Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episodes

Main Series (1967–68)

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons ran for 32 episodes, all of 25 minutes' duration. Episodes
are listed in the order as originally transmitted in the ATV Midlands region; this is identical
to the order of home video release with the sole exception of "Traitor", which was broadcast
as episode 29 but released as episode 16.[1][2]

Recommended
Directed Written Original Air Production
No. Title Broadcast No.[3]
by by Date[3][4] No.[2] [5]

Gerry &
"The Desmond
1 Sylvia 29 September 1967 1 1
Mysterons" Saunders
Anderson
When their city on Mars is attacked by human astronauts under the command of Spectrum's
Captain Black, the Mysterons vow to destroy all life on Earth. The aliens' first objective is
the assassination of the World President.
"Winged David Tony
2 6 October 1967 2 2
Assassin" Lane Barwick
No longer under the Mysterons' control, but retaining their power of "retro-metabolism",
Captain Scarlet joins Spectrum's operation to protect the aliens' next target – the Director
General of the United Asian Republic.
"Big Ben
Brian Tony
3 Strikes 13 October 1967 3 3
Burgess Barwick
Again"
The Mysterons target London with a stolen nuclear reactor.
Alan Tony
4 "Manhunt" 20 October 1967 5 4
Perry Barwick
After Captain Black inadvertently exposes himself to radiation, thus making himself
detectable on long-range Geiger counters, Spectrum mobilises its forces to apprehend the
Mysterons' primary agent.
Brian Shane
5 "Avalanche" 27 October 1967 11 11
Burgess Rimmer
The Mysterons launch a series of crippling attacks on the Frost Line Outer Space Defence
System in Canada.
Peter
"White as Robert Curran &
6 3 November 1967 8 8
Snow" Lynn David
Williams
The Mysterons threaten to assassinate the commander-in-chief of Spectrum, Colonel White.
Alan Alan
7 "The Trap" 10 November 1967 17 13
Perry Pattillo
The Mysterons threaten to assassinate the commanders of Earth's armed forces.
8 "Operation Ken Richard 17 November 1967 6 6
 Conway &
Time" Turner Stephen J.
Mattick
The Mysterons cryptically threaten to "kill time" – which, as Spectrum discovers, is a
reference to a prominent army general.
"Spectrum Ken Tony
9 24 November 1967 10 10
Strikes Back" Turner Barwick
Following the events of "Operation Time", Spectrum has created two anti-Mysteron devices,
both of which are given an early field test when the secret conference hosting the unveiling is
sabotaged.
"Special Robert Tony
10 1 December 1967 20 14
Assignment" Lynn Barwick
The Mysterons vow to destroy the entire North American continent.
"The Heart of Alan Tony
11 8 December 1967 13 16
New York" Perry Barwick
The Mysterons threaten to destroy the "heart" of New York City.
Robert Tony
12 "Lunarville 7" 15 December 1967 16 15
Lynn Barwick
The Lunar Controller declares the Moon neutral in the "war of nerves" between Earth and
Mars. Dispatched to investigate suspicious activity on the satellite's far side, Scarlet, Captain
Blue and Lieutenant Green make a shocking discovery.
Peter
Robert Curran &
13 "Point 783" 22 December 1967 4 5
Lynn David
Williams
The Mysterons threaten to assassinate the Supreme Commander of Earth Forces.
Ken
14 "Model Spy" Bill Hedley 29 December 1967 18 18
Turner
A French intelligence chief, known publicly as a leading fashion designer, is targeted by
Mysteron reconstructions of two of his models.
Peter
"Seek and Alan Curran &
15 5 January 1968 9 9
Destroy" Perry David
Williams
The Mysterons threaten to kill one of Spectrum's Angel pilots.
"Renegade Brian
16 Ralph Hart 19 January 1968 7 7
Rocket" Burgess
The Mysterons engineer the launch of an experimental variable geometry rocket.
Ken Tony
17 "Crater 101" 26 January 1968 22 21
Turner Barwick
Following the events of "Lunarville 7", Scarlet, Blue and Green return to the Moon to
destroy the Mysteron's newly completed base in the Humboldt Sea.
"Shadow of Robert Tony
18 2 February 1968 12 12
Fear" Lynn Barwick
With the help of an observatory in the Himalayas, Spectrum lands a probe on the Martian
moon Phobos to perform detailed orbital reconnaissance of the red planet.
 "Dangerous Brian Tony
19 9 February 1968 19 22
Rendezvous" Burgess Barwick
Following the events of "Crater 101", the Mysterons threaten to destroy Cloudbase.
Exploiting the unique properties of the crytal pulsator recovered from the Mysterons' lunar
complex, Spectrum contacts the aliens directly in an attempt to make peace.
"Fire at Rig Ken Bryan
20 16 February 1968 14 19
15" Turner Cooper
The Mysterons target the oil refinery that supplies fuel for all of Spectrum's vehicles.
"Treble Alan Tony
21 23 February 1968 28 24
Cross" Perry Barwick
The Mysterons threaten to destroy the world capital, Futura City.
Robert Tony
22 "Flight 104" 1 March 1968 24 26
Lynn Barwick
The Mysterons vow to sabotage a Spectrum conference in Switzerland that will determine
the manner of Earth's return to Mars.
"Place of
23 Leo Eaton Leo Eaton 8 March 1968 23 27
Angels"
Threatening to destroy the "Place of the Angels", the Mysterons engineer the theft of a lethal
virus from a research centre.
"Noose of Ken Tony
24 12 March 1968 27 23
Ice" Turner Barwick
The Mysterons target an Arctic mine that is extracting a metal to be used to construct a new
Earth space fleet.
Shane
25 "Expo 2068" Leo Eaton 26 March 1968 29 28
Rimmer
The Mysterons threaten to obliterate the entire Atlantic Seaboard of North America.
Peter
"The Brian Curran &
26 2 April 1968 15 29
Launching" Burgess David
Williams
When the Mysterons seemingly threaten the President of the United States with
assassination, Spectrum implements maximum security measures around his residence. But
as the Mysterons' self-imposed deadline approaches, Scarlet realises that the organisation is
protecting the wrong target.
"Codename Alan
27 David Lee 9 April 1968 25 30
Europa" Perry
A reconstructed electronics professor targets Europe's three most powerful statesmen.
Tony
Alan Barwick &
28 "Inferno" 16 April 1968 31 25
Perry Shane
Rimmer
The Mysterons threaten to destroy an irrigation complex in South America.
Alan Tony
29 "Traitor" 23 April 1968 21 17
Perry Barwick
Scarlet and Blue investigate a series of Spectrum hovercraft crashes in the Australian
Outback to expose a traitor in the organisation.
 "Flight to Tony
30 Leo Eaton 30 April 1968 26 20
Atlantica" Barwick
After drinking drugged champagne, Captains Blue and Ochre launch a bombing campaign of
the world's most important naval complex, Atlantica.
"Attack on Ken Tony
31 7 May 1968 30 31
Cloudbase" Turner Barwick
The Mysterons themselves arrive on Earth to destroy Cloudbase.
"The Ken Tony
32 14 May 1968 32 32
Inquisition" Turner Barwick
Blue is drugged and wakes up three months later facing questioning from a man claiming to
be from Spectrum Intelligence.