Blakes 7

Name: Blakes 7
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
Rating: 8.3

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Genres: Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

First Aired: 1978-01-02Length: 50 MinStatus: Ended

Seven very different individuals with one common connection: they are all escaped prisoners sentenced to live out the rest of their lives on Cygnus Alpha, a barren and sparsely populated prison planet far from Earth, by a corrupt totalitarian government known as the Terran Federation. Blake, a former resistance leader who had his memories suppressed by the Federation, must now try to hold together his assorted crew of criminals and others. They have control over a very powerful, but mysterious spaceship they call the Liberator. Together they try to bring down the corrupt and tyrannical Federation. (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 4 (show/hide)
14	Blake's 7 TV Movie
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13	Blake	1981-12-21
After Orac traces Blake's trail to the planet Gauda Prime, Avon and crew travel there, leaving the destroyed Xenon base behind. Scorpio is attacked on approach to the planet and crash lands on the surface of Gauda Prime. Avon and crew travel in search of Blake, and discover that he may have sold out to the Federation. Guest stars: David Collings, Janet Lee Price
12	Warlord	1981-12-14
Avon tries to form an alliance to produce an anti-pacification drug by negotiating with the leaders of three warring star systems. The Xenon base is sabotaged by explosives and a deadly virus. Tarrant falls in love with the daughter of the saboteur. Guest stars: Bobbie Brown, Brian Spink, Charles Augins, Dean Harris, Rick James, Roy Boyd, Simon Merrick
11	Orbit	1981-12-07
The scientist Egrorian offers Avon a powerful weapon, the Tachyon Funnel, in exchange for Orac. Servalan, who is behind the transfer, prepares a plan to double-cross Avon that would give her both the Tachyon Funnel and Orac. Guest stars: John Savident, Larry Noble
10	Gold	1981-11-30
Avon and his team plan to steal a shipment of atomically converted gold being transported from the planet Xeroc aboard a domestic passenger ship. Guest stars: Anthony Brown, Dinