"Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" (1967) TV series 1967-1968

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creators:

Gerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

29 September 1967 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A literally unkillable agent leads an international intelligence agency's fight against an extra-terrestrial terror campaign.

Plot Keywords:

Puppet | Supermarionation | Fighter Pilot | Terrorism | Spy

Cast

Francis Matthews	...	Captain Scarlet (32 episodes, 1967-1968)
Ed Bishop	...	Captain Blue (32 episodes, 1967-1968)
Donald Gray	...	Colonel White / ... (32 episodes, 1967-1968)
Cy Grant	...	Lieutenant Green (30 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jeremy Wilkin	...	Captain Ochre / ... (30 episodes, 1967-1968)
Gary Files	...	Captain Magenta / ... (24 episodes, 1967-1968)
Martin King	...	Guard / ... (22 episodes, 1967-1968)
Elizabeth Morgan	...	Destiny Angel / ... (19 episodes, 1967-1968)
David Healy	...	Commodore Goddard / ... (14 episodes, 1967-1968)
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell	...	Captain Brown / ... (13 episodes, 1967-1968)
Paul Maxwell	...	Captain Grey / ... (12 episodes, 1967-1968)
Sylvia Anderson	...	Melody Angel / ... (12 episodes, 1967-1968)
Janna Hill	...	Symphony Angel / ... (11 episodes, 1967-1968)

Also Known As:

"Captain Scarlet" (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

25 min (32 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | UK:U | USA:TV-G | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Company:

Century 21 Television

Trivia:

The Zero-X Martian Exploration Vehicle was also featured in the film Thunderbirds Are GO (1966), also created by Gerry Anderson.

Quotes:

Narrator: The Mysterons, sworn enemies of Earth, possessing the ability to recreate an exact likeness of an object or person... but first they must destroy.
[cat howls, gun fires]
Narrator: Leading the fight, one man fate has made indestructible. His name... Captain Scarlet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Weakest Link: 'Doctor Who' Special" (2007)

If your action figures came to life, this would be it.

Simple stories are probably the result of budget and material restrictions, which is what makes this show so great. Each has some basis in science, technology, or military. All fascinating subjects for "cool" television shows. It is as though a ten year old boy imagined 24 minute plot-lines and had an unlimited amount of model-builders to create a world in which those action figures live out his stories. If you ever played with toys and honed your skills enough to see your "controlling" hands disappear, you'll love Captain Scarlett. However, like watching Knight Rider as a kid, you may not love it so much now because that was a really dumb show. You've got to be able set your frame of mind, again, to that of childhood.