Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Overview

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. First broadcast on ATV Midlands from September 1967 to May 1968, it has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Characters are presented as marionette puppets alongside scale model sets and special effects in a filming technique that the Andersons termed "Supermarionation". This technology incorporated solenoid motors as a means of synchronising the puppet's lip movements with pre-recorded dialogue.

Set in 2068, Captain Scarlet presents the hostilities between Earth and a race of Martians known as the Mysterons. After human astronauts attack their city on Mars, the vengeful Mysterons declare war on Earth, initiating a series of reprisals that are countered by Spectrum, a worldwide security organisation. Spectrum boasts the extraordinary abilities of its primary agent, Captain Scarlet. During the events of the pilot episode, Scarlet acquires the Mysteron healing power of "retro-metabolism" and is thereafter considered to be virtually "indestructible", being able to recover fully from injuries that would normally be fatal.

Episodes

The Mysterons

S01E01 The Mysterons

September 29, 1967 28 min
Spectrum officer Captain Black attacks an alien city on Mars, invoking the wrath of its ethereal inhabitants: The Mysterons. Their first act of vengeance is the attempted assassination of the World President. As part of...
Winged Assassin

S01E02 Winged Assassin

October 6, 1967 26 min
The Mysterons second target is the Director General of the United Asian Republic. Spectrum swings into action to protect him as he prepares to board his private plane at London Airport.
Big Ben Strikes Again

S01E03 Big Ben Strikes Again

October 13, 1967 26 min
The Mysterons threaten to destroy London and a truck carrying an atomic device goes missing and is hidden somewhere in the city. The only clue to its whereabouts is the truck driver, found unconscious in...
Manhunt

S01E04 Manhunt

October 20, 1967 26 min
A manhunt begins for former Spectrum agent Captain Black after a failed break in at a nuclear power plant, where he is accidentally exposed to radiation and becomes detectable for 48 hours.
Avalanche

S01E05 Avalanche

October 27, 1967 26 min
When the Mysterons threaten to destroy key links in the Frost Line Outer Space Defence System, Captain Scarlet and Lieutenant Green race to investigate the mysterious deaths of the personnel at Red Deer Base.
White as Snow

S01E06 White as Snow

November 3, 1967 26 min
The Mysterons threaten to kill Colonel White and after their initial attempt fails, White elects to leave Cloudbase so as not to place the other Spectrum agents in jeopardy.
The Trap

S01E07 The Trap

November 10, 1967 26 min
Following the latest Mysteron threat, Captain Scarlet is dispatched to supervise security at the International Air Conference at Glen Garry Castle in Scotland.
Operation Time

S01E08 Operation Time

November 17, 1967 26 min
The Mysterons' cryptic threat to "kill time" has the Spectrum personnel stumped until Captain Magenta realizes that their target is General Tiempo, the Commander of Western Region World Defence.
Spectrum Strikes Back

S01E09 Spectrum Strikes Back

November 24, 1967 26 min
Spectrum and the World President attend a secret conference on an African game reserve to demonstrate two new anti-Mysteron gadgets, a Mysteron Detector and a Mysteron Gun but the aliens announce they intend to sabotage...
Special Assignment

S01E10 Special Assignment

December 1, 1967 26 min
The Mysterons threaten to obliterate the continent of North America, but Spectrum is left without its number one agent when Captain Scarlet is dismissed for gambling offenses.
The Heart of New York

S01E11 The Heart of New York

December 8, 1967 6.0 26 min
As the Mysterons threaten to destroy the "Heart of New York", Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue investigate the theft of Grade A Security documents from the Spectrum security vaults.
Lunarville 7

S01E12 Lunarville 7

December 15, 1967 26 min
When the Lunar Controller claims he can negotiate peace between the moon and the Mysterons, Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Lieutenant Green are sent to the moon to investigate.
Point 783

S01E13 Point 783

December 22, 1967 26 min
The Mysterons take control of an experimental super-tank in an attempt to assassinate the Supreme Commander of earths armed forces.
Model Spy

S01E14 Model Spy

December 29, 1967 26 min
Destiny and Symphony Angels go undercover as models when the Mysterons target fashion designer Andre Verdain, who is also the secret controller of the European Area Intelligence Service.
Seek and Destroy

S01E15 Seek and Destroy

January 5, 1968 26 min
When the Mysterons threaten to kill one of the Angels, Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to Paris, where Destiny Angel is on holiday, to escort her back to the safety of Cloudbase.
Renegade Rocket

