The Best Episodes of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(159 votes)

   #1 - The Mysterons

   S1:E19/29/1967

   Spectrum officer Captain Black attacks an alien city on Mars, invoking the wrath of its ethereal inhabitants: The Mysterons. Their first act of vengeance is the attempted assassination of the World President. As part of their scheme, The Mysterons kill Captain Scarlet. They reconstruct him, now invincible and under their control but otherwise indistinguishable from the real Captain Scarlet. Will Spectrum detect the imposter in time? Will fate free the un-killable Scarlet from the Mysteron influence, making him a powerful asset for humanity in this "war of nerves"?

   Director:Desmond Saunders

   Writers:Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson

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   Director:Desmond Saunders

   Writers:Sylvia Anderson, Gerry Anderson
2. 

   7.8/10(121 votes)

   #2 - Winged Assassin

   S1:E210/6/1967

   The Mysterons second target is the Director General of the United Asian Republic. 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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   Director:David Lane

   Writer:Tony Barwick
3. 

   7.8/10(116 votes)

   #3 - Big Ben Strikes Again

   S1:E310/13/1967

   The Mysterons threaten to destroy London and a truck carrying an atomic device goes missing and is hidden somewhere 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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   Director:Brian Burgess

   Writer:Tony Barwick
4. 

   7.7/10(108 votes)

   #4 - Manhunt

   S1:E410/20/1967

   A manhunt begins for former Spectrum agent Captain Black after a failed break in at a nuclear power plant, where he is accidentally exposed to radiation and becomes detectable for 48 hours.

   Director:Alan Perry

   Writer:Tony Barwick

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   Director:Alan Perry

   Writer:Tony Barwick
5. 

   7.8/10(101 votes)

   #5 - Avalanche

   S1:E510/27/1967

   When the Mysterons threaten to destroy key links in the Frost Line Outer Space Defence System, Captain Scarlet and Lieutenant Green race to investigate the mysterious deaths of the personnel at Red Deer Base.

   Director:Brian Burgess

   Writer:Shane Rimmer

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   Director:Brian Burgess

   Writer:Shane Rimmer
6. 

   7.9/10(95 votes)

   #6 - White as Snow

   S1:E611/3/1967

   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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   Director:Robert Lynn

   Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams
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7. 

   7.5/10(97 votes)

   #7 - The Trap

   S1:E711/10/1967

   Following the latest Mysteron threat, Captain Scarlet is dispatched to supervise security at the International Air Conference at Glen Garry Castle in Scotland.

   Director:Alan Perry

   Writer:Alan Pattillo

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   Director:Alan Perry

   Writer:Alan Pattillo
8. 

   7.6/10(95 votes)

   #8 - Operation Time

   S1:E811/17/1967

   The Mysterons' cryptic threat to "kill time" has the Spectrum personnel stumped until Captain Magenta realizes 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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   Director:Ken Turner

   Writers:Richard Conway, Stephen J. Mattick
9. 

   7.4/10(92 votes)

   #9 - Spectrum Strikes Back

   S1:E911/24/1967

   Spectrum and the World President attend a secret conference on an African game reserve to demonstrate two new anti-Mysteron gadgets, a Mysteron Detector and a Mysteron Gun but the aliens announce they intend to sabotage the event.

   Director:Ken Turner

   Writer:Tony Barwick

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   Director:Ken Turner

   Writer:Tony Barwick
10. 

    7.7/10(83 votes)

    #10 - Special Assignment

    S1:E1012/1/1967

    The Mysterons threaten to obliterate the continent of North America, but Spectrum is left without its number one agent when Captain Scarlet is dismissed for gambling offenses.

    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick
11. 

    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #11 - The Heart of New York

    S1:E1112/8/1967

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

    Director:Alan Perry

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Alan Perry

    Writer:Tony Barwick
12. 

    8.1/10(90 votes)

    #12 - Lunarville 7

    S1:E1212/15/1967

    When the Lunar Controller claims he can negotiate peace between the moon and the Mysterons, Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Lieutenant Green are sent to the moon to investigate.

    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick
13. 

    7.6/10(91 votes)

    #13 - Point 783

    S1:E1312/22/1967

    The Mysterons take control of an experimental super-tank in an attempt to assassinate the Supreme Commander of earths armed forces.

