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Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Season 1

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!

Episodes
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The Mysterons
Episode 128 min1967-09-29

The Mysterons

A manned expedition led by Captain Black of Spectrum lands on Mars; investigating the planet surface in an exploration vehicle, the crew discover a futuristic alien city.

Winged Assassin
Episode 226 min1967-10-06

Winged Assassin

The Mysterons threaten the life of the Director General of the United Asian Republic and Spectrum swings into action to protect him as he prepares to board his private plane at London Airport.

Big Ben Strikes Again
Episode 326 min1967-10-13

Big Ben Strikes Again

The Mysterons threaten to destroy London and a truck carrying an atomic device goes missing in the city. The only clue to its whereabouts is the truck driver, found unconscious in the street

Manhunt
Episode 426 min1967-10-20

Manhunt

The Mysterons make their first mistake when Captain Black, revealed to have become a Mysteron agent, breaks into the Culver Atomic Centre and is exposed to radioactivity that will enable Spectrum to track him with directional geiger counters.

Avalanche
Episode 526 min1967-10-27

Avalanche

The Mysterons threaten to destroy key links in the Frost Line Outer Space Defence System.

White as Snow
Episode 626 min1967-11-03

White as Snow

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
Episode 726 min1967-11-10

The Trap

Following the latest Mysteron threat, Scarlet is dispatched to supervise security at the International Air Conference at Glen Garry Castle. Discovering a plot to gun down the delegates, he is captured and thrown in the castle dungeons...

Operation Time
Episode 826 min1967-11-17

Operation Time

The Mysterons' cryptic threat to ’kill time’ has the Spectrum personnel stumped until Magenta realises that their target is General Tiempo, the Commander of Western Region World Defence.

Spectrum Strikes Back
Episode 926 min1967-11-24

Spectrum Strikes Back

The Mysteron Gun and the Mysteron detector - two new anti-Mysteron devices - are unveiled at a top secret location.

Special Assignment
Episode 1026 min1967-12-01

Special Assignment

Captain Scarlet resigns from Spectrum and deals arms to Captain Black! Can our hero really have joined the Mysterons?

The Heart of New York
Episode 1126 min1967-12-08

The Heart of New York

As the Mysterons threaten to destroy the ‘Heart of New York’, Scarlet and Blue investigate the theft of Grade A Security documents from the Spectrum security vaults.

Lunarville 7
Episode 1226 min1967-12-15

Lunarville 7

When the Lunar Controller announces the Moon's independence from Earth in the war of nerves with the Mysterons, Scarlet, Blue and Green journey to Lunarville 7 to investigate.

Point 783
Episode 1326 min1967-12-22

Point 783

When the Mysterons threaten the life of the Supreme Commander of Earth Forces, Scarlet and Blue are assigned to escort him to SHEF HQ in New York to chair a briefing on the Unitron, an advanced unmanned tank.

Model Spy
Episode 1426 min1967-12-29

Model Spy

Captain Scarlet goes undercover as a Fashion PR when models are endangered by the Mysterons.

Seek and Destroy
Episode 1526 min1968-01-05

Seek and Destroy

In a plot to kill the spectrum Angels, the Mysterons get into a thrilling mid-air dogfight with Melody, Rhapsody and Harmony.

Renegade Rocket
Episode 1626 min1968-01-19

Renegade Rocket

A major is killed, resurrected and controlled by the Mysterons with the dastardly aim of launching a Variable Geometry Rocket!

Crater 101
Episode 1726 min1968-01-26

Crater 101

A dangerous lunar mission turns deadly for Scarlet, Blue and Lieutenant Green.

Shadow of Fear
Episode 1826 min1968-02-02

Shadow of Fear

Astronomers at K14 Observatory are monitoring signals from a hidden satellite that has made a successful landing on the Martian moon Phobos.

Dangerous Rendezvous
Episode 1926 min1968-02-09

Dangerous Rendezvous

Following a special discovery, Spectrum makes contact with the Mysterons in order to negotiate peace.

Fire at Rig 15
Episode 2026 min1968-02-16

Fire at Rig 15

An oil rig inferno enables the Mysterons to gain control of an explosives expert for deadly and destructive purposes.

Treble Cross
Episode 2126 min1968-02-23

Treble Cross

A world Air Force Major is killed and reconstructed by the Mysterons in order to destroy the world capital.

Flight 104
Episode 2226 min1968-03-01

Flight 104

A flight carrying Scarlet, Blue and their ward Dr Conrad - a leading astrophysicist - is put in jeopardy by the Mysterons.

Place of Angels
Episode 2326 min1968-03-08

Place of Angels

The Mysterons steal a deadly virus and threaten to drop it into the Los Angeles water supply.

Noose of Ice
Episode 2426 min1968-03-12

Noose of Ice

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
Episode 2526 min1968-03-26

Expo 2068

A lorry carrying an atomic core reactor to the new Manicougan power complex falls into the hands of the Mysterons who intend to strike the Atlantic Seaboard of North America.

The Launching
Episode 2626 min1968-04-02

The Launching

When the Mysterons threaten to destroy President Roberts within twelve hours, Scarlet is assigned as bodyguard to the sceptical President. But when 11 hours pass without incident, Scarlet begins to suspect that he is guarding the wrong target!

Codename Europa
Episode 2726 min1968-04-09

Codename Europa

The Mysterons threaten to destroy the Triumvirate of Europe, the three most powerful men on Earth after the World President.

Inferno
Episode 2826 min1968-04-16

Inferno

The Mysterons threaten to destroy the de-salination plant at Najama in the Andes, so Scarlet and Blue are sent to observe the plant from an Aztec temple that overlooks it.

Traitor
Episode 2926 min1968-04-23

Traitor

The finger of blame points at Captain Scarlet after a series of hovercraft accidents.

Flight to Atlantica
Episode 3026 min1968-04-30

Flight to Atlantica

When the Mysterons threaten to destroy the World Navy Complex at Atlantica, Blue and Ochre fly a V17 Air Force bomber to destroy a wreck that has been sighted drifting towards the base.

Attack on Cloudbase
Episode 3126 min1968-05-07

Attack on Cloudbase

After the Mysterons threaten Spectrum's Cloudbase headquarters, a large fast-moving trace appears on the radar.

The Inquisition
Episode 3226 min1968-05-14

The Inquisition

A drugged Captain Blue awakes to find himself under interrogation on Cloudbase. He has apparently been missing for three months and must now prove his identity to Intelligence agent Colgan by revealing Spectrum's top secret cypher codes.

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