I saw it I was really out of it (turned out I had pneumonia, but we didn't know that at the time), but what I got of it was pretty good. Violent, of course, and hard to watch at times (unless you're delirious, which makes torture fun), but well acted. It was nice to see Sean as something other than "Evil, Doomed Guy" or "Sexy, Naked, Wrong-Choice Guy", too (though there's nothing wrong with either of those). It's still in print, too, which makes it easier to find. Sharpe's, now, is a major addiction of mine (Hornblower on land, how could I resist?). I have some old, fuzzy, taped-off-PBS copies of most of the series, but one of these days I'll sell a kidney or something and get the whole shebang on DVD.