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The Elusive Pimpernel

1 season
10 episodes
Ended
Action & Adventure
Drama

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:April 20, 1969
Last Aired:June 22, 1969
Episode Runtime:50m
Networks:
BBC One
Created By:
John Hawkesworth

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Limited Series

Limited Series

10 episodes

Aired: 1969

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.

Production

BBC