Originally shown in the UK from September 1967, 'Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons' was Gerry Anderson's follow-up to 'Thunderbirds'. The show follows a group of specialists who save the earth each week from the evil, invisible Mysterons who take over people and objects for their own ends. It featured female fighter pilots (the Angels) and Anderson's first black character. Anderson always felt that each of his shows should be unique, and wanted to make a more serious, lifelike adventure series. Although it was filmed in 'Supermarionation', the puppets' proportions were kept close to those of real people. While they look much more realistic than Thunderbirds, it made them much more difficult to manipulate convincingly. The dialogue for each show would be recorded in advance, and the puppets' mouths were moved using an electromagnet to produce convincing lip-synch. Two versions of sets were built - one at one third scale for the models, and full scale versions if any 'hand work' was needed.
This toy comes from a group of 3000 toys that was auctioned on 8 and 9 September 2002 by Goodman's at Double Bay. The toys, nearly all officially licensed merchandise from television productions, films and comic books, were accumulated in Australia by Barry Woodley since his youth. Most have their original packaging and have never been opened.
This toy is suitable for inclusion in the proposed exhibition about television in Australians' lives. In this context it can be used to illustrate themes relating to 'Children, television and the family' and merchandising.
The Angel Interceptor jet was made by Lincoln International in 1967.
The Angel Interceptor jet was part of a collection of over 3000 toys accumulated by Barry Woodley between 1980 and 2002. Woodley began collecting seriously at the age of 17. He was consistent in his approach, collecting only toy vehicles and robots licensed from television, film and other media such as comic books, that were in mint condition and in their original packaging. Woodley collected for his own pleasure and did not open the toys or play with them. The Angel Interceptor jet was sold with the rest of the Woodley collection by Goodman's auctioneers in 2002.
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