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The Scarlet Pimpernel is a series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set during the French Revolution.
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | |
|---|---|
Series one title card
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| Starring | Richard E. Grant Martin Shaw (series 1) Elizabeth McGovern (series 1) Caroline Carver (series 2) |
| Theme music composer | Michal Pavlíček |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | London Films A&E Television Productions BBC Birmingham Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 24 January 1999 (1999-01-24) – 1 November 2000 (2000-11-01) |
It stars Richard E. Grant as Sir Percy Blakeney, and his alter ego, the eponymous hero. 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.
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Scarlet Pimpernel" | Patrick Lau | Richard Carpenter | 24 January 1999 (1999-01-24) |
| 2 | "Valentin Gautier" | Patrick Lau | Richard Carpenter | 31 January 1999 (1999-01-31) |
| 3 | "A King's Ransom" | Edward Bennett | Richard Carpenter | 7 February 1999 (1999-02-07) |
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ennui" | Graham Theakston | Matthew Hall | 18 October 2000 (2000-10-18) |
| 2 | "Friends and Enemies" | Simon Langton | Alan Whiting | 25 October 2000 (2000-10-25) |
| 3 | "A Good Name" | Simon Langton | Rob Heyland | 1 November 2000 (2000-11-01) |
Caroline Carver won a Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance as Claudette in "A Good Name".
