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The Scarlet Pimpernel

Sir Percy Blakeney, a charming but shallow fop, leads a double life as the Scarlet Pimpernel, a daring hero who saves French innocents from the Reign of Terror.

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a charismatic figure with a dual identity, posing as a carefree aristocrat in London's high society while secretly leading a daring rescue operation in France, saving innocent lives from the Reign of Terror and smuggling them to safety in England.

Episodes:

Episode 1 The Hostage

1. The Hostage

Aired: Sep 28, 1955

The Scarlet Pimpernel rescues a Baroness from Chauvelin, but she is reluctant...

Episode 2 Sir Percy's Wager

2. Sir Percy's Wager

Aired: Oct 5, 1955

Sir Percy is always ready to make a wager. However, betting on the outcome of...

Episode 3 The Lady in Distress

3. The Lady in Distress

Aired: Oct 12, 1955

Chauvelin uses the Pimpernel's strong sense of chivalry to bait a trap with t...

Episode 4 The Elusive Chauvelin

4. The Elusive Chauvelin

Aired: Oct 19, 1955

In his strangest mission yet, the Pimpernel must rescue a young man accused o...

Episode 5 Something Remembered

5. Something Remembered

Aired: Oct 26, 1955

Answering an appeal from the Princess Melanie de Monsantes to bring her broth...

Episode 6 The Sword of Justice

6. The Sword of Justice

Aired: Nov 1, 1955

Hearing that the Scarlet Pimpernel is being impersonated in France by an Engl...

Episode 7 Thanksgiving Day

7. Thanksgiving Day

Aired: Nov 8, 1955

Why would an American who desperately needs the Pimpernel's help challenge hi...

Episode 8 Sir Andrew's Fate

8. Sir Andrew's Fate

Aired: Nov 15, 1955

While smuggling aristocrats out of France, Andrew and Richard are pursued by ...

Episode 9 The Ambassador's Lady

9. The Ambassador's Lady

Aired: Nov 21, 1955

Lord Richard Hastings's eye for a pretty girl places him and Sir Percy in the...

Episode 11 The Flower Woman

11. The Flower Woman

Aired: Dec 12, 1955

The lovely Countess La Valliere, formerly a spy for Chauvelin, changes sides ...

Episode 13 The Princess

13. The Princess

Aired: Dec 26, 1955

The Pimpernel goes back into danger to rescue a serving girl. Ginette is a lo...

Episode 14 Antoine & Antoinette

14. Antoine & Antoinette

Aired: Jan 9, 1956

Innocent newlyweds are falsely arrested and sentenced to death. The Scarlet P...

Episode 15 The Winged Madonna

15. The Winged Madonna

Aired: Jan 23, 1956

The Abbey of Nanterre has been plundered by Chauvelin, and many of its monks ...

Episode 17 The Farmer's Boy

17. The Farmer's Boy

Aired: Jun 15, 1956

Giving one of Sir Percy's agents false information, Chauvelin hopes to lure t...

Info about The Scarlet Pimpernel

Current Status: Ended

Network: Associated Television

Genres:Adventure, Family