History Series / TheScarletPimpernel

** Madamoiselle Guillotine is seen bathing, with a few members of her garrison [[PeepingTom watching her through the keyhole of the door]] to her private rooms.

* ShirtlessScene: Several, including a particularly gratuitous one for Jamie Bamber (in the abovementioned BathtubScene).

** Fr Joseph is subjected to torture by Madamoiselle Guillotine in an attempt to get him to get information on the royalist rebel army in the Vendée.

''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1999 TV series loosely based on [[Literature/TheScarletPimpernel the series of adventure novels by Baroness Orczy]]. It stars Creator/RichardEGrant as Sir Percy Blakeney, who rescues aristocrats from the French Revolution under the guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel. [[Series/DowntonAbbey Elizabeth McGovern]] co-stars as Lady Blakeney and Creator/MartinShaw as Chauvelin.

[[BritishBrevity Ran for two series, of 3 episodes each]]

* MrFanservice: Chauvelin as portrayed by Martin Shaw.

''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1999 TV series loosely based on [[Literature/TheScarletPimpernel the series of adventure novels by Baroness Orczy]]. It stars Creator/RichardEGrant as Sir Percy Blakeney, who rescues aristocrats from the French Revolution under the guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel. [[Series/DowntonAbbey Elizabeth McGovern]] co-stars as Lady Blakeney and [[Series/TheProfessionals Martin Shaw]] as Chauvelin.

* BathtubScene: Tony Dewhurst has a bath in public, with several girls washing him. He's a bit ashamed, and comments from the others suggest this might have lead to an off-screen ShowerOfLove--and the loss of his virginity.
* CanonForeigner: As this is a loose adaptation of the books, quite a few characters are this, including members of the league.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Suzanne de Tournay and Andrew Ffoulkes do not appear in series two; Andrew's role as Percy's [[TheLancer lancer]] has been passed onto an orginal character, Sir William Wetherby.

** At the beginning of the second series, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Marguerite has [[DeathByChildbirth died giving birth to Percy's daughter]]]].

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: Chauvelin shoots the ALREADY badly injured Dewhurst to finish him off. It's not a MercyKill because of the likely fatal wound that he already has, it seems to be out of nothing but pure spite and anger that he wasn't able to catch Percy]]

** [[spoiler:Killing off the cute and endearing Tony Dewhurst in the very first episode? That's just cruel.]]
** Helene de Rochambeau in "Valentine Gaultier". [[spoiler: Shortly after she sees her lover Henri mortally wounded, she runs out to him, only to be shot herself.]]

** In 'Valentine Gaultier', [[spoiler: Chaveulin]] is revealed to be the biological father of Helene de Rochambeau.
** Subverted in 'A Good Name'. [[spoiler: Robspierre]] is revealed to be Claudette's father, though she is not aware of this and the characters that are decide not to reveal it to her.

** [[spoiler: Minette Roland informs on the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel for Chauvelin.]]
** [[spoiler: In the first episode of the second season, Arturo Mazarini is revealed as a traitor.]]

* WallSlump: [[spoiler:Tony]] dies this way. He's shot and badly wounded, but he manages to stand up, and he leans on a wall. Chauvelin shoots him later in the head. He just slumps down, and ends up half-sitting, half-lying and dead for good.

* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:Killing off the cute and endearing Tony Dewhurst in the very first episode? That's just cruel.]]

''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1999 TV series loosely based on [[Literature/TheScarletPimpernel the series of adventure novels by Baroness Orczy]]. It stars Creator/RichardEGrant as Sir Percy Blakeney, who rescues aristocrats from the French Revolution under the guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

** Subverted in 'A Good Name'. [[spoiler: Robspierre]] is revealed to be Claudette's father, though [[spoiler: she]] is not aware of this and the characters that are decide not to reveal it to [[spoiler: her]].

* BathtubScene: Tony Dewhurst has a bath in public, with several girls washing him. He's a bit ashamed, and comments from the others suggest this might have lead to an off-screen ShowerOfLove.

** [[spoiler:Tony Dewhurst]] is killed in the first episode.

* ShirtlessScene: Several, including a particularly gratuitous one for Jamie Bamber.

** [[spoiler: In 'A Good Name', ]]

* LukeIAmYourFather: In 'Valentine Gaultier', [[spoiler: Chaveulin]] is revealed to be the biological father of Helene de Rochambeau.
** Subverted in 'A Good Name'- [[spoiler: Robspierre]] is revealed to be Claudette's father, though [[spoiler: she]] is not aware of this and the characters that are decide not to reveal it to [[spoiler: her]].
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Minette Roland- she informs on the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel for Chauvelin.]]

''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1999 TV series loosely based on [[Literature/TheScarletPimpernel the series of adventure novels by Baroness Orczy]]. It stars RichardEGrant as Sir Percy Blakeney, who rescues aristocrats from the French Revolution under the guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

** Dark-haired RichardEGrant as the blond Sir Percy.

* ItWasHisSled: The series assumes this with regards to the Pimpernel's identity; there's no attempt to conceal the fact that Sir Percy Blakeney is the Pimpernel.

** The novels emphasive Lady Blakeney's reddish gold hair, but she's played by brunette Elizabeth [=McGovern=] in this adaptation.

** At the beginning of the second series, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Margeurite has [[DeathByChildbirth died giving birth to Percy's daughter]]]].

* FakeDefector: Margeurite affects this in 'The Kidnapped King', staging a public estrangement from Sir Percy in order to return to France and get back into Chauvelin's confidence to inform for the League.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Dark-haired RichardEGrant as the blond Sir Percy.
** Also applies to Marguerite- the novels emphasive Lady Blakeney's reddish gold hair, but she's played by brunette Elizabeth [=McGovern=] in this adaptation.

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Tony Dewhurst]]
** At the beginning of the second series, it is revealed that [[spoiler: Margeurite has [[DeathByChildbirth died giving birth to Percy's daughter.]]]]

* FakeNationality: American actress Elizabeth [=McGovern=] as the French Lady Blakeney.

** Also applies to Marguerite- the novels emphasive Lady Blakeney's reddish gold hair, but she's played by brunette Elizabeth McGovern in this adaptation.

''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1999 TV series loosely based on [[TheScarletPimpernel the series of adventure novels by Baroness Orczy]]. It stars RichardEGrant as Sir Percy Blakeney, who rescues aristocrats from the French Revolution under the guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

* DiesWideShut: A member of the League, after being tortured by the Chauvelin's men. The Pimpernel does the obligatory eye-closing thing.