    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams

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    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams
14. 

    7.3/10(78 votes)

    #14 - Model Spy

    S1:E1412/29/1967

    Destiny and Symphony Angels go undercover as models when the Mysterons target fashion designer Andre Verdain, who is also the secret controller of the European Area Intelligence Service.

    Director:Ken Turner

    Writer:Bill Hedley

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    Director:Ken Turner

    Writer:Bill Hedley
15. 

    7.5/10(81 votes)

    #15 - Seek and Destroy

    S1:E151/5/1968

    When the Mysterons threaten to kill one of the Angels, Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to Paris, where Destiny Angel is on holiday, to escort her back to the safety of Cloudbase.

    Director:Alan Perry

    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams

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    Director:Alan Perry

    Writers:Peter Curran, David Williams
16. 

    7.0/10(84 votes)

    #16 - Renegade Rocket

    S1:E161/19/1968

    The Mysterons engineer the launch of a Variable Geometry Rocket from Base Concord and their agent, Major Reeves, escapes with the destruct mechanism and target information.

    Director:Brian Burgess

    Writer:Ralph Hart

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    Director:Brian Burgess

    Writer:Ralph Hart
17. 

    7.9/10(84 votes)

    #17 - Crater 101

    S1:E171/26/1968

    Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Lieutenant Green volunteer for a dangerous mission to remove the power source of the Mysteron complex inside Crater 101, on the far side of the Moon, before it is destroyed by a low yield atomic device.

    Director:Ken Turner

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Ken Turner

    Writer:Tony Barwick
18. 

    7.5/10(85 votes)

    #18 - Shadow of Fear

    S1:E182/2/1968

    Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to observe an operation to obtain vital orbital reconnaissance photographs of Mars. But the project is put in danger when one of the astronomers is taken over by The Mysterons.

    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick
19. 

    7.7/10(79 votes)

    #19 - Dangerous Rendezvous

    S1:E192/9/1968

    Using the Mysteron pulsator recovered from the complex in Crater 101, Dr Kurnitz has developed a transmission device with which Colonel White attempts to contact the Mysterons and sue for peace.

    Director:Brian Burgess

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Brian Burgess

    Writer:Tony Barwick
20. 

    7.5/10(77 votes)

    #20 - Fire at Rig 15

    S1:E202/16/1968

    When the Mysterons threaten to immobilize the whole of Spectrum, Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to the Spectrum oil refinery at Bensheba to protect the fuel that powers all of Spectrum's vehicles.

    Director:Ken Turner

    Writer:Bryan Cooper

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    Director:Ken Turner

    Writer:Bryan Cooper
21. 

    7.8/10(73 votes)

    #21 - Treble Cross

    S1:E212/23/1968

    Captain Black engineers the death of chief test pilot Major Gravener, who is retrometabolised as a Mysteron agent as part of the Mysterons' plan to destroy the World Capital, Futura City.

    Director:Alan Perry

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Alan Perry

    Writer:Tony Barwick
22. 

    7.7/10(76 votes)

    #22 - Flight 104

    S1:E223/1/1968

    When the Mysterons threaten to sabotage a vital conference at Lake Toma in Switzerland, Scarlet and Blue are assigned to escort the world's leading astrophysicist, Dr. Conrad, to Geneva.

    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick

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    Director:Robert Lynn

    Writer:Tony Barwick
23. 

    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #23 - Place of Angels

    S1:E233/8/1968

    Mysteron agent Judith Chapman, steals a phial of deadly K14 virus - enough to kill ten million people - from Biological Research Station with the intent of poisoning a unknown cities water supply.

    Director:Leo Eaton

    Writer:Leo Eaton

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    Director:Leo Eaton

    Writer:Leo Eaton
24. 

    7.8/10(80 votes)

    #24 - Noose of Ice

    S1:E243/12/1968

    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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    Director:Ken Turner

    Writer:Tony Barwick
25. 

    7.4/10(75 votes)

    #25 - Expo 2068

    S1:E253/26/1968

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

    Director:Leo Eaton

    Writer:Shane Rimmer

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    Director:Leo Eaton

    Writer:Shane Rimmer