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'''''The Scarlet Pimpernel''''' iswas a 1999 TV series loosely based on [[The Scarlet Pimpernel (Literaturenovel)|the series of adventure novels by Baroness Orczy]]. It stars [[Richard E. Grant]] as Sir Percy Blakeney, who rescues aristocrats from the French Revolution under the guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
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=== In addition to tropes inherited from the novels, this series provides examples of: ===
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Dark-haired [[Richard E. Grant]] as the blond Sir Percy.
 
* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Dark-haired [[Richard E Grant]] as the blond Sir Percy.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Used on a member of the League to get him to reveal the Pimpernel's identity. [[Torture Always Works|It doesn't work.]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: A lot more sex, gore, and grime than the original.
* [[Death Byby Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Tony Dewhurst}}
* [[Dies Wide Open]]: A member of the League, after being tortured by the Chauvelin's men. The Pimpernel does the obligatory eye-closing thing.
* [[IKEA Weaponry]]: The Pimpernel has a dagger assembled from three pieces that fit into secret compartments in his boot.
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