A&E Home Video - BBC The Scarlet Pimpernel NEW - NEVER BEEN OPENED - Set of 3 VHS Tapes A&E s lavish adaptation of the swashbuckling adventures stories written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy bring passion and intrigue into the sweeping world of the clashing SCARLET PIMPERNEL It is the height of the French Revolution s reign of terror and Sir Percy Blackeney (Richard E. Grant) has a secret. By day he is just another foppish British Aristocrat. By night he becomes the legendary SCARLET PIMPERNEL a caped crusader for the 18th century who with sparkling wit and brilliant disguises forms a secret league of followers which include his wife Lady Marguerite (Elizabeth McGovern) to fight against the tyrants of the French Revolution and save the innocent from Chauvelin the bloodthirsty leader of the French Revolution and Mademoiselle Guillotine. Each brilliantly adapted story leads to danger an intrigue culminating in a tale of secret identities where no one is who they appear to be. 3 VHS Videos Approximately 300 Minutes Total The Scarlet Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel: The Kidnapped King The Scarlet Pimpernel: Mademoiselle Guillotine All are in Color