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"We intend to obliterate the sub-continent of North America"


Special Assignment is the 14th produced, and the 10th broadcast, episode of the British television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

Plot[]

The Mysterons threaten to obliterate North America, but Spectrum is left without its number-one agent when Captain Scarlet is dismissed for gambling offences. He's approached by a pair of Mysteron agents, who intend to destroy Nuclear City using a Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle supplied by Scarlet; but first, he must prove his loyalty - by killing Captain Blue!

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TV Series Episodes
The MysteronsWinged AssassinBig Ben Strikes AgainManhuntAvalancheWhite as SnowThe TrapOperation TimeSpectrum Strikes BackSpecial AssignmentThe Heart Of New YorkLunarville 7Point 783Model SpySeek and DestroyTraitorRenegade RocketCrater 101Shadow Of FearDangerous RendezvousFire at Rig 15Treble CrossFlight 104Place of AngelsNoose of IceExpo 2068The LaunchingCodename EuropaInfernoFlight to AtlanticaAttack on CloudbaseThe Inquisition
Audio Adventures
Introducing Captain ScarletCaptain Scarlet and the MysteronsCaptain Scarlet is IndestructibleCaptain Scarlet of SpectrumCaptain Scarlet versus Captain Black
Compilation films
Captain Scarlet Vs. The MysteronsRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Books
Young CorgiThe Vault
Vehicles and Craft
Spectrum Saloon CarSpectrum Pursuit VehicleMaximum Security VehicleAngel InterceptorSpectrum Passenger JetSpectrum HelicopterSpectrum HovercraftSpectrum Radar VanMagnacopterZero-X
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