The Scarlet Pimpernel

Name: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: 1999-01-24
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern, Martin Shaw, Anthony Green, Emily Bruni

Drama Action & Adventure~90 min

Ended⭐ 7.71999-01-24

Seasons

2 Seasons

Episodes

6 Episodes

First Aired

1999-01-24

Last Aired

2000-11-01

Network

BBC One

Country

Language

Rating

7.7 / 10

Synopsis

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.