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Flash Gordon was one of the mostly fondly remembered serials from childrens school holidays of the 1970s. It was always on first thing in the morning just like Belle and Sebastien. The first film serial was made in 1936 and called Flash Gordon. Flash, Ming and Dr Zarkov returned in many other films in the series but quite often characters such as Dale Arden (originally played by Jean Rogers), Prince Barin (originally played by Richard Alexander) and Princess Aura (originally played by Priscilla Lawson) left and were replaced by new actors. Soon to follow was Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (This was recorded off TV many moons ago and will be done at a later date). The third in the series is presented here and is Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe. This twelve part serial was made in true Flash Gordon style with many of the special effects used in the previous serials.

The plot is typical. Ming the Merciless is hell bent on destroying the Earth (yet again). This time his rocket ships have been depositing a purple dust into the Earth's atmosphere and it is killing the human population. The only characteristic of the death is a purple spot on the forehead. Flash Gordon and Dr Zarkov head to the planet Mongo to try to find a cure for the plague as they are sure that Ming is behind it.

Characters

Flash Gordon	Dale Arden	Emperor Ming the Merciless
Dr Zarkov	Princess Aura	Prince Barin
Ming's chief scientist (mad!!)	Turan	Captain Torch
Ronald	General Lupi of Frigia	Ming's spy Sonja
	Queen Fria of Frigia

The World of Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless

The rocket ship	Rocket ship landing	Prince Barin's Palace
Ming's Palace on Mongo	Inside Ming's Palace	Ming's Laboratories
Ming's torcher chamber	Mongo Communication center	Frozen Kingdom of Frigia

Credits

Click below for Chapter One