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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 32 - The Inquisition
    6.7/10(78 votes)

    #1 - The Inquisition

    S1:E32

    Captain Blue disappears from a restaurant. He awakes to find it is 3 months later and Spectrum Security want to know where he has been, and if he is even the real Captain Blue.

    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(84 votes)

    #2 - Renegade Rocket

    S1:E16

    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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  3. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 29 - Traitor
    7.2/10(77 votes)

    #3 - Traitor

    S1:E29

    After a series of suspicious Spectrum hovercraft crashes, Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are sent to the Australian Outback investigate if the Mysterons claims that there is a traitor in Spectrum is true.

    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(78 votes)

    #4 - Model Spy

    S1:E14

    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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  5. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 9 - Spectrum Strikes Back
    7.4/10(92 votes)

    #5 - Spectrum Strikes Back

    S1:E9

    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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  6. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 25 - Expo 2068
    7.4/10(75 votes)

    #6 - Expo 2068

    S1:E25

    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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  7. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 7 - The Trap
    7.5/10(97 votes)

    #7 - The Trap

    S1:E7

    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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  8. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 15 - Seek and Destroy
    7.5/10(81 votes)

    #8 - Seek and Destroy

    S1:E15

    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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  9. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 18 - Shadow of Fear
    7.5/10(85 votes)

    #9 - Shadow of Fear

    S1:E18

    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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  10. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 20 - Fire at Rig 15
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    #10 - Fire at Rig 15

    S1:E20

    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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  11. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 8 - Operation Time
    7.6/10(95 votes)

    #11 - Operation Time

    S1:E8

    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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  12. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 13 - Point 783
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    #12 - Point 783

    S1:E13

    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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  13. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 28 - Inferno
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #13 - Inferno

    S1:E28

    Captain Scarlet and the rest of Spectrum are in a desperate race against time to defeat the Mysteron's latest threat, the total destruction of the massive desalination plant at Najama, high in the Andes Mountains.

    Director:Alan Perry
    Writers:Shane Rimmer, Tony Barwick

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  14. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 30 - Flight to Atlantica
    7.6/10(79 votes)

    #14 - Flight to Atlantica

    S1:E30

    Spectrum personnel inexplicably take leave of their senses, due to drinking some champagne drugged by the Mysterons, who have threaten to destroy the World Navy Complex at Atlantica.

    Director:Leo Eaton
    Writer:Tony Barwick

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  15. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 4 - Manhunt
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    #15 - Manhunt

    S1:E4

    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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  16. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 10 - Special Assignment
    7.7/10(83 votes)

    #16 - Special Assignment

    S1:E10

    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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  17. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 19 - Dangerous Rendezvous
    7.7/10(79 votes)

    #17 - Dangerous Rendezvous

    S1:E19

    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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  18. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 22 - Flight 104
    7.7/10(76 votes)

    #18 - Flight 104

    S1:E22

    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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  19. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 27 - Codename Europa
    7.7/10(73 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 31 - Attack on Cloudbase
    7.7/10(92 votes)

    #20 - Attack on Cloudbase

    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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  21. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 2 - Winged Assassin
    7.8/10(121 votes)

    #21 - Winged Assassin

    S1:E2

    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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  22. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 3 - Big Ben Strikes Again
    7.8/10(116 votes)

    #22 - Big Ben Strikes Again

    S1:E3

    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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  23. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 5 - Avalanche
    7.8/10(101 votes)

    #23 - Avalanche

    S1:E5

    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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  24. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 11 - The Heart of New York
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #24 - The Heart of New York

    S1:E11

    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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  25. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Season 1 Episode 21 - Treble Cross
    7.8/10(73 votes)

    #25 - Treble Cross

    S1:E21

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Inquisition" is the worst rated episode of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". It scored 6.7/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by Ken Turner and written by Tony Barwick, it aired on 5/14/1968. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Renegade Rocket".