Tag: Lord Percy

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

by Derelict Space Sheep on November 24, 2022 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

by Louis Marks; dir. Rodney Bennett (BBC, 1976)

Tom Baker is in fine fettle as the Doctor swashbuckles around a rather small-looking historical adventure, countering an alien threat that he himself has enabled. Elisabeth Sladen brings matchless nuance to her performance. Giuliano narrowly survives a foreshadowing of Blackadder’s Lord Percy.

The Scarlet Pimpernel, Series 1

by Derelict Space Sheep on June 16, 2020 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

The Scarlet Pimpernel, Series 1

by Richard Carpenter (BBC, 1999)

Three feature-length episodes starring Richard E. Grant as the foppish Lord Percy and his dashing alter ego, and Martin Shaw as his amoral foe Paul Chauvelin. The BBC has long excelled at period drama. This one is fun if a little dated.