Donald Gray – MRQE

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (TV)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Captain Scarlet and friends battle the Mysterons from Mars.

Sword of Honour

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A recruit at Sandhurst initially makes a poor impression, but goes on to prove himself by riding in the Grand National.

“Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons”

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. First broadcast on ATV Midlands from September 1967 to May 1968, it has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Characters are presented as marionette puppets alongside scale model sets and special effects in a filming technique that the Andersons termed “Supermarionation”. This technology incorporated solenoid motors as a means of synchronising the puppet’s lip movements with pre-recorded dialogue.

Set in 2068, Captain Scarlet presents the hostilities between Earth and a race of Martians known as the Mysterons. After human astronauts attack their city on Mars, the vengeful Mysterons declare war on Earth, initiating a series of reprisals that are countered by Spectrum, a worldwide security organisation. Spectrum boasts the extraordinary abilities of its primary agent, Captain Scarlet. During the events of the pilot episode, Scarlet acquires the Mysteron healing power of “retro-metabolism” and is thereafter considered to be virtually “indestructible”, being able to recover fully from injuries that would normally be fatal.

Out of the Shadow

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A reporter learns that his brother, a student, has committed suicide. Unconvinced, he begins his own investigation when the police dismiss his suspicions. Could a killer be on the loose in Cambridge?

Satellite in the Sky

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell) and a mad scientist (Donald Wolfit).

Supersonic Saucer

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A group of schoolchildren come upon an alien from Venus, and help him against a gang of criminals who are trying to kidnap him.

Saturday Island

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded and soon enough, falling in love on an idyllic tropical island. But when British pilot William Peck (Donald Gray) crash-lands on their cozy little atoll, Dugan suddenly discovers he has a rival in love.