The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a British television series based on the adventure novel of the same name by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. The series, produced by the Towers of London for Incorporated Television Programmes, was created by writer Michael Hogan; it ran from 1956 for a total of eighteen episodes. Many guest stars went on to appear in other ITC series: Airdate is for ATV Midlands. ITV regions varied date and order. Alpha Home Entertainment released Volume 1 of "The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel" on DVD in 2006. Volume 2 was
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel he sends his soldiers to capture them. It soon becomes obvious that the situation has been planned by the Pimpernel as a way to distract the guard while he attempts to rescue a group of priests being held at the nearby Duchess Anne tower. However, as soon as Sir Percy climbs up the tower and through the window where the priests are being held, he realises that he has fallen into a trap – for waiting for him in the room are a dozen members of the Committee of Public Safety and his arch enemy Chauvelin. After a brief fight