TV Show Details
Air Date:January 24th, 1999
Last Air Date:November 1st, 2000
Network:BBC One
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama , Action & Adventure
Original Language:English
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999-2000)
BBC One
Scripted
Audience Score
DirectorsEdward BennettPatrick Lau
WriterRichard Carpenter
Watch on Acorn TVPlot
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.
