Last updated 21 October 2020


Plight of the Pimpernel

Plight of the Pimpernel

Series Episode Number: 271

First Broadcast: Thu 31 Dec 2020 - ~9:00pm UTC (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 120 minutes


Recorded on Wed 12 Aug 2020 in The Soundhouse



It's 1793 and the Reign of Terror is slicing through the elite of Paris - but not if the Scarlet Pimpernel has anything to do with it! With a very British pluck, and daring bravado, he rescues French aristocrats from Madame Guillotine's embrace. But who hides beneath the Pimpernel’s mask? And isn’t the Scarlet Pimpernel just a fictional character?

At Highmoor House, in England, Peri plays lady of the manor while the Doctor tends to the strange wounds of her ‘husband’, Sir Percy Blakeney. As Peri prepares to host a lavish ball in Sir Percy’s name, French agent Citizen Donat, and a sinister alien force are uninvited guests, both intent on unmasking the Scarlet Pimpernel and putting an end to his heroic escapades, forever!