The Scarlet Pimpernel

Jan 24, 1999 (en) Drama, Action & Adventure [90] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jan 24, 1999
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    72%
  • Original title
    The Scarlet Pimpernel
  • Release
    Jan 24, 1999
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Richard E. Grant

    Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

  2. Elizabeth McGovern

    Marguerite Blakeney

  3. Martin Shaw

    Citizen Chauvelin

  4. Anthony Green

    Sir Andrew Ffoulks

  5. Emily Bruni

    Annette de Martignac

  6. Ronan Vibert

    Robespierre

  7. Christopher Fairbank

    Fumier

  8. Jamie Bamber

    Lord Anthony Dewhurst

  9. Beth Goddard

    Lady Suzanne Foulkes

  10. Gerard Murphy

    Planchet

  11. Emilia Fox

    Minette Roland

  12. Ron Donachie

    Arturo Mazarini

  13. Jonathan Coy

    The Prince of Wales

  14. John McEnery

    Sir William Wetherby

  15. Milton Johns

    Fisher

  16. Jim Sturgess

    Erik

  17. Anton Lesser

    Antoine Picard

  18. Jim Carter

    General La Forge

  19. Richard Dempsey

    Comte de Claris de Florian

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 19 / Crews : 1

Season 1 ( 1999-01-24)

The Scarlet Pimpernel aka The Scarlet Pimpernel (Book 1)

Episode: 1

Valentine Gautier (aka The Scarlet Pimpernel Meets Madame Guillotine)

Episode: 2

The King's Ransom (aka The Scarlet Pimpernel and the Kidnapped King)

Episode: 3

Season 2 ( 2000-10-18)

Ennui

Episode: 1

Friends and Enemies

Episode: 2

A Good Name

Episode: 3
Jan 24, 1999 (en)
Drama, Action & Adventure
[90] Min
  • First Air Date Jan 24, 1999
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 72%
Original Title The Scarlet Pimpernel
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer