Winged Assassin [SEP] series
Winged Assassin
"Winged Assassin" is the second episode of "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons", a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced by their company Century 21 Productions. Written by Tony Barwick and directed by David Lane, it was first broadcast on 6 October 1967 on ATV Midlands. The plot of the episode see Captain Scarlet establish his indestructibility as Spectrum attempts to prevent the Mysterons from assassinating the Director General of the United Asian Republic.
The episode has been positively received by commentators
body is taken away in an ambulance, Blue assures the airport chief that despite Spectrum's defeat, Scarlet will return to fight the Mysterons again.
Production.
"Winged Assassin" marks the first appearance of the series' secondary title sequence, in which the Mysterons transmit their threat to Spectrum while the green Mysteron "eyes" slide menacingly over the regular puppet cast. These shots were recorded during the filming of this episode. "Winged Assassin" is also the first episode of "Captain Scarlet" to feature uncredited