Puppet 4

The #4 revamp puppet were used for Century 21 Television Production of shows. The puppet appeared in three shows; Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90 and The Secret Service. The puppet is best known as Spectrum officer Captain Brown.

## Changes

Puppet #4 has modifications throughout the production of three shows. These include:

* Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
	+ The puppet's hair was gained grey streaks in the production of Flight 104.
* Joe 90
	+ The frowner head was gained eyes to be asiatic version for only in Attack Of The Tiger.
* The Secret Service
	+ The puppet is rewigged with grey hair, given a moustache and heavily modified as elderly man.

## Gallery

### Stunt Puppet

A stunt puppet was used for Captain Brown's explosion scene so as not to damage the original. It was also used for promotional photographs.

**Left:** The stunt puppet during filming.
**Right:** The promotional photograph.
### Expressions

Many of different heads for Puppet 4 were used for the show.

"Frowner""Grimacing"
 only in Codename Europa (note: it was also featured blinker unit)

## Present state

After The Secret Service was cancelled in 1969, the puppets were handed to puppet makers, puppeteers and private collectors. Some duplicates of the puppet were seen on the list of auctions at Phillips in London by co-creator Sylvia Anderson. The original head with Captain Brown's uniform is owned by a collector, one of the original heads had hair with grey streaks from Flight 104 and Codename Europa.

Puppet 4 with original Captain Brown's uniform in 2014
### Restoration

Former puppet sculptoer Terry Curtis took the original head in the eldery form with re-wigged back to the original brown hair and eyebrows, while the original teeth is missing in after the production wrapped and get a new piece of teeth part inside the head. The original eyes would not be replaced with the new one and wearing Captain Brown's uniform in after restoration. The puppet is including the gun although the colour of his gun was only for Captain Scarlet.

## Appearances

### Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

* Captain Brown (The Mysterons)
* Barman, Vincent Bar (Special Assignment)
* Major Reeves (Rengade Rocket)
* Charlie Hansen (Fire at Rig 15)
* Dr. Ernst Conrad (Flight 104)
* Neilson (Noose of Ice)
* Professor Gabriel A. Carney (Codename Europa)

### Joe 90

* Dr. Blackmore (Operation McClaine)
* Harry Sloane (Double Agent)
* Officer (Attack of the Tiger)

### The Secret Service

* Foreign Frogman (A Question of Miracles)
* George Grey (To Catch a Spy)
* General Brompton (Hole in One)
* Professor Soames (The Deadly Whisper)

## Voice Actors

* Charles Tingwell
* Gary Files
* David Healy
* Neil McCallum
* Jeremy Wilkin
* Keith Alexander

## Trivia

* This is the first revamp puppet to be portrayed as Mysteron agent.
* The character of Captain Brown was exclusive, not only because of the one episode appearance, but it was also the only time the puppet was voiced by Charles Tingwell.
* Puppet 4 is one of revamp puppets that is not voiced by Martin King, Paul Maxwell and Shane Rimmer.
* Puppet 4 is the first revamp puppet to be wearing the Spectrum officer uniform, the second being Puppet 9 who portrayed as Captain Magenta in later episodes. After the episode The Mysterons was completed, the puppet was used as revamp for guest roles and Captain Brown's uniform was kept in storage by puppeteers.
* Although the heads of puppet 4 was later rewigged with grey hair and a moustache for The Secret Service. This is the duplicate head for dressing as elderly version.
* The deceased head of Captain Brown was currently owned by Larrystuff.
* The blinker head of puppet is look-like frowner not as the normal form.