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The Worst Episodes of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

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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 Worst Episode
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    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 32 - The Inquisition
    6.6/10(87 votes)

    #1 - The Inquisition

    S1:E32

    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.

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  2. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 16 - Renegade Rocket
    7.0/10(92 votes)

    #2 - Renegade Rocket

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Brian Burgess
    Writer:Ralph Hart

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  3. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 29 - Traitor
    7.1/10(84 votes)

    #3 - Traitor

    S1:E29

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

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  4. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 14 - Model Spy
    7.3/10(84 votes)

    #4 - Model Spy

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Bill Hedley

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  5. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 9 - Spectrum Strikes Back
    7.4/10(99 votes)

    #5 - Spectrum Strikes Back

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  6. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 20 - Fire at Rig 15
    7.4/10(82 votes)

    #6 - Fire at Rig 15

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Ken Turner
    Writer:Bryan Cooper

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  7. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 25 - Expo 2068
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    #7 - Expo 2068

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Shane Rimmer

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

    #8 - The Trap

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

    #9 - Point 783

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

    #10 - Seek and Destroy

    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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  11. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 18 - Shadow of Fear
    7.5/10(91 votes)

    #11 - Shadow of Fear

    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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  12. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 4 - Manhunt
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    #12 - Manhunt

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

    #13 - Operation Time

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

    #14 - Dangerous Rendezvous

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

    #15 - Codename Europa

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

    #16 - Inferno

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

    #17 - Flight to Atlantica

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

    #18 - Special Assignment

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

    #19 - Flight 104

    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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  20. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 2 - Winged Assassin
    7.8/10(130 votes)

    #20 - Winged Assassin

    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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  21. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 3 - Big Ben Strikes Again
    7.8/10(127 votes)

    #21 - Big Ben Strikes Again

    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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  22. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 5 - Avalanche
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    #22 - Avalanche

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

    #23 - The Heart of New York

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

    #24 - Treble Cross

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

    #25 - Place of Angels

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Inquisition" is the worst rated episode of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". It scored 6.6/10 based on 87 votes. Directed by Ken Turner and written by Tony Barwick, it aired on 5/14/1968. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Renegade Rocket".