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.^[1]

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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.

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)

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