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.
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
Stars: Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern, Martin Shaw, Anthony Green, Emily Bruni, Ronan Vibert
Crew: Michal Pavlíček
Country: GB
Studio: BBC One
Runtime: 90:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Jan 24, 1999
Last air date: Nov 01, 2000
Episode: 6 Episode
Season: 2 Season
IMDb: 3.8
