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In each of
its 32 episodes the Mysterons would try and destroy various key centres on Earth whilst
Spectrums key men, led by Captain Scarlet, would try and save the day. Besides Scarlet other agents for Spectrum included Captain Blue, Captain Grey and Captain Magenta, there were also the beautiful female Angel Interceptor pilots Harmony, Melody, Symphony, Rhapsody and Destiny.
Captain Scarlet is fantastic, seen by many as the perfect Gerry Anderson puppet series, with realistic figures, huge attention to detail, great special effects and funky vehicles. The puppets were actually based on the actors who supplied the voices (Francis Matthews played Scarlet, Donald Gray was Colonel White whilst Anderson staple Ed
UFO Harris was Captain Blue).
Unlike shows that Anderson had made before here the leading players actually had private lives and we get to find out about them, there are also nods to previous shows such as Stingray and Thunderbirds. First rate stuff!!
Incidentally the Mysterons themselves were never actually seen but exerted their huge power over the series.
EXTRAS The extras alone make the set worth buying, each of the five discs have different extras and include Gerry Anderson commentaries for The Mysterons and Attack on
Cloudbase.
There are also TV21 Audio adventures, the original ITC publicity booklet, TV21 episodes, a profile of Spectrum identities, original TV ads, a look at the cloudbase and Angel Interceptor bases, a look at the Tv21 comics, an overview of the Spectrum vehicles, a photo gallery, Captain Scarlet memorabelia and Captain
Scarlets appearance on the quiz show The Golden Shot.
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