Season 1
3 episodes | Premiered Feb 7, 1999- Episode 1The Scarlet PimpernelJan 24, 1999
- Episode 2Valentine GautierJan 31, 1999
- Episode 3A King's RansomFeb 7, 1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel
TV & Cartoons
1999
- Premiere
- January 24, 1999
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 6
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.
Companies
- Network
- BBC One
Seasons and Episodes
6 episodesSeason 2
3 episodes | Premiered Nov 1, 2000- Episode 1EnnuiOct 18, 2000
- Episode 2Friends and EnemiesOct 25, 2000
- Episode 3A Good NameNov 1, 2000
Artwork Gallery
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Source Information
- TheTVDBseries metadata | verified Sep 22, 2026