Lieutenant Green pointing out that Lieutenant Green – and the other non-white regulars, Melody and Harmony Angels – are heroic characters of African and Asian backgrounds. Green's original voice actor, Cy Grant, considered "Captain Scarlet" to be of positive multicultural value and commented on its possible allegorical nature. With regard to 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
Robson Green one-off drama led to a series being commissioned under the name "Northern Lights", which was followed by a sequel called "City Lights". Coastal also produces drama series, including "Hereafter" starring showbiz couple Stephen Tompkinson and Dervla Kirwan. In 1995, Green won the Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party award for Favourite TV Actor. In 1997, Green starred in the TV film, "The Student Prince" which is no relation to either the Romberg operetta or the 1954 MGM film. In July 1998, Green received an honorary degree from the University of Northumbria and, in September 2006, he was voted by the UK