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“Expo 2068”
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episode
Episode no. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as simply Captain Scarlet, is a Science fiction Television series produced Season 1
Episode 25
Written by Shane Rimmer
Directed by Leo Eaton
Production no. Shane Rimmer (born 1932) is a Canadian Actor and Voice actor. 23
Original airdate March 26, 1968
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List of Captain Scarlet episodes

"Expo 2068" is the 25th episode of the Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons It was first shown in the UK on March 26, 1968 on ATV Midlands, written by Shane Rimmer and directed by Leo Eaton. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Noose of Ice " is the 24th Episode of the Supermarionation Television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. " The Launching " is the 26th Episode of the Supermarionation Television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. This is an episode guide for the Gerry Anderson television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, made for the British production 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 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Associated TeleVision Limited, best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981 Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Shane Rimmer (born 1932) is a Canadian Actor and Voice actor. A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode.

Contents

Synopsis

The Mysterons steal a nuclear reactor to bring devastation to the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, damaging Earth's prestige. The Mysterons are a fictional race of Extraterrestrials which appear in the British Science fiction Supermarionation Television series' This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001

Plot

A transporter delivering a nuclear reactor to the Manicougan Power Complex is destroyed by the Mysterons, who reconstruct driver, vehicle and cargo as part of their plan to damage Earth's prestige by destroying the Atlantic Seaboard of North America. This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled The Mysterons are a fictional race of Extraterrestrials which appear in the British Science fiction Supermarionation Television series' EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern Elsewhere, Expo 2068, a futuristic building development, is under construction, with a fleet of the Seneca company's remote-controlled helicopters flying various materials to the site. A remote control is an electronic device used for the remote operation of a Machine. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Captain Black infiltrates the Seneca control room and holds the helicopter operator at gunpoint, forcing him to divert one of the aircraft to a forest clearing. Captain Black is the fictional nemesis of Captain Scarlet and recurring Mysteron agent in the 1960s British Supermarionation Science fiction There, the reconstructed driver transfers the reactor from the transporter to the helicopter's holding crate.

When a lumberjack stumbles across the scene, he is shot and left for dead by the driver. A lumberjack or logger is a man who harvests lumber The term lumberjack is somewhat archaic having been mostly replaced by logger. Captains Scarlet and Blue have been following the transporter in an SPV and find the wounded man, who is taken into hospital. Captain Scarlet is the fictional main character in Gerry Anderson 's British Supermarionation Science fiction Television series Captain Blue (real name Adam Svenson is a character in the 1960s Supermarionation Television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. They also discover that the reactor's thermal safety valve has been removed – without it, the reactor will overheat and explode. Unaware that it is now empty, the officers continue to pursue the transporter but the driver, desperate to evade Spectrum, crashes the vehicle and is killed. Finding that the reactor is gone, the captains remember that the lumberjack kept muttering the word "Seneca", and speed to Expo 2068.

At the site, Black orders the operator to position the helicopter directly over the Expo Tower to ensure maximum destruction when the reactor, which is approaching critical temperature, explodes. However, when Scarlet and Blue arrive, he commands his hostage to crash the helicopter immediately. The man refuses to obey and is shot dead, but Black's bullet damages the controls, causing the helicopter to become unsteady in flight. Wearing a jet pack, Scarlet flies up to the cargo crate and cuts through the wood with a saw to reach the reactor. For other meanings see Jetpack (disambiguation. The Martin Jetpack, despite its name has no jets or rockets but is a small helicopter and He ultimately succeeds in stabilising it by cutting a number of external circuits, but the helicopter crashes with him inside. Blue returns Scarlet's body to Cloudbase so that he can revive. For the cloud structure see Cloud base. Cloudbase is the fictional skyborne headquarters of international security organisation Spectrum from

Cast

Regular voice cast

Guest voice cast

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Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Bentley, Chris (2001). The Complete Book of Captain Scarlet. Carlton Books, p. 86. ISBN 1-84222-405-0.  

External links

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