The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)

For the 1955 series starring Marius Goring, see The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Series title over a mask
Series one title card
Based onThe Scarlet Pimpernel
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Written byRichard Carpenter
StarringRichard E. Grant
Martin Shaw (series 1)
Elizabeth McGovern (series 1)
Caroline Carver (series 2)
Theme music composerMichal Pavlíček
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersJulian Murphy
Colin Ludlow
CinematographySimon Kossoff
Peter Greenhalgh
EditorsJeremy Strachan
Beverley Mills
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesLondon Films
A&E Television Productions
BBC Birmingham Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release24 January 1999 (1999-01-24) –
1 November 2000 (2000-11-01)

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1999 series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set during the French Revolution.[1]

It stars Richard E. Grant as Sir Percy Blakeney, and his alter ego, the eponymous hero.[2] The first series also starred Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Marguerite and Martin Shaw as the Pimpernel's archrival, Paul Chauvelin.[2] Robespierre was played by Ronan Vibert.

It was filmed in the Czech Republic and scored by a Czech composer, Michal Pavlíček.

Plot

Cast

Episodes

Series 1

Episode # Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1"The Scarlet Pimpernel"Patrick LauRichard Carpenter24 January 1999 (1999-01-24)
2"Valentin Gautier"Patrick LauRichard Carpenter31 January 1999 (1999-01-31)
3"A King's Ransom"Edward BennettRichard Carpenter7 February 1999 (1999-02-07)

Series 2

Episode # Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1"Ennui"Graham TheakstonMatthew Hall18 October 2000 (2000-10-18)
2"Friends and Enemies"Simon LangtonAlan Whiting25 October 2000 (2000-10-25)
3"A Good Name"Simon LangtonRob Heyland1 November 2000 (2000-11-01)

Awards

Caroline Carver won a Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance as Claudette in "A Good Name".

References

  1. ^ Conroy, Sarah Booth (7 March 1999). "A&E Retells A Bloody Good Tale". The Washington Post. ProQuest 408463233. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Jaeger, Ernest (1 June 1999). "The Scarlet Pimpernel". Library Journal. ProQuest 196774157. Retrieved 7 June 2025.

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