From Crimea with Love

Misadventures in the Making of Sharpe’s Rifles

Jason Salkey

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11 June 2025

Television; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Memoirs

The rollicking behind-the-scenes story of Sharpe's Rifles, one of British TV's most beloved shows, featuring a foreword by Sharpe author Bernard Cornwell.

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 programmes.

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. Tapping into his diaries, photo journals and video log, Jason brings you an eye-opening, jaw-dropping insider's account of one of the best-loved shows ever made.

By: Jason Salkey
Imprint: Unbound
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781800181830
ISBN 10: 1800181833
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 11 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Jason SalkeyIn 1992 he took on the role of Rifleman Harris in Sharpe's RiflesHe has also appeared in a number of films, including Memphis Belle, The Russia House, The Fifth Element, Fairy Tale: A True Story, In America and About a Boy. Jason Salkey lives in London.