| Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons | |
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| Released by | ATV |
| Producer | Gerry & Sylvia Anderson |
| Directed By | Desmmond Saunders Alan Perry Leo Eaton Ken Turner Peter Anderson |
| Music Director | Barry Gray |
| Special Effects | Derek Meddings |
| Medium | Colour |
| Episodes | 32 |
| Duration | 25 Minutes |
| Original Air Date | 29th September 1969 |
| Previous | Next |
| Thunderbirds | Joe 90 |
For the more recent re-tool, see New Captain Scarlet. For other uses, see Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (Disambiguation).
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was a television series originally broadcast on ITV over 1967–1968. It was the fifth Gerry Anderson show to be filmed in Supermarionation.
Plot synopsis
In the year A.D. (or C.E.) 2068, a manned mission to the planet Mars (the second Zero-X mission) is conducted to locate the source of signals monitored at Spectrum. Alas, it ends in disaster when the three-member crew of the Martian Exploration Vehicle, or "MEV", from Earth encounters an amazing and mysterious Martian complex, populated by unseen beings. But mistaking the inhabitants' scanning camera for a gun supposedly being aimed at them, the crew believe that they are about to be attacked, and destroy the entire complex using missiles fired from the belly of the MEV--missiles meant to be used ONLY for clearing the MEV's path on the Martian surface. Captain Black, commanding the mission, thus acts in violation of orders that PEACEFUL contact be made with the inhabitants.
Spectrum Logo
However, the complex then recreates itself using the unearthly process known as retro-metabolism, and the enraged inhabitants of the complex, who identify themselves as the Mysterons, vow to exact their revenge upon Earth by engaging humanity in a "war of nerves". The Mysterons are able convert anyone or anything to their cause by destroying the original and then recreating it anew - capable of employing any means necessary to bring about the downfall of the human race.
Earth’s first line of defence against the alien attackers is the world security organisation known as Spectrum; led by Colonel White, Spectrum uses all its available resources to thwart the Mysteron threat, including a team of colour-coded agents, with deadly Angel Interceptors and the tank-like Spectrum Pursuit Vehicles. One of Spectrum’s top agents is Captain Scarlet; once under Mysteron control, Scarlet somehow managed to regain control of himself with the added bonus of now being indestructible.
Fearless in his mission to protect Earth, the devoted Captain Scarlet continuously attempts to defeat the menace of the Mysterons.
Description
Unlike Anderson's previous series, Captain Scarlet had a darker, more mature plot, as well as a more terrifying threat than before, this time in the form of the Mysterons.
Regular Characters
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(Donald Gray)
(Jeremy Wilkin)
(Gary Files)
(Paul Maxwell )
(Charles Tingwell )
(Liz Morgan)
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(Janna Hill)
(Liz Morgan)
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(Lian Shin)
Regular Equipment
Episodes
(Production order)
- The Mysterons
- Winged Assassin
- Big Ben Strikes Again
- Manhunt
- Point 783
- Operation Time
- Renegade Rocket
- White As Snow
- Seek And Destroy
- Spectrum Strikes Back
- Avalanche
- Shadow Of Fear
- The Trap
- Special Assignment
- Lunarville 7
- The Heart Of New York
- Traitor
- Model Spy
- Fire At Rig 15
- Flight To Atlantica
- Crater 101
- Dangerous Rendezvous
- Noose Of Ice
- Treble Cross
- Inferno
- Flight 104
- Place Of Angels
- Expo 2068
- The Launching
- Codename Europa
- Attack On Cloudbase
- The Inquisition
(Broadcast Order)
- The Mysterons
- Winged Assassin
- Big Ben Strikes Again
- Manhunt
- Avalanche
- White As Snow
- The Trap
- Operation Time
- Spectrum Strikes Back
- Special Assignment
- The Heart Of New York
- Lunarville 7
- Point 783
- Model Spy
- Seek And Destroy
- Traitor
- Renegade Rocket
- Crater 101
- Shadow Of Fear
- Dangerous Rendezvous
- Fire At Rig 15
- Treble Cross
- Flight 104
- Place Of Angels
- Noose Of Ice
- Expo 2068
- The Launching
- Codename Europa
- Inferno
- Flight To Atlantica
- Attack On Cloudbase
- The Inquisition
Other Media Sorties
Film
- Captain Scarlet Vs The Mysterons -- a compilation of the installments "The Mysterons a.k.a. Mars 2068 A.D.(One Man Fate Has Made Indestructible)," "Winged Assassin," "Seek And Destroy," and "Attack On Cloudbase"
- Revenge Of The Mysterons From Mars -- a compilation of the installments "Shadow of Fear," "Lunarville 7," "Crater 101" and "Dangerous Rendezvous,"
Audio Books
- Introducing Captain Scarlet
- Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons
- Captain Scarlet Is Indestructible
- Captain Scarlet Of Spectrum
- Captain Scarlet Vs Captain Black
Behind the Scenes Info
- Microgramma Bold Extended font was used for the series' episode titles.
- The "Mars - 2068 A.D." caption that appeared in an establishing shot of said planet in The Mysterons was rendered in Microgramma Medium Extended font.
- Richard Conway and Stephen J. Mattick, who wrote the episode Operation Time, previously worked on Thunderbirds as special effects technicians.
Remake
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was remade in 2005 with CGI technology into New Captain Scarlet.
| Supermarionation: | |
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| About Supermarionation: | What is it? | Who makes it? | The marionettes | the legacy |
| The Series: | Four Feather Falls |Supercar | Fireball XL5 | Stingray | Thunderbirds | Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons | Joe 90 | The Secret Service |
| The Films: | Thunderbirds Are Go | Thunderbird 6 |
| Other Uses: | Calling Elvis | The Investigator |
| Imitators and tributes: | Paul starr | Team America World Police | Interster | X-Bomber (Star Fleet) | Superthunderstingcar | Thunderbirds F.A.B. | Misc. Parodies and references |