The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999-00 • 2 SeasonsA 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.
Top Series Cast
Richard E. Grant
as Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Elizabeth McGovern
as Marguerite Blakeney
Martin Shaw
as Citizen Chauvelin
Anthony Green
as Sir Andrew Ffoulks
Emily Bruni
as Annette de Martignac
Ronan Vibert
as Robespierre
Christopher Fairbank
as Fumier
Jamie Bamber
as Lord Anthony Dewhurst
Beth Goddard
as Lady Suzanne Foulkes
Gerard Murphy
as Planchet
Emilia Fox
as Minette Roland
Ron Donachie
as Arturo Mazarini
Jonathan Coy
as The Prince of Wales
John McEnery
as Sir William Wetherby
Milton Johns
as Fisher
Jim Sturgess
as Erik
Anton Lesser
as Antoine Picard
Jim Carter
as General La Forge
Richard Dempsey
as Comte de Claris de Florian
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