Lunarville 7

Infobox Television episode
Title = Lunarville 7
Series = Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Season = 1
Episode = 12
Airdate = December 15, 1967
Production = 16
Writer = Tony Barwick
Director = Robert Lynn
Episode list = List of "Captain Scarlet" episodes
Prev = The Heart of New York
Next = Point 783

"Lunarville 7" is the 12th episode of the Supermarionation television series "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons". It was the 16th episode to be produced. It was first shown in the UK on December 15, 1967 on ATV Midlands. It was written by Tony Barwick and directed by Robert Lynn.

ynopsis

Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Lieutenant Green are dispatched to a lunar colony to investigate reports of an unauthorised complex being built on the far side of the Moon.

Plot

In a transmission from lunar colony Lunarville 7, the Lunar Controller declares that the Moon is neutral in the war between Earth and the Mysterons. Meanwhile, intelligence shows that an unauthorised facility is being built in the Humboldt Sea on the far side of the Moon. Captain Scarlet, Captain Blue and Lieutenant Green are sent to Lunarville 7 ostensibly to hand over the World President's written response to the Controller's controversial statement, but also secretly to investigate the colony and the Humboldt Sea.

On arrival, the officers are met by the Controller, his assistant, Orson, and the base's artificially-intelligent control computer, the Speech Intelligence Decoder ("SID"), which identifies humans through recognition discs. After they hand over the World President's letter, Orson agrees to take them on a trip of the lunar surface in a Moonmobile, a vehicle reliant on the Moon's low gravity to jump and glide over the ground. However, Orson refuses to take them to the Humboldt Sea, and the men become even more suspicious of their hosts when they discover that their accommodation at Lunarville 7 has been bugged.

That night, Scarlet is unable to request a Moonmobile from SID, which the Controller has programmed to accept only his commands. The Controller has also declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of all personnel from Lunarville 7. Scarlet switches recognition disc with the sleeping controller to allow himself, Blue and Green access to a Moonmobile. Arriving in the Humboldt Sea, they discover that a Mysteron complex is under construction in an unnamed crater, number 101.

Returning to Lunarville 7, the officers confront the Controller and Orson, who are Mysteron agents. As Scarlet is wearing the only authorised recognition disc, SID obeys his order to prepare a shuttle for the Spectrum officers' departure. The insane Controller opens fire on SID with a gun after it rejects his commands, causing an explosion which kills him and Orson. Scarlet, Blue and Green take off in the shuttle before further explosions destroy the whole base.

Cast

Regular voice cast

*Captain Scarlet — Francis Matthews
*Captain Blue — Ed Bishop
*Colonel White — Donald Gray
*Lieutenant Green — Cy Grant
*Captain Magenta — Gary Files
*Mysteron voice — Donald Gray

Guest voice cast

In speaking order:

*Lunar Controller — David Healy
*Orson — Martin King
*Shuttle pilot — Gary Files
*Launch control voice — Jeremy Wilkin
*Voice of SID - Francis Matthews

Notes

*The lunar Mysteron complex makes its second appearance in the episode, "Crater 101".
*Footage from "Lunarville 7" was re-edited and included in the "Captain Scarlet" compilation movie "Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars".

External links

* [http://www.fanderson.org.uk/epguides/scarleteg2.html#Episode%20Sixteen Fanderson.org.uk: "Captain Scarlet" Episode Guide: "Lunarville 7"]
* [http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Capt%20Scarlet%20Timeline.htm# Clivebanks.co.uk: "Captain Scarlet" Episode Guide]