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

Creators:

Gerry Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

29 September 1967 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Captain Scarlet is indestructible. You are not! Remember this! Do not try to imitate him!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Supermarionation | Terrorism | Puppet | Spy | Future

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)

Series Directed by
Alan Perry		(9 episodes, 1967-1968)
Ken Turner		(8 episodes, 1967-1968)
Brian Burgess		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Robert Lynn		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Leo Eaton		(3 episodes, 1968)

Series Writing credits
Gerry Anderson		(32 episodes, 1967-1968)
Sylvia Anderson		(32 episodes, 1967-1968)
Tony Barwick		(18 episodes, 1967-1968)
Peter Curran		(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
David Williams		(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Shane Rimmer		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Produced by
Gerry Anderson	....	executive producer (9 episodes, 1967)
Reg Hill	....	producer (9 episodes, 1967)
John Read	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 1967)

Series Original Music by
Barry Gray		(6 episodes, 1967)

Series Cinematography by
Paddy Seale		(25 episodes, 1967-1968)
Julien Lugrin		(7 episodes, 1967)

Series Film Editing by
John Beaton		(5 episodes, 1967)

Series Production Design by
Keith Wilson		(6 episodes, 1967)
John Lageu		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Art Direction by
Bob Bell		(8 episodes, 1967)
Grenville Nott		(8 episodes, 1967)

Series Production Management
Frank Hollands	....	production manager (3 episodes, 1967)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Lund	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1967)

Series Art Department
Tim Cooksey	....	sculptor (8 episodes, 1967)
Arthur Cripps	....	property master (8 episodes, 1967)
Terry Curtis	....	sculptor (8 episodes, 1967)
Plugg Shutt	....	sculptor (8 episodes, 1967)

Series Sound Department
Don Brill	....	dialogue editor (8 episodes, 1967)
Peter Pennell	....	sound editor (8 episodes, 1967)
John Peverill	....	supervising sound editor (8 episodes, 1967)

Series Visual Effects by
Brian Burgess	....	visual effects production manager (8 episodes, 1967)
Jimmy Elliott	....	visual effects director (8 episodes, 1967)
Jack Kemsley	....	visual effects second unit electronic developer (8 episodes, 1967)
Bert Mason	....	visual effects lighting camera (8 episodes, 1967)
Derek Meddings	....	visual effects supervisor (8 episodes, 1967)
Ted Wooldridge	....	visual effects second unit lighting camera (8 episodes, 1967)
Peter Wragg	....	visual effects second unit director (8 episodes, 1967)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Derek Black	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1967)
Nick Procopides	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1967)
Noel Rowland	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1967)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Iris Richens	....	wardrobe (8 episodes, 1967)

Series Editorial Department
Len Walter	....	supervising editor (8 episodes, 1967)

Series Music Department
Barry Gray	....	musical director (8 episodes, 1967)
George Randall	....	music editor (8 episodes, 1967)

Series Other crew
Tony Barwick	....	script editor (8 episodes, 1967)
Tony Bell	....	dialogue synchronization (8 episodes, 1967)
Mel Cross	....	puppeteer (8 episodes, 1967)
Christine Glanville	....	puppetry supervisor (8 episodes, 1967)
Peter Johns	....	puppeteer (8 episodes, 1967)
Mary Turner	....	puppetry coordinator (8 episodes, 1967)

Production Companies

• Century 21 Television
• Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Distributors

• Carlton International Media (2001-) (worldwide) (TV) (distributor)
• Independent Television (ITV) (1967-1968) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1993-1994) (2001-2002) (UK) (TV) (syndication) (BBC 2)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (????) (worldwide) (video)
• A&E Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• A&E Home Video (????) (Canada) (DVD)
• AVRO Television (1968) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) (1995-1997) (Netherlands) (TV)

Also Known As:

Captain Scarlet (USA) (DVD title)
Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet (Australia)

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) | Australia:G

Company:

Century 21 Television

Trivia:

It is said that the pilot episode of this series was initially transmitted by original broadcasters ITV at around 1.30am on Sunday 30th April 1967, several months before its debut proper. Unannounced to general viewers and unsurrounded by any other programmes (this was decades before 24-hour ITV) the screening acted as a sampler for potential purchasers.

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 A Small Summer Party (2001) (TV)

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.