The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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| Genre | Swashbuckler |
| Based on | Book by Baroness Orczy |
| Directed by |
David MacDonald Dennis Vance Michael McCarthy Wolf Rilla |
| Starring | Marius Goring |
| Composer(s) |
Sydney Torch John Bath Edwin Astley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Harry Alan Towers |
| Producer(s) | Anthony Gilkison Dennis Vance David MacDonald Marius Goring |
| Cinematography | Lionel Banes |
| Running time | 23-26 mins |
| Production company(s) | Towers of London |
| Distributor | ITPC/Official Films |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 35 mm film 4:3 Black and white |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 24 February – 22 June 1956 |
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 released in 2007. Each volume contains four episodes from the television series.
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