| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth McGovern | Marguerite Blakeney | 6 |
| Emilia Fox | Minette Roland | 6 |
| Martin Shaw | Citizen Chauvelin | 6 |
| Richard E. Grant | Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel | 6 |
| John McEnery | Sir William Wetherby | 6 |
| Ron Donachie | Arturo Mazarini | 6 |
| Christopher Fairbank | Fumier | 6 |
| Jim Sturgess | Erik | 6 |
| Jamie Bamber | Lord Anthony Dewhurst | 6 |
| Beth Goddard | Lady Suzanne Foulkes | 6 |
| Ronan Vibert | Robespierre | 6 |
| Jonathan Coy | The Prince of Wales | 6 |
| Anthony Green | Sir Andrew Ffoulks | 6 |
| Milton Johns | Fisher | 6 |
| Anton Lesser | Antoine Picard | 3 |
| Jim Carter | General La Forge | 3 |
| Richard Dempsey | Comte de Claris de Florian | 3 |
| Emily Bruni | Annette de Martignac | 3 |
| Danny Webb | 1 | |
| Suzanne Bertish | 1 |