Series synopsis
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a British action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy kids television series that premiered on ITV1 on February 12, 2005. It ended on November 26, 2005. It was created by Gerry Anderson. It stars Wayne Forester, Robbie Stevens, Mike Hayley and Emma Tate.
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV. Created by Gerry Anderson, it is a Hypermarionation reboot of the classic 1967 Supermarionation series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
Premise
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV. Created by Gerry Anderson, it is a Hypermarionation reboot of the classic 1967 Supermarionation series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Wayne Forester as Captain Scarlet
- Robbie Stevens as Captain Blue
- Mike Hayley as Colonel White
- Emma Tate as Destiny Angel
- Nigel Plaskitt as Captain Black
- Jules de Jongh as Lieutenant Green
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | February 12, 2005 | May 14, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 13 | September 3, 2005 | November 26, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons A trailer created and released in 2000 when the original idea for the series eventually released as New Captain Scarlet was to be a direct sequel to the 1967 supermarionation show. |
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| 2 |
Production Tour A Behind the Scenes look at the production of Captain Scarlet |
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| 3 |
Motion Capture A Behind the Scenes look at the Motion Capture used in Captain Scarlet |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Instrument of Destruction, Part One Captain Black and Captain Scarlet are sent to mars to investigate a mysterious alien signal coming from there. A misunderstanding occurs and the Mysterons vow revenge. They are killed and both become Mysteron agents. Back on earth Captain Scarlet tries to destroy skybase, but he fails, so Captain Black is revived to do the Mysterons bidding. |
February 12, 2005 |
| 2 |
Instrument of Destruction, Part Two The Mysterons resurrect Captain Black, who gains control of a worldwide distribution company and a Russian military leader. With the latter they launch an all-out attack against Skybase whilst with the former they transport enough nuclear material to Siberia to create a bomb large enough to crack the world wide open. Meanwhile Captain Scarlet, who is now back to his old self, must earn Captain Blue's trust as they must work together to stop Captain Black. Meanwhile Black's former lover, Destiny Angel, must come to terms with the fact that the man she once loved is now in league with the enemy. |
February 19, 2005 |
| 3 |
Swarm The Angels shoot down a USAF transport plane that was heading for Skybase, but it releases a swarm of cyberbugs, advanced robots the size of a bug that are capable of eating metal and reproducing with great speed. Once they are aboard Skybase, they set about eating their way towards the atomic reactor core. The headquarters will be destroyed unless Scarlet can find a weakness. |
February 26, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Touch of the Reaper Two scientists are killed and reconstructed by the Mysterons as assassins infected with a disease that can kill with just one touch. Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue are into a hunt against the clock to find them but unknown to the 2 Spectrum agents the Mysterons target is the president of The United States. |
September 3, 2005 |
| 2 |
Virus When members of the world Security Council start to commit suicide Colonel White sends Captain Scarlet & Captain Blue to invistigate. Captain Blue checks out one of council members computers and reads an email that hypnotizes him, he uploads the computer to Lieutenant Green. Blue drives of road but Scarlet saves him Blue goes into a coma. Scarlet takes him back to skybase. But the virus has spread to Skybase's computer systems. |
September 10, 2005 |
| 3 |
Enigma Spectrum detects a massive unidentified spaceship leaving Mars which soon lands in the Australian Outback. Colonel White sends Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue, Captain Ochre and Captain Grey to investigate the spaceship. They board the ship and find out that the renegade Mysteron faction has sent the ship which has the ability to time travel. Scarlet is told that he has a chance to go back in time and stop the war from happening. |
September 17, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 12, 2005 |
| Last aired | November 26, 2005 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 16:30:00 |