| Lieutenant Green | |
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| Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons character | |
| Created by | Gerry Anderson |
| Voiced by | Cy Grant (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) Jules de Jongh (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Seymour Griffiths (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) Serena Lewis (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) Female (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Occupation | Spectrum officer |
| Title | Lieutenant |
| Nationality | Trinidadian (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) American (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
Lieutenant Green (Seymour Griffiths) is the assistant of Colonel White in the Supermarionation television series series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. He is of Trinidadian origin,[1] and as well as being the only non-white male on Cloudbase, he is the only officer to hold the rank of lieutenant. He is an expert in computer programming and electronics.
In the series, Green spends most of his time in the Cloudbase control room. He assists Colonel White in the execution of missions by accessing data and radio links at a large supercomputer, which he operates from a movable chair. At White's command he can activate the control room's display screen or speak on the base's public address system. Green rarely leaves Cloudbase, though he constantly mentions how he would like to meet Captain Black face-to-face. Other Cloudbase personnel occupy his chair to assist Colonel White whenever the Lieutenant is absent.
Cy Grant provided the voice of Lieutenant Green.[2][3]
In the 2005 remake series, Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet, Green (real name Serena Lewis) is now a 27-year-old female officer who speaks with an American accent. She remains confined to Skybase, but her desk is smaller and her computer is holographic. She is knowledgeable about all aspects of Spectrum, and used to work for the United Nations. She is attracted to Captain Blue. At the end of one episode, she is offered a promotion to the rank of captain, but decides to remain a lieutenant.
During its repeat run in the UK in 1993, Captain Scarlet became involved in the black-and-white dualism debate for its use of the codenames "White" to designate the head of Spectrum, Colonel White, and "Black" to designate the villainous Captain Black.[4][3] Gerry Anderson defended the series against the accusations of racism and political incorrectness, reminding critics that the characters of Green, Melody Angel and Harmony Angel are heroic in spite of their respective African or Asian origins.[4]
Grant, who voiced Green and perceived the series as having positive multicultural value,[2][3] noted the allegorical nature of Captain Scarlet.[2] Christian symbolism is heavily implied, with Colonel White as God, Captain Black as the Devil, Captain Scarlet as Christ, Cloudbase as Heaven, and characters codenamed "the Angels",[2][3] but Grant mentioned the idea of Lieutenant Green being an African trickster hero.[2] On dualism, he suggested that, "the 'darkness' of the Mysterons is most easily seen as the psychological rift—the struggle of 'good' and 'evil' — of the Western world as personified by Colonel White and his team. Dark and light are but aspects of each other. Incidentally, green is the colour of nature that can heal that rift."[3]
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