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Sir Percy's Wager
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel - S1 - E2
Sir Percy is always ready to make a wager. However, betting on the outcome of the Pimpernel's latest escapade could be dangerous - and even cost him his freedom.
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel: Season 1 - 18 Episode s
1x1 - The Hostage
September 28, 1955
The Scarlet Pimpernel rescues a Baroness from Chauvelin, but she is reluctant to leave because Chauvelin has her son. The Scarlet Pimpernel must rescue the boy and not give away his identity as Sir Percy Blakeney.
1x2 - Sir Percy's Wager
October 5, 1955
Sir Percy is always ready to make a wager. However, betting on the outcome of the Pimpernel's latest escapade could be dangerous - and even cost him his freedom.
1x3 - The Princess
October 12, 1955
The Pimpernel goes back into danger to rescue a serving girl. Ginette is a lovely and spirited young woman and he finds himself falling for her and wondering what a different life would be like.
1x4 - A Tale of Two Pigtails
October 19, 1955
Chauvelin's scheme to capture the Princesse de Monsantes before she can escape to England succeeds and she and her servant fall into his trap. Sir Percy hears about it and hatches his own scheme, rescuing the Princesse and her servant from under Chauvelin's nose and smuggling them to England. Outraged, Chauvelin travels to England, planning to kidnap the Princesse and bring her back to France. Meanwhile, the Prince has hired a Chinese decorator to remodel a wing of the palace, and Sir Percy decides to use the man in his plan to thwart Chauvelin's plot.
1x5 - The Lady in Distress
October 26, 1955
Chauvelin uses the Pimpernel's strong sense of chivalry to bait a trap with the beautiful Cecille as the bait. Informed that Madame la Guillotine awaits her pretty neck, Sir Percy plans a rescue.
1x6 - Something Remembered
November 2, 1955
Answering an appeal from the Princesse Melanie de Monsantes to bring her brother Jacques to safety from France, the Pimpernel finds him but he refuses to leave and instead asks the Pimpernel for help in frustrating Chauvelin's latest plan.
1x7 - The Elusive Chauvelin
November 9, 1955
In his strangest mission yet, the Pimpernel must rescue a young man accused of being the Pimpernel - and discover whether Chauvelin was behind a plot to plant the false avenger in France.
1x8 - The Sword of Justice
November 16, 1955
Hearing that the Scarlet Pimpernel is being impersonated in France by an Englishman who is robbing and murdering French aristocrats, Sir Percy sets a trap to catch the imposter.
1x9 - Thanksgiving Day
November 22, 1955
Why would an American who desperately needs the Pimpernel's help challenge him in a duel to the death? Sir Percy must find a way to protect his second identity and protect the man, at the same time.
1x10 - Sir Andrew's Fate
December 6, 1955
While smuggling aristocrats out of France, Andrew and Richard are pursued by Chauvelin's agents. Andrew is shot and wounded, and Richard is forced to leave him behind. Sir Percy must return to Paris to find Andrew and get him out of the country, a task complicated by the fact that Percy doesn't know where Andrew is and Chauvelin has his agents out looking for Andrew, too.
1x11 - The Ambassador's Lady
December 13, 1955
Lord Richard Hastings's eye for a pretty girl places him and Sir Percy in the spotlight - and right under Chauvelin's nose. Will the gossip prove to be their undoing, or can the Pimpernel save the day?
1x12 - The Christmas Present
December 20, 1955
When Chauvelin captures several members of French nobility, Sir Percy must forsake a quiet Christmas at home and attempt a rescue.
1x13 - The Flower Woman
December 27, 1955
The lovely Comtesse la Valliere, formerly a spy for Chauvelin, changes sides when she learns of the impending execution of dozens of moderate French revolutionaries. Teaming with the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men, the Comtesse plans to rescue the condemned men - from under Chauvelin's nose.
1x14 - The Imaginary Invalids
January 10, 1956
Sir Percy discovers that Chauvelin is blackmailing the banker Rothstein by holding his daughter, Rachelle, captive. He hatches a plan to fool the doctor treating Rachelle into unwittingly help her escape Chauvelin’s clutches and reunite her with her anxious father.
1x15 - Antoine and Antoinette
January 24, 1956
Innocent newlyweds, Antoine and Antoinette, are falsely arrested and sentenced to death. The Scarlet Pimpernel comes to the rescue with the help of Antoinette’s young sister, Elise, who worships the Pimpernel.
1x16 - The Winged Madonna
February 7, 1956
The Abbey of Nanterre has been plundered by Chauvelin, and many of its monks lie dead. Sir Percy decides to rescue the remaining monks, including the Father Guardian, who Percy discovers to be quite a handful.
1x17 - Gentlemen of the Road
June 15, 1956
Sir Percy notices a beautiful woman showing an unusual interest in the Prince of Wales’s affairs and is unconvinced by her replies to his questions. Perhaps it's time for the Pimpernel to show his true colours.
1x18 - The Farmer's Boy
June 22, 1956
Giving one of Sir Percy's agents false information, Chauvelin hopes to lure the man he thinks is the Pimpernel into the open. He achieves his aim but is astonished when a 'simple minded' farmer's boy (the Pimpernel in disguise) arrives.