The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)

*The Scarlet Pimpernel*
The Scarlet Pimpernel
	Series one title card
Based on	The Scarlet Pimpernel; by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Written by	Richard Carpenter
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
Producers	Julian Murphy; Colin Ludlow
Cinematography	Simon Kossoff; Peter Greenhalgh
Editors	Jeremy Strachan; Beverley Mills
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	London Films; A&E Television Productions; BBC Birmingham Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	24 January 1999 –; 1 November 2000

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.

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.

Plot

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".