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
Green Wing one of the top ten TV programmes of the year. In "Broadcast magazine", the second series was voted joint-second best comedy series in 2006. In South Africa, where "Green Wing" is broadcast on BBC Prime, "The Sunday Times of South Africa" voted the show the best DStv programme of 2007. Composer Daniel Pemberton wrote that the soundtrack to "Green Wing" was, "One of the most innovative TV soundtracks in recent years." Famous fans of "Green Wing" include novelist Ian Rankin and comedian Catherine Tate. Criticisms of "Green Wing" include the lazzi methods of filming and the overall length of the