Colonel White is a character in the 1960s Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Supermarionation (a Blend of "super" "marionette" and "animation" is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as simply Captain Scarlet, is a Science fiction Television series produced He is the Commander-in-Chief of Spectrum, the security organisation dedicated to defending Earth against the Mysterons from Mars. A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The Mysterons are a fictional race of Extraterrestrials which appear in the British Science fiction Supermarionation Television series' He is also the commander of Cloudbase. The commanding officer ( CO) is the officer in command of a Military unit. For the cloud structure see Cloud base. Cloudbase is the fictional skyborne headquarters of international security organisation Spectrum from
He is British and his real name is Charles Grey (Possibly named after Earl Grey). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 &ndash 17 July 1845 known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807 was a British
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Role
In the series, White spends much of his time at his rounded desk in the Cloudbase control room. The only episodes in which he is shown to leave the base are "White as Snow", "Spectrum Strikes Back", "Special Assignment" and "Flight to Atlantica". " White as Snow " is the sixth episode of the Supermarionation Television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. " Spectrum Strikes Back " is the ninth episode of the Supermarionation Television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. " Special Assignment " is the tenth episode of the Supermarionation Television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. " Flight to Atlantica " is the 30th Episode of the Supermarionation Television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Lieutenant Green is his assistant. Lieutenant Green (real name Seymour Griffiths is the assistant of Colonel White in the Supermarionation Television series series Captain Scarlet
White is dedicated to his work and expects high levels of discipline from his agents. However, he has complete faith in their abilities.
History
Very little of Colonel White's identity or biography is revealed in the original series. In the episode "White as Snow" he passes himself off under the alias Robert Snow, this being the only time he refers to any name other than his Spectrum rank in a broadcast episode. The following information is from [1].
In his teens, Charles Gray studied at King's College Canterbury, Kent (aged 17), and then at Norwich University, Norfolk (previously known as the University of East Anglia); 2038, aged 21, gaining first class honours degrees in computer control, navigation and technology. Leaving university, Gray enlisted with the British Navy, serving on destroyers and submarines, and in such trouble spots as south east Asia in 2040, the Iceland dispute of 2042, the Panama-Isthmus rebellion of 2042-2043, and in a remarkably short time had risen to the rank of Captain (2046). The British civil war erupted in December of 2046, when Charles Gray was the Captain of an un-named British Navy Destroyer in the Atlantic at the time, and presumably going against his superiors sided with the rebels against the government and headed back to Britain to join them and help overthrow the military dictatorship which ruled Britain. The rebellion was soon over, Britain joined the World Government in February of 2047 and Charles Gray was rewarded for his support, when the World Government offered him full command of a World Navy Destroyer. From that point onwards his career was one fantastic success story, gaining promotion after promotion until he became Admiral of the British Fleet. Charles Gray’s daring escapades, his coolness in tricky situations and leadership qualities gained him the respect of top military staff worldwide. Often being headline news, Charles Gray became a public hero, so his military peers and friends became dismayed when at the age of only thirty he announced his retirement from military service.
This was, however, only a carefully laid out cover-story, as Gray had in fact been selected to serve in the Universal Secret Service. Charles Gray married in 2048 (wife's name unknown), and after two years active service as a field agent (2049), in which he was very successful in his various missions, Gray was promoted to the organisation and control section of the USS, where he soon realised his true flair in leadership. And so he was chosen as head of the British section of the USS (in 2050), in command of their London, world Intelligence Network section, a division disgracing the entire USS, through infiltration by double agents. Within one year (2051), Gray had completed the seemingly impossible task of clearing the USS London HQ of all these enemy agents and infiltrators, and by his brilliant strategies, ruthlessness in command and determination he had put the USS London section "back on its feet", running smoothly and efficiently. It was also about this time that Charles Grey became a widower (date unspecified). And so, in 2065, considering his dedication to a cause, ability to obtain results and superb leadership qualities, the spectrum selection committee offered him the rank and colour code of Colonel White together with the position of supreme Commander-in-Chief of Cloudbase. Ironically, this was a job offered on the eve of Gray's succession to the post of Supreme Commander of the USS.
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
In the 2005 remake series, White has a wife, Diana, and a daughter, Victoria, who live on an estate in Gloucestershire, England. Gerry Andersons New Captain Scarlet (more commonly New Captain Scarlet or NCS is a United Kingdom -produced Computer-generated imagery History See also History of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire is a historic county mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
He is a former Royal Marine and MI6/SIS agent. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. He was recruited into the SIS from the Marines and rose to the position of Director. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. Later he moved to the UN Security Development Committee which created Spectrum. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Unlike in the original series, he is frequently seen out of his desk and moving around skybase, often doing some of the below activitied.
His interests include Chess, fishing and fencing. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand
References
- Cast of Characters: Colonel White, Spectrum Headquarters. Retrieved on February 27, 2007. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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