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 and end to his heroic escapades, forever! CAST: Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown), Anthony Howell (Donat/Devore/Lord Morton), Jamie Parker (Sir Percy/Terrance), Stewart Clarke (Z22/Charlie/Guillaume/Frederic), Rebecca Crankshaw (Babs/Bernadette/Lady Morton), Joe Jameson (Oliver/Bisset/Andre/Computer), Becky Wright (Nancy/Lady Calisto/Hologram Tyrax). Other parts played by members of the cast.
This book is part of the Doctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio Books series and is book #103 in the series.