The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series)
E247508
British television series
adventure television series
period drama television series
television series
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series) is a British period adventure drama based on Baroness Orczy’s novels, following the daring exploits of an English aristocrat who rescues victims from the French Revolution under a secret identity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series) canonical | 2 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 TV series) | 1 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250198 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series) Context triple: [Crispin Bonham-Carter, appearedIn, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series)]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
Waterloo Bridge series
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E.
The Hollow Crown
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series) Target entity description: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series) is a British period adventure drama based on Baroness Orczy’s novels, following the daring exploits of an English aristocrat who rescues victims from the French Revolution under a secret identity.
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A.
Robin Hood television series
The Robin Hood television series is a TV adaptation of the legendary English folk tale about the outlaw Robin Hood, his band of Merry Men, and their battles against injustice in medieval Nottingham.
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B.
The Pallisers (TV series)
The Pallisers (TV series) is a 1970s BBC television drama based on Anthony Trollope’s political novels, chronicling the intertwined personal and political lives of an aristocratic Victorian family.
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C.
Ladies of the Garter
Ladies of the Garter are women who have been appointed to the prestigious Order of the Garter, one of the highest orders of chivalry in the United Kingdom, and who participate in its ceremonial traditions.
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D.
Waterloo Bridge series
The Waterloo Bridge series is a group of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting London's Waterloo Bridge under varying atmospheric and light conditions.
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E.
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown is a British television series that adapts William Shakespeare’s history plays from the Henriad cycle into cinematic productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
ⓘ
adventure television series ⓘ period drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | novels by Baroness Orczy ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Scarlet Pimpernel ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Baroness Orczy ⓘ |
| characterRole | English aristocrat with a secret identity ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Scarlet Pimpernel universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Scarlet Pimpernel
|
| firstAired | 1999 ⓘ |
| follows | exploits of an English aristocrat who rescues victims from the French Revolution ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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drama ⓘ period drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sir Percy Blakeney ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | The Scarlet Pimpernel ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| theme | heroic rescues during the French Revolution ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series) Description of subject: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series) is a British period adventure drama based on Baroness Orczy’s novels, following the daring exploits of an English aristocrat who rescues victims from the French Revolution under a secret identity.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series)
linked to: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 TV series)