The Launching
| "The Launching" | |
|---|---|
| Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episode | |
| Episode no. | Episode 26 |
| Directed by | Brian Burgess |
| Written by |
Peter Curran David Williams |
| Cinematography by | Ted Catford |
| Editing by | John Beaton |
| Production code | 15 |
| Original air date | 2 April 1968 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Voices of: |
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Voices of:
Gary Files as
Mervin Brand
Jeremy Wilkin as
Tribune Controller
David Healy as
President Roberts
Martin King as
Trans-Pacific Vice President
Sylvia Anderson as
Vice President's Wife
"The Launching" is the 26th episode of the Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 2 April 1968 on ATV Midlands, was written by Peter Curran and David Williams and directed by Brian Burgess.
In this episode, the Mysterons appear to threaten the assassination of United States President Roberts within twelve hours. However, as the hours pass, Captain Scarlet begins to suspect that the threat has been misinterpreted.
The Mysterons warn Spectrum that they will destroy United States President Roberts within twelve hours. Mervin Brand, a journalist for the Tribune newspaper, is travelling to Washington, D.C. to attend a presidential news conference when his aircraft is struck by storm lightning and crashes. Approaching the Capitol, Mysteron reconstructions of Brand and his plane are intercepted by the Angels, who are patrolling the airspace on the orders of Colonel White. Forced to land at an airfield, Brand completes his journey to Washington by car. Meanwhile, Roberts has agreed to protective measures proposed by Captain Scarlet, but insists on still holding the news conference. With one hour remaining before the Mysteron deadline, Brand arrives in his car outside the Presidential Residence. However, rather than attempt to crash a Spectrum checkpoint set up by Captains Blue and Ochre, Brand speeds past the Residence, almost hitting the Spectrum officers. With the Mysteron threat almost expired, Roberts is eager to attend the launching of an atomic liner, the biggest and fastest ever constructed, at the Trans-Pacific Shipping Corporation shipyard.
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