RIP Francis Matthews

Algarveaddick

Actor Francis Matthews, probably best known as the voice of Captain Scarlet has passed away aged 86.

RIP

Bedsaddick

I thought he was a puppet ?

DaveMehmet

So, not indestructible then.

Big William

RIP - Well 86 is halfway to indestructible:-)

Captain Scarlet was my favourite Gerry Anderson show - the fact that civilization could be threatened by smoke rings probably led to modern tobacco legislation. Or not.

thenewbie

Bedsaddick said:

I thought he was a puppet ?

No, Bob Peeters is a puppet. Captain Scarlet was a marionette.

RIP

Henry Irving

RIP

Goonerhater

he knew the mysterons game

RIP

MuttleyCAFC

Big William said:

RIP - Well 86 is halfway to indestructible:-)

Captain Scarlet was my favourite Gerry Anderson show - the fact that civilization could be threatened by smoke rings probably led to modern tobacco legislation. Or not.

I loved them all but Captain Scarlet was my favourite also. RIP.

March51

Also well known as suave private detective Paul Temple when the programme transferred to TV from radio (the BBC Home Service as was).

RIP.

uie2

RIP

Brendan_O_Connell

RIP

soapy_jones

RIP

Blimey are any of my boyhood memories going to be intact after this w/e? More RIP threads on here than during the Black Death!