Winged Assassin

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“Winged Assassin”
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 2
Written by Tony Barwick
Directed by David Lane
Production no. 2
Original airdate October 6, 1967
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"Winged Assassin" is the second episode of the Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. It was first broadcast in the UK on October 6, 1967 on ATV Midlands. It was written by Tony Barwick and directed by David Lane.

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[edit] Synopsis

Spectrum tries to prevent the Mysterons from assassinating the Director General of the United Asian Republic.

[edit] Plot

The Mysterons threaten to assassinate the Director General of the United Asian Republic, who is currently visiting the United Kingdom. A sniper makes an attempt on the target's life while he is staying at a London hotel, only to be thwarted and killed by Spectrum officer Captain Grey.

Following this, maximum security is imposed at London International Airport, where the Director General is due to leave the country. The Mysteron reconstruction of Captain Scarlet, who has taken on the consciousness of the human officer and is now indestructible, returns to duty to lead the operation with Captain Blue. Elsewhere, the Mysterons engineer the crash of Flight DT19, an airliner en route from New York City to London, as it crosses the Atlantic Ocean. A reconstruction of the plane, empty of crew and passengers, continues on the original flight path.

While an impersonator is driven to London Airport in a decoy motorcade, the real Director General arrives in Yellow Fox, a high-security Spectrum transporter which outwardly appears to be a fuel tanker, and boards his jet. However, upon landing, Flight DT19 breaks away from the terminal building and moves down the jet's runway as it is taxiing. Realising that the Director General's plane will be destroyed, Scarlet and Blue go after DT19 in their SPV. Blue tries to destroy the undercarriage with the vehicle's gun, but when it is found to be jammed, Scarlet activates Blue's ejector seat and rams the wheels to halt the aircraft. The damage brings DT19 to a standstill, but the SPV collides with a radar bunker and Scarlet is fatally injured. Meanwhile, the jet has taken off but not gained sufficient altitude; clipping DT19's wing, it crashes and the Director General is killed. However, although the Mysterons have succeeded in their threat, Scarlet will return to face them again.

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[edit] Guest voice cast

In speaking order:

  • Captain Brown — Charles Tingwell (featured in a flashback to "The Mysterons")
  • Intercontinental Airlines Tannoy (voice) — Janna Hill
  • DT19 Pilot — Paul Maxwell
  • DT19 Co-Pilot — Martin King
  • Spectrum Agent 042 — Charles Tingwell
  • Director General — Jeremy Wilkin
  • Airport Chief — Martin King
  • Airport Worker — Charles Tingwell

[edit] Notes

  • "Winged Assassin" marks the first appearance of the Mysteron rings, trailing the reconstruction of Flight DT19.
  • Footage from "Winged Assassin" was re-edited and included in the Captain Scarlet compilation movie Captain Scarlet vs the Mysterons.

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