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On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:02:44 +0100, Richard Harnden wrote:

>> Mercury, Zodiac, Tracy, Tempest, Scarlet, ?

Well done Richard.

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Answer: 90.

They are all characters in Gerry Anderson's series of Supermarionation 
films:

Mike Mercury, Supercar
Colonel Steve Zodiac, Fireball XL5
Jeff Tracy (and his family), Thunderbirds
Captain Troy Tempest, Stingray
Captain Scarlet, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Joe 90, Joe 90

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Anderson

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David Entwistle