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The Best Episodes of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1

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Captain Scarlet heads up an international intelligence agency as they battle against the Mysterons, an alien species from Mars that vows vengeance after a misunderstanding with humans.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 1 - The Mysterons
    8.1/10(173 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Desmond Saunders
    Writers:Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson

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  2. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 12 - Lunarville 7
    8.1/10(99 votes)

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Robert Lynn
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  3. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 6 - White as Snow
    7.9/10(103 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Robert Lynn
    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams

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  4. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 17 - Crater 101
    7.9/10(90 votes)

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  5. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 2 - Winged Assassin
    7.8/10(131 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:David Lane
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  6. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 3 - Big Ben Strikes Again
    7.8/10(128 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

    Director:Brian Burgess
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  7. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 5 - Avalanche
    7.8/10(111 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Brian Burgess
    Writer:Shane Rimmer

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  8. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 11 - The Heart of New York
    7.8/10(98 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  9. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 21 - Treble Cross
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  10. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 23 - Place of Angels
    7.8/10(83 votes)

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Leo Eaton

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  11. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 24 - Noose of Ice
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    S1:E24

    Tritonium alloy mining operations at Hotspot Tower in the North Pole are threatened when a Mysteron agent cuts the power to vital heating elements.

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  12. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 26 - The Launching
    7.8/10(81 votes)

    S1:E26

    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!

    Director:Brian Burgess
    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams

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  13. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 31 - Attack on Cloudbase
    7.8/10(101 votes)

    S1:E31

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

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  14. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 10 - Special Assignment
    7.7/10(92 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Robert Lynn
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  15. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 22 - Flight 104
    7.7/10(82 votes)

    S1:E22

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

    Director:Robert Lynn
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  16. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 4 - Manhunt
    7.6/10(119 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  17. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 8 - Operation Time
    7.6/10(103 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writers:Richard Conway, Stephen J. Mattick

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  18. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 19 - Dangerous Rendezvous
    7.6/10(85 votes)

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Brian Burgess
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  19. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 27 - Codename Europa
    7.6/10(79 votes)

    S1:E27

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

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:David Lee

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  20. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 28 - Inferno
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    S1:E28

    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.

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writers:Shane Rimmer, Tony Barwick

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  21. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 30 - Flight to Atlantica
    7.6/10(87 votes)

    S1:E30

    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.

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  22. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 7 - The Trap
    7.5/10(104 votes)

    S1:E7

    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...

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:Alan Pattillo

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  23. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 13 - Point 783
    7.5/10(98 votes)

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Robert Lynn
    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams

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  24. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 15 - Seek and Destroy
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams

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  25. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 18 - Shadow of Fear
    7.5/10(93 votes)

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Robert Lynn
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Mysterons" is the best rated episode of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 173 votes. Directed by Desmond Saunders and written by Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson, it aired on 9/29/1967. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Lunarville 7".