Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Sep 29, 1967 (en) Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy [55] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 29, 1967
  • Production
    Century 21 Television, ITC Entertainment
  • Rotten tomato
    73%
  • Original title
    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
  • Release
    Sep 29, 1967
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. John Read, Reg Hill, Gerry Anderson

    Producer

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Casts : 5 / Crews : 3

Specials ( 2001-01-01)

Making of Captain Scarlet

Episode: 1

Season 1 ( 1967-09-29)

2068: Earth is at war with a bizarre Martian enemy - the Mysterons. Only Spectrum the world security organisation, and its number one agent, Captain Scarlet, can hope to defend the planet against the invading aliens and stop the interglactic war of nerves before Earth is destroyed!

The Mysterons

Episode: 1

Winged Assassin

Episode: 2

Big Ben Strikes Again

Episode: 3

Manhunt

Episode: 4

Avalanche

Episode: 5

White as Snow

Episode: 6

The Trap

Episode: 7

Operation Time

Episode: 8

Spectrum Strikes Back

Episode: 9

Special Assignment

Episode: 10

The Heart of New York

Episode: 11

Lunarville 7

Episode: 12

Point 783

Episode: 13

Model Spy

Episode: 14

Seek and Destroy

Episode: 15

Renegade Rocket

Episode: 16

Crater 101

Episode: 17

Shadow of Fear

Episode: 18

Dangerous Rendezvous

Episode: 19

Fire at Rig 15

Episode: 20

Treble Cross

Episode: 21

Flight 104

Episode: 22

Place of Angels

Episode: 23

Noose of Ice

Episode: 24

Expo 2068

Episode: 25

The Launching

Episode: 26

Codename Europa

Episode: 27

Inferno

Episode: 28

Traitor

Episode: 29

Flight to Atlantica

Episode: 30

Attack on Cloudbase

Episode: 31

The Inquisition

Episode: 32
Sep 29, 1967 (en)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
[55] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 29, 1967
  • Production
    Century 21 Television, ITC Entertainment
  • Rotten tomato 73%
Original Title Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. John Read, Reg Hill, Gerry Anderson

    Producer