"Francis Matthews (Captain Scarlet)" Topic
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| GeoffQRF | 15 Jun 2014 1:58 p.m. PST |
Actor Francis Matthews, who was the voice of Captain Scarlet in Gerry Anderson's 1960s TV show, has died at the age of 86.
Matthews lent his voice to the indestructible puppet hero, who defended the Earth in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, in 1967 and '68. The actor also played private detective Paul Temple in the BBC series of the same name from 1969. |
| Whatisitgood4atwork | 15 Jun 2014 5:58 p.m. PST |
That was my all-time favourite Super-Marionation show. I loved it even more than 'Thunderbirds'. I (just) remember Paul Temple too. Never realised it was the same actor. |
Joes Shop  | 16 Jun 2014 4:27 a.m. PST |
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| Martin Rapier | 16 Jun 2014 4:37 a.m. PST |
Ah, adios Captain Scarlet, that is a real shame. Also one of my favourite TV shows, genuinely scary at times. I even had the LP record version, in which the immortal lines were uttered: 'Not even Captain Scarlet has experienced the centre of a nuclear explosion before'. |
| John D Salt | 18 Jun 2014 2:50 p.m. PST |
Francis Matthews and Ros Drinkwater came to Horsham to film an episode of Paul Temple in, ooh, 1970 or 71 it must have been. Both of them were highly tolerant of the crowds of adoring schoolkids asking for their autographs, of whom I was one and my sister was another. RIP, Mr. Matthews, you had style. All the best, John. |
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worries about not losing his rules stuff.
