Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often shortened to Captain Scarlet, was a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 for ITC Entertainment. It was the sixth Anderson series to be filmed using a form of electronic marionette puppetry dubbed "Supermarionation" combined with scale

model special effects. Running to thirty-two 25-minute episodes, it was first broadcast on ITV regional franchises between 1967 and 1968 and has since aired in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Scarlet's real name is Paul Metcalfe. Born on 17 December 2036, he is from Winchester, England and speaks with a Mid-Atlantic accent. He is a competent driver and pilot, as well as a qualified astronaut. Well trusted by the commander-in-chief of Spectrum, Colonel White, he is the organisation's top agent and is usually assigned its most dangerous and critical missions.