Colonel White
| Colonel White | |
|---|---|
| Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons character | |
| Created by | Gerry Anderson |
| Voiced by |
Donald Gray (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) Mike Hayley (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Charles Gray |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Spectrum officer |
| Title | Colonel |
| Spouse(s) | Diana (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Children | Victoria (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Nationality | British |
Colonel White is a character in the 1960s Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. He is the commander-in-Chief of Spectrum, the security organisation dedicated to defending Earth against the Mysterons from Mars. He is also the commander of Cloudbase.
He is British and his real name is Charles Grey (possibly named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey).
In the series, White spends much of his time at his circular desk in the Cloudbase control room. The only episodes in which he is seen to leave the base are "White as Snow", "Spectrum Strikes Back", "Special Assignment" and "Flight to Atlantica". His assistant is Lieutenant Green. White is dedicated to his work and expects high levels of discipline from his agents. However, he has complete faith in their abilities.
Very little of Colonel White's identity or biography is revealed in the original series. In the episode "White as Snow" he goes undercover and uses the alias Robert Snow, this being the only time he refers to any name other than his Spectrum codename in a televised episode.
In the 2005 remake series, White has a wife, Diana, and a daughter, Victoria, and has a residence on an estate in Gloucestershire, England.
He is a former Royal Marine and SIS agent. He was recruited to the SIS from the Marines and reached the position of director. He subsequently moved on to the UN Security Development Committee, which in turn created Spectrum. In contrast to his depiction in the original series, he is frequently seen away from his desk and to move around skybase, often pursuing an interest in chess, fishing and fencing.
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