The Scarlet Pimpernel
24/01/1999



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.
Cast


Richard E. Grant
Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel


Elizabeth McGovern
Marguerite Blakeney


Martin Shaw
Citizen Chauvelin


Anthony Green
Sir Andrew Ffoulks


Emily Bruni
Annette de Martignac


Ronan Vibert
Robespierre


Christopher Fairbank
Fumier


Jamie Bamber
Lord Anthony Dewhurst


Beth Goddard
Lady Suzanne Foulkes


Gerard Murphy
Planchet


Emilia Fox
Minette Roland


Ron Donachie
Arturo Mazarini


Jonathan Coy
The Prince of Wales


John McEnery
Sir William Wetherby
Milton Johns
Fisher


Jim Sturgess
Erik


Anton Lesser
Antoine Picard


Jim Carter
General La Forge


Richard Dempsey
Comte de Claris de Florian
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