Basic Info
First Air: January 24, 1999
Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (4 votes)
Status: Ended
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 6
Last Episode
Name: A Good Name
Season: 2, Episode: 3
Air Date: 2000-11-01
Runtime: 90 min
The Pimpernel's true identity is threatened with exposure when a foppish young aristocrat is mistaken for Sir Percy.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999
2 seasons
6 episodes
⭐ 7.2/10
4 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Action & Adventure
Production Countries
No production country data available.Spoken Languages
- Spanish es
- English en
- Czech cs
Cast
Richard E. Grant
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Elizabeth McGovern
Marguerite Blakeney
Martin Shaw
Citizen Chauvelin
Anthony Green
Sir Andrew Ffoulks
Emily Bruni
Annette de Martignac
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
Crew
Backdrops
Posters
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