The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)

The Scarlet Pimpernel
Title card
Format	Drama
Starring	Richard E. Grant Martin Shaw (Series 1) Elizabeth McGovern (Series 1) Caroline Carver (Series 2)
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original run	24 January 1999 (1999-01-24) – 1 November 2000 (2000-11-01)

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set 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.

Episodes

Series 1

1. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (24 January 1999)
2. "Valentine Gautier", aka "The Scarlet Pimpernel Meets Madame Guillotine" (31 January 1999)
3. "The King's Ransom", aka "The Scarlet Pimpernel and the Kidnapped King" (7 February 1999)

Series 2

1. "Ennui" (18 October 2000)
2. "Friends and Enemies" (25 October 2000)
3. "A Good Name" (1 November 2000)

Trivia: Caroline Carver won an Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance as Claudette in 'A Good Name'.

External links

• The Scarlet Pimpernel at the Internet Movie Database