{"product_id":"9780008812706_from-crimea-with-love","title":"From Crimea With Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A revealing account of the tricky reality behind TV's glamorous image' \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1992, Jason Salkey was cast in a role that would change his life forever. \u003cem\u003eSharpe’s Rifles\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Crimea with Love\u003c\/em\u003e documents the mishaps, blunders, incompetence and downright corruption that made \u003cem\u003eSharpe’s Rifles\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jason Salkey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46941875110037,"sku":"9780008812706","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008812706.jpg?v=1776890020","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008812706_from-crimea-with-love","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}