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The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a British television series based on the adventure novel of the same title by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. The series was created by writer Michael Hogan and produced by the Towers of London for Incorporated Television Programmes. It was screened in Britain in 1956 in an eighteen episode run.
Original Release
09/20/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marius Goring | Sir Percy Blakeney / the Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Stanley Van Beers | Chauvelin |
| Patrick Troughton | Sir Andrew Ffoulkes |
| Anthony Newlands | Lord Richard Hastings |
| Alexander Gauge | Prince of Wales / The Prince Regent / George the Prince Regent |
| Lucie Mannheim | Countess la Valliere |
| Arthur Dibbs | Major Domo |
| Maureen Connell | Melanie / Princess Melanie de Monsantes |
| Milton Rosmer | Rothstein / Banker Rothstein |
| William Franklyn | Jacques Fleury / Fleury |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hostage | Wednesday, 28 September 1955 |
| 2 | Sir Percy's Wager | Wednesday, 05 October 1955 |
| 3 | The Lady in Distress | Wednesday, 26 October 1955 |
| 4 | The Elusive Chauvelin | Wednesday, 09 November 1955 |
| 5 | Something Remembered | Wednesday, 02 November 1955 |
| 6 | The Sword of Justice | Wednesday, 16 November 1955 |
| 7 | Thanksgiving Day | Tuesday, 22 November 1955 |
| 8 | Sir Andrew's Fate | Tuesday, 06 December 1955 |
| 9 | The Ambassador's Lady | Tuesday, 13 December 1955 |
| 10 | The Christmas Present | Tuesday, 20 December 1955 |
| 11 | The Flower Woman | Tuesday, 27 December 1955 |
| 12 | The Imaginary Invalids | Tuesday, 10 January 1956 |
| 13 | The Princess | Wednesday, 12 October 1955 |
| 14 | Antoine & Antoinette | Tuesday, 24 January 1956 |
| 15 | The Winged Madonna | Tuesday, 07 February 1956 |
| 16 | Gentlemen of the Road | Friday, 15 June 1956 |
| 17 | The Farmer's Boy | Friday, 22 June 1956 |
| 18 | A Tale of Two Pigtails | Wednesday, 19 October 1955 |
Directors
David MacDonald, Dennis Vance, Wolf Rilla, Michael McCarthy
Writers
Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Ralph Gilbert Bettison, Joel Murcott, Angus MacPhail, John Moore, Diana Morgan, Michael Hogan, Marius Goring, John Cousins
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marius Goring | Sir Percy Blakeney / the Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Stanley Van Beers | Chauvelin |
| Patrick Troughton | Sir Andrew Ffoulkes |
| Anthony Newlands | Lord Richard Hastings |
| Alexander Gauge | Prince of Wales / The Prince Regent / George the Prince Regent |
| Lucie Mannheim | Countess la Valliere |
| Arthur Dibbs | Major Domo |
| Maureen Connell | Melanie / Princess Melanie de Monsantes |
| Milton Rosmer | Rothstein / Banker Rothstein |
| William Franklyn | Jacques Fleury / Fleury |
| Balbina | Collette Duclos / Colette |
| Cyril Shaps | Bibot |
| Thea Gregory | Christine Hobson |
| Jean Aubrey | Rachelle / Rachelle Rothstein |
| Ivor Dean | First Agent / 1st Agent |
| Peter La Trobe | Joubert |
| Robert Cawdron | First Agent / Chicon |
| Dennis Edwards | Sir Reginald Compton |
| Allan Jeayes | Landlord / Jellyband |
| Philip Morant | Captain |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harry Alan Towers | Executive Producer |
| Marius Goring | Producer |
| Dennis Vance | Producer |
| David MacDonald | Producer |
| Anthony Gilkison | Producer |
