Anthony Andrews Emmy Award. In the United States, Andrews is best known for his portrayal of the titular character in "Ivanhoe" as well as that of Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1982 film "The Scarlet Pimpernel". He played Professor Higgins in a stage version of "My Fair Lady" (2001), and Count Fosco in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White". He was the narrator for a 21st Anniversary BBC Radio 2 special broadcast of Cameron Mackintosh's musical "Les Misérables", sung by the then West End cast at the Mermaid Theatre in London on Sunday 8 October 2006. Andrews appeared as Prime Minister
Sir Percy Dwyer called Sir Percy an exceptional horse with a "tremendous turn of foot". Martin Dwyer's ride on Sir Percy at Epsom earned him the 2006 Lester Award for Flat Ride of the Year. Sir Percy was troubled with a series of training problems which included a shoulder injury which ruled him out of a run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. On his only start after his Derby win he finished seventh of eight runners behind Pride in the Champion Stakes, when it was revealed he was still suffering the ill effects of an injury sustained in the Derby.