

A puppet from the Gerry Anderson series
Captain Scarlet that was estimated to fetch between £12,500 and £13,500 failed to find a buyer when it went up for auction yesterday at Bonhams'
Entertainment Memorabilia sale in London.
The
Captain Brown puppet consisted of an original, restored head with reproduction body and uniform. The character of Captain Brown featured in the first episode of
Captain Scarlet as well as in flashback in the second episode. The puppet was then used for other characters in the series, including Major Reeves and Dr Conrad, before being "recycled" for other Gerry Anderson shows.
Approximately 22in (56cm) high, it also appeared as Dr Blakemore in the
Joe 90 episode
Operation McClaine and as Harry Sloane in
Double Agent in the same series. In
The Secret Service it portrayed several characters, including the spy George Grey and, with grey hair and moustache, General Brompton in the episode
Hole In One.
A prop stardrive device from the
Blake's 7 episode
Stardrive (series 4, episode 4) went for
£1,187, having had an estimate of £500-700. Meanwhile, a mothership model from Series 10 of
Red Dwarf was bought for
£562 (estimate £500-700), while an Annihilator model spaceship from the same series fetched
£750 (estimate £500-700). All sale prices included the premium.
The auction was held at Bonhams' Knightsbridge saleroom.