The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel is an action adventure show based on Baroness Orcy’s 20th Century novel. Set at the height of the Reign of Terror during the French revolution, it tells the story of Sir Percy Blakeney, an English aristocrat who, having been betrayed by his French wife, becomes the heroic and selfless Scarlet Pimpernel. Sir Percy, along with his six closest friends, perform daring exploits as they rescue others from the guillotine — all while having to outwit and outfox Chauvelin, a cunning and ruthless man on a campaign to see every French aristocrat annihilated, and stop anyone who might get in his way. The Scarlet Pimpernel is an exploration of contrasts: truth and façade; loyalty and betrayal; and what that looks like in individuals, in groups and in society. It is the story of three people who all have different perspectives and motives in life but their endgame is the same. Loyalty.