The Scarlet Pimpernel
TV Show| Title | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| User score | 7.2 |
| Release date | Jan 24, 1999 |
| Release date of last episode | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Genre | Drama, Action & Adventure |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 6 |
| Run time | 90 min. |
A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars Richard E. Grant as the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his eponymous alter ego. The first series also starred Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Marguerite and Martin Shaw as the Pimpernel's archrival, Paul Chauvelin. Robespierre was played by Ronan Vibert. It was filmed in the Czech Republic and scored by a Czech composer, Michal Pavlíček.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S2.E3 ∙ A Good Name
Nov 1, 2000
S2.E2 ∙ Friends and Enemies
Oct 18, 2000
S2.E1 ∙ Ennui
Oct 18, 2000
S1.E3 ∙ The King's Ransom (aka The Scarlet Pimpernel and the Kidnapped King)
Feb 7, 1999
S1.E2 ∙ Valentine Gautier (aka The Scarlet Pimpernel Meets Madame Guillotine)
Jan 31, 1999
S1.E1 ∙ The Scarlet Pimpernel aka The Scarlet Pimpernel (Book 1)
Jan 24, 1999
Actors
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Richard E. Grant
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Elizabeth McGovern
Marguerite Blakeney
Martin Shaw
Citizen Chauvelin
Anthony Green
Sir Andrew Ffoulks
Ronan Vibert
Robespierre
Christopher Fairbank
Fumier
Jamie Bamber
Lord Anthony Dewhurst
Beth Goddard
Lady Suzanne Foulkes
Gerard Murphy
Planchet
Emilia Fox
Minette Roland
Ron Donachie
Arturo Mazarini
Jonathan Coy
The Prince of Wales
