Series

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1999 · 2 seasons · Drama · Action & Adventure

IMDb

7.4

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.

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

Jonathan Coy

The Prince of Wales

John McEnery

Sir William Wetherby

Milton Johns

Fisher

Jim Sturgess

Erik

• Michal PavlíčekOriginal Music Composer

First aired

January 24, 1999

Last aired

November 1, 2000

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

6

Rated

14+

Genres

Drama, Action & Adventure

• 
  Season 13 episodes · 1999
• 
  Season 23 episodes · 2000

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