S01E16 Renegade Rocket

January 19, 1968 26 min
The Mysterons engineer the launch of a Variable Geometry Rocket from Base Concord and their agent, Major Reeves, escapes with the destruct mechanism and target information.
Crater 101

S01E17 Crater 101

January 26, 1968 26 min
Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Lieutenant Green volunteer for a dangerous mission to remove the power source of the Mysteron complex inside Crater 101, on the far side of the Moon, before it is destroyed...
Shadow of Fear

S01E18 Shadow of Fear

February 2, 1968 26 min
Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to observe an operation to obtain vital orbital reconnaissance photographs of Mars. But the project is put in danger when one of the astronomers is taken over by...
Dangerous Rendezvous

S01E19 Dangerous Rendezvous

February 9, 1968 26 min
Using the Mysteron pulsator recovered from the complex in Crater 101, Dr Kurnitz has developed a transmission device with which Colonel White attempts to contact the Mysterons and sue for peace.
Fire at Rig 15

S01E20 Fire at Rig 15

February 16, 1968 26 min
When the Mysterons threaten to immobilize the whole of Spectrum, Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to the Spectrum oil refinery at Bensheba to protect the fuel that powers all of Spectrums vehicles.
Treble Cross

S01E21 Treble Cross

February 23, 1968 26 min
Captain Black engineers the death of chief test pilot Major Gravener, who is retrometabolised as a Mysteron agent as part of the Mysterons' plan to destroy the World Capital, Futura City.
Flight 104

S01E22 Flight 104

March 1, 1968 26 min
When the Mysterons threaten to sabotage a vital conference at Lake Toma in Switzerland, Scarlet and Blue are assigned to escort the world's leading astrophysicist, Dr. Conrad, to Geneva.
Place of Angels

S01E23 Place of Angels

March 8, 1968 6.0 26 min
Mysteron agent Judith Chapman, steals a phial of deadly K14 virus - enough to kill ten million people - from Biological Research Station with the intent of poisoning a unknown cities water supply.
Noose of Ice

S01E24 Noose of Ice

March 12, 1968 26 min
Tritonium alloy mining operations at Hotspot Tower in the North Pole are threatened when a Mysteron agent cuts the power to vital heating elements.
Expo 2068

S01E25 Expo 2068

March 26, 1968 26 min
A truck carrying an atomic core reactor to the new Manicougan power complex falls into the hands of the Mysterons who intend to use it to strike the Atlantic Seaboard of North America.
The Launching

S01E26 The Launching

April 2, 1968 26 min
When the Mysterons threaten to destroy President Roberts within twelve hours, Captain Scarlet is assigned to guard the skeptical President of the United States.
Codename Europa

S01E27 Codename Europa

April 9, 1968 26 min
The Mysterons threaten to destroy the Triumvirate of Europe, the three most powerful men on Earth after the World President.
Inferno

S01E28 Inferno

April 16, 1968 26 min
Captain Scarlet and the rest of Spectrum are in a desperate race against time to defeat the Mysteron's latest threat, the total destruction of the massive desalination plant at Najama, high in the Andes Mountains.
Traitor

S01E29 Traitor

April 23, 1968 26 min
After a series of suspicious Spectrum hovercraft crashes, Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to the Australian Outback investigate if the Mysterons claims that their is a traitor in Spectrum is true.
Flight to Atlantica

S01E30 Flight to Atlantica

April 30, 1968 26 min
Spectrum personnel inexplicably take leave of their senses, due to drinking some champagne drugged by the Mysterons, who have threaten to destroy the World Navy Complex at Atlantica.
Attack on Cloudbase

S01E31 Attack on Cloudbase

May 7, 1968 26 min
After the Mysterons threaten Spectrum's Cloudbase headquarters, a large fast-moving trace appears on the radar.
The Inquisition

S01E32 The Inquisition

May 14, 1968 26 min
Captain Blue disappears from a restaurant. He awakes to find it is 3 months later and Spectrum Security want to know where he has been, and if he is even the real Captain Blue.

Cast

Francis Matthews
Francis Matthews
Captain Scarlet (voice)
Ed Bishop
Ed Bishop
Narrator / Captain Blue (voice)
Donald Gray
Donald Gray
The Mysterons / Colonel White / Captain Black (voice)
Cy Grant
Cy Grant
Lieutenant Green (voice)

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