Winged Assassin

Infobox Television episode
Title = Winged Assassin
Series = Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Season = 1
Episode = 2
Airdate = October 6, 1967
Production = 2
Writer = Tony Barwick
Director = David Lane
Episode list = List of "Captain Scarlet" episodes
Prev = The Mysterons
Next = Big Ben Strikes Again

"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.

ynopsis

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

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.

Cast

Regular voice cast

*Captain Scarlet — Francis Matthews
*Captain Blue — Ed Bishop
*Colonel White — Donald Gray
*Lieutenant Green — Cy Grant
*Captain Ochre — Jeremy Wilkin
*Captain Grey — Paul Maxwell
*Doctor Fawn — Charles Tingwell
*Destiny Angel — Liz Morgan
*Rhapsody Angel — Liz Morgan
*Melody Angel — Sylvia Anderson
*Voice of the Mysterons — Donald Gray

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

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".

External links

* [http://www.fanderson.org.uk/epguides/scarleteg.html#Episode%20Two Fanderson.org.uk: "Captain Scarlet" Episode Guide: "Winged Assassin"]
* [http://www.tv.com/captain-scarlet-and-the-mysterons/winged-assassin/episode/165443/summary.html TV.com: "Captain Scarlet" Episode Guide: "Winged Assassin"]
* [http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Capt%20Scarlet%20Timeline.htm# Clivebanks.co.uk: "Captain Scarlet" Episode Guide]