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.
1999-01-24
1999-01-31
1999-02-07
as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
as Marguerite Blakeney
as Citizen Chauvelin
as Sir Andrew Ffoulks
as Robespierre
as Fumier
as Lord Anthony Dewhurst
as Lady Suzanne Foulkes
as Planchet
as Minette Roland
as Arturo Mazarini
as The Prince of Wales
as Sir William Wetherby
as Fisher
as Erik
