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The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel S1E11 — The Ambassador's Lady

8.6

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel•Season 1•Episode 11

The Ambassador's Lady

8.6/10 · 12 votesDec 13, 195525 min

Ranked #1 of 18 in Season 1•+1.0 vs season avg

Chauvelin, to Sir Percy's amazement, appoints Jacques Fleury as French ambassador. Lord Richard Hasing's eye for Fleury's wife, Renee, becomes the talk of the court, but Renee Fleury is secretly complicit in Chauvelin's plan to kill her husband, and blame Lord Richard so France can

Directed byDavid MacDonald

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Season 1 Episodes18

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Cast1

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel

Crew12

D

David MacDonald

Director

R

Ralph Gilbert Bettison

Screenplay

D

David MacDonald

Producer

J

Joel Murcott

Screenplay

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Fraser Foulsham

Production Manager

Dennis Vance

Dennis Vance

Producer

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Producer

D

Duncan Sutherland

Art Direction

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Seymour Logie

Editor

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Lionel Banes

Director of Photography

S

Sidney Torch

Original Music Composer

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Edwin Astley

Music Director

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Episode Summary

"The Ambassador's Lady" is episode 11 of The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel season 1. It scored 8.6/10 from 12 votes, ranking #1 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by David MacDonald, it aired on December 13, 1955.

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