Series synopsis
Blake's 7 is a British drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on BBC One on January 2, 1978. It ended on December 21, 1981. It was created by Terry Nation. It stars Josette Simon, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow and David Jackson.
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Premise
A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Josette Simon as Dayna Mellanby
- Michael Keating as Vila Restal
- Paul Darrow as Kerr Avon
- David Jackson as Olag Gan
- Sally Knyvette as Jenna Stannis
- Peter Tuddenham as Zen / ORAC
Guest cast
- Gareth Thomas as Roj Blake
- Steven Pacey as Del Tarrant
- Jan Chappell as Cally
- Glynis Barber as Soolin
- Brian Croucher as Travis
- Morris Barry as Dr. Wiler
- Suzan Farmer as Meegat
- David Sterne as Guard
- Juliet Hammond-Hill as Pella
- Peter Byrne as Justin
- Richard Hurndall as Nebrox
- Michael Gough as Hower
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 102 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 50 | December 12, 2006 | December 16, 2025 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 1, 1978 | March 27, 1978 |
| Season 2 | 13 | January 8, 1979 | April 3, 1979 |
| Season 3 | 13 | January 6, 1980 | March 31, 1980 |
| Season 4 | 13 | September 27, 1981 | December 21, 1981 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Cult of... Blake's 7 The BBC paid tribute to the series with a thirty minute documentary, The Cult of... Blake's 7, first broadcast on 12 December 2006 on BBC Four as part of that channel's Science Fiction Britannia series. |
December 12, 2006 |
| 2 |
Blake's Junction 7 Cult '80s sci-fi gang "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1. |
January 15, 2011 |
| 3 | Making Blake's 7 Ep 1 | January 1, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Way Back A rebel leader, his memory altered by an oppressive galactic government, suffers injustice after witnessing a massacre. |
January 2, 1978 |
| 2 |
Space Fall Blake and some criminals attempt to seize control of the prison ship London as it passes a space war where an abandoned ship is found. |
January 9, 1978 |
| 3 |
Cygnus Alpha Blake tries to rescue the remaining prisoners from the prison planet Cygnus Alpha only to find they have a disease that can be cured by the power mad high priest Vargas. |
January 16, 1978 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Redemption The crew encounter the System, builders and original owners of the Liberator (known to them as Deep Space Vehicle-2). They disable its defense systems in an attempt to try to get their craft back. A sister ship (DSV-1), in pursuit, is destroyed by Orac. |
January 9, 1979 |
| 2 |
Shadow The Liberator reaches Space City where Blake seeks the assistance of the Terra Nostra, a criminal group who control the deadly drug Shadow. Blake must find out what the link with the Federation is, and why Orac is telepathically torturing Cally. The key appears to be the planet Zonda. |
January 16, 1979 |
| 3 |
Weapon The rebels and the Federation are searching for the stolen prototype of Imipak, a deadly new weapon. Servalan and Travis use a Blake clone to get information on this weapon from one of Blake's friends. |
January 23, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aftermath Severely damaged by combat in the Galactic War, the Liberator disperses its crew while it repairs itself. Avon lands on a planet and is rescued by the daughter of a former revolutionary. Priceless scenes between Avon and Servalan. |
January 7, 1980 |
| 2 |
Powerplay Avon and Dayna return to the Liberator, only to find it has been claimed by Tarrant. The rest of the crew are rescued by a medical ship and eventually brought back to the Liberator. |
January 14, 1980 |
| 3 |
Volcano The crew search for a new home base on the planet Obsidian, whose volcanic outbursts -- and a nuclear device buried in the planet's core by its inhabitants -- protect the planet from being overtaken. Servalan employs an elaborate plan to take control of the Liberator. |
January 21, 1980 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rescue Dorian, owner of the spaceship Scorpio, rescues the crew from Terminal. He tries to enlist the help of Orac to build a teleport mechanism for Scorpio and attempts to kill the crew. |
September 28, 1981 |
| 2 |
Power The Scorpio, rendered inaccessible by an elaborate security system, is stolen by a native of the planet who seeks to escape. Avon completes the Scorpio teleport system with the help of Orac. |
October 5, 1981 |
| 3 |
Traitor The planet Helotrix is falling easily to attack from a new Federation pacification drug, as are many other star systems. Tarrant and Dayna teleport down to the surface to investigate. Servalan, deposed of her presidency in the Federation, is back under the alias Commissioner Sleer having wiped all records connecting herself with the identity of Servalan. |
October 12, 1981 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 2, 1978 |
| Last aired | December 21, 1981 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |