"The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1999) TV series 1999-

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

24 January 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Hanging | Sword | Guillotine | Revolution | France

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard E. Grant	...	Sir Percy Blakeney / ... (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ronan Vibert	...	Robespierre (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Gerard Murphy	...	Planchet (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jonathan Coy	...	Prince of Wales / ... (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ron Donachie	...	Arturo Mazarini / ... (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Milton Johns	...	Fisher (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
John McEnery	...	Sir William Wetherby (3 episodes, 2000)
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Marguerite Blakeney / ... (3 episodes, 1999)
Anthony Green	...	Sir Andrew Ffoulkes (3 episodes, 1999)
Martin Shaw	...	Chauvelin (3 episodes, 1999)
Beth Goddard	...	Lady Suzanne Ffoulkes / ... (3 episodes, 1999)
Christopher Fairbank	...	Fumier (3 episodes, 1999)

Series Directed by
Patrick Lau		(2 episodes, 1999)
Simon Langton		(2 episodes, 2000)

Series Writing credits
Baroness Emmuska Orczy		(6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Richard Carpenter		(3 episodes, 1999)

Series Produced by
Johan Eliasch	....	executive producer / executive producer: London Films (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Delia Fine	....	executive producer: A&E Network (3 episodes, 1999)
Julian Murphy	....	producer (3 episodes, 1999)
Kevan Van Thompson	....	line producer (3 episodes, 1999)
Tony Virgo	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1999)
Diana Barton	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2000)
Richard Langridge	....	executive producer: BBC (3 episodes, 2000)
Hannah Rothschild	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 1999)

Series Original Music by
Michal Pavlícek		(4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Mike Moran		(3 episodes, 2000)

Series Cinematography by
Simon Kossoff		(2 episodes, 1999)
Peter Greenhalgh		(2 episodes, 2000)

Series Film Editing by
Jeremy Strachan		(2 episodes, 1999)
Beverley Mills		(2 episodes, 2000)

Series Casting by
Andy Pryor		(6 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kirsty Robertson		(3 episodes, 2000)

Series Production Design by
Tim Hutchinson		(3 episodes, 1999)
Maurice Cain		(3 episodes, 2000)

Series Art Direction by
Olga Rosenfelderova		(3 episodes, 1999)
Justin Warburton-Brown		(3 episodes, 2000)
Hayden Matthews		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Set Decoration by
Desmond Crowe		(3 episodes, 1999)

Series Costume Design by
Howard Burden		(3 episodes, 1999)
Jeremy Turner		(3 episodes, 2000)

Series Makeup Department
Alison Elliott	....	makeup supervisor (3 episodes, 1999)
Pamela Haddock	....	makeup designer (3 episodes, 1999)
Ales Kocian	....	assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 1999)
Frantisek Prihoda	....	assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 1999)

Series Production Management
Jirí Hauzner	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 2000)
Pavel Solc	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1999)
Pavel Typolt	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1999)
Alasdair Whitelaw	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1999)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Hartley	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sarah Dibsdall	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1999)
Richard Gironi	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 1999)
Alice Ronovska	....	assistant director: Czech Republic (3 episodes, 1999)
Edward Brett	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1999)
Andrew McEwan	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 1999)

Series Art Department
Tomas Hais	....	set dresser (3 episodes, 1999)
Michal Krska	....	assistant art director (3 episodes, 1999)
Robert Jones	....	production buyer (3 episodes, 2000)
Jaroslav Cesal	....	property master (2 episodes, 1999)
Jiri Zavadil	....	assistant art director (2 episodes, 1999)
Stefan Mily	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Marketa Puzmanova	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Stanislav Suva	....	scenic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Clive Derbyshire	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 1999)
Paul McFadden	....	dialogue editor (3 episodes, 2000)
Peter Margrave	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 1999)
Jan Skala	....	cable person (unknown episodes)
Trevor Swanscott	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Casper Lailey	....	special effects technician (3 episodes, 2000)
Ken Lailey	....	special effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2000)

Series Stunts
Steve Dent	....	stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 1999)
Dusan Hyska	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dimo Liptkovsky	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jiri Stanek	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Patrik Stanek	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Martin Zalud	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Lukas Jaromersky	....	electrician (3 episodes, 1999)
Dalibor Janda	....	video assist operator (3 episodes, 2000)
Petr Svoboda	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2000)
Julian Barber	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1999)
Petr Bautz	....	grip (2 episodes, 1999)
Shaun Cobley	....	clapper loader (2 episodes, 1999)
Steve Evans	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1999)
Adam Gillham	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 1999)
Milan Jirsa	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 1999)
Martin Rain	....	best boy (2 episodes, 1999)
John J. Moers	....	camera operator: "b" camera (unknown episodes)
Zac Nicholson	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Kirsty Robertson	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 1999)
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Prague (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gill Shaw	....	assistant costume designer (3 episodes, 1999)
Inka Braiková	....	costume assistant (2 episodes, 1999)
Bela Friedlová	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)
Richard Sale	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Josef d'Bache-Kane	....	assistant on-line editor (3 episodes, 1999)
Siobhan Quin	....	assistant on-line editor (3 episodes, 1999)

Series Music Department
Jan Holzner	....	music recording/mixing engineer (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Petr Wajsar	....	orchestrator (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Adam Klemens	....	conductor (2 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Other crew
Gabriela Dolenska	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1999)
Vera Thompson	....	script translator (3 episodes, 1999)
Aneta Valaskova	....	location manager (3 episodes, 1999)
David Koranda	....	assistant location manager (3 episodes, 2000)
John Greening	....	production executive (2 episodes, 1999)
Sara Hamill	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 1999)
Mike Hobson	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1999)
Caroline Holder	....	production secretary (2 episodes, 1999)
Daniela Humlova	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1999)
Maggie Lewty	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1999)
Terry Walsh	....	sword master (2 episodes, 1999)
Markéta Hauznerová	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2000)
Marcela Jahodova	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Veronika Skarlandtova	....	cashier (unknown episodes)
Jaroslav Vaculik	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• A&E Television Networks
• BBC Birmingham
• London Film Productions
• Space Films

Distributors

• A&E Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• A&E Television Networks (1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• America Video Film (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• America Video (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1999) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• NHK-BS2 (2002) (Japan) (TV)

Special Effects

• Ken Lailey Effects

Other Companies

• Allyoucanstunt  stunts
• Allyoucanstunt  stunts
• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Trivia:

The Scarlet Pimpernel was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, for its resemblance to 18th century Paris (and absence of satellite dishes).

Quotes:

Percy:What is a wife but inexplicability in petticoats?
Marguerite:What is a husband but a bully in britches?

Movie Connections:

Version of The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

absolute wonderful! no words to describe it!

The Scarlet Pimpernel was a wonderful movies!! It's got love, action, and most importantly, plenty of humor. What more can you ask! Richard E. Grant was great as Sir Percy Blakeney (aka the Scarlet Pimpernel). The rest of the cast was wonderful as well! I have never read the book nor heard of it until i saw this movie. Therefore, I don't know what close the movie was to it. However, I trust that the book is as wonderful as the movie! The only thing that I thought wasn't so great was Sir Blakeney's coolness toward Lady Blakeney (Elizabeth McGovern). He seemed too cool and aloof towards her and seems to be constantly trying to embarrass her in public. It was as if he barely knew her. However, the movie was still great and I still give it 10 stars! In fact, I would give it 11 stars if I could!