Flight to Atlantica

"**Flight to Atlantica**"
"Flight to Atlantica"
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons episode
Episode no.	Episode 20
Directed by	Leo Eaton
Written by	Tony Barwick
Cinematography by	Ted Catford
Editing by	Harry MacDonald
Production code	SCA 28
Original air date	24 March 1968
Guest character voices
	Gary Files as Commander Williams; Shane Rimmer (uncredited) as Maxwell Field Sergeant;
Episode chronology
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"Flight to Atlantica" is the 20th episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions. Written by Tony Barwick and directed by Leo Eaton, it was first broadcast on 24 March 1968 on ATV London.^[1]

Set in 2068, the series depicts a "war of nerves" between Earth and the Mysterons: a hostile race of Martians with the power to create functioning copies of destroyed people or objects and use them to carry out acts of aggression against humanity. Earth is defended by a military organisation called Spectrum, whose top agent, Captain Scarlet, was murdered by the Mysterons and replaced by a reconstruction that later broke free of their control. Scarlet's double has a self-healing power that enables him to recover from injuries that would be fatal to anyone else, making him Spectrum's best asset in its fight against the Mysterons.

In "Flight to Atlantica", the personnel of Spectrum Cloudbase take leave of their senses after drinking champagne that has been drugged by the Mysterons. While flying a military bomber in this intoxicated state, Captains Blue and Ochre launch an attack on the World Navy base Atlantica.

^ ^a ^b Bentley, Chris (2017). Hearn, Marcus (ed.). Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault. Cambridge, UK: Signum Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-995519-12-1.
^ Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). London, UK: Reynolds & Hearn. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.

[Bentley2017-1] Bentley, Chris (2017). Hearn, Marcus (ed.). Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault. Cambridge, UK: Signum Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-995519-12-1.

[Bentley2008-2] Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). London, UK: Reynolds & Hearn. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.

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