The Elusive Pimpernel

Overview

Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution, fights to save his brother-in-law while his wife is manipulated by the villainous Chauvelin into helping capture him, unaware of her husband's true identity.

Series details

First air date

1969

Last air date

1969

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

10

Episode runtime

50 min

Genres

Action & Adventure, Drama

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC One

Created by

John Hawkesworth

Production

BBC

Cast

Anton Rodgers

Sir Percy Blakeney

Roy Marsden

Sir Andrew Ffoulkes

John Stratton

Héron

Bernard Hepton

Chauvelin

Norma West

Desirée Candeille

M

Malcolm Reynolds

Armand St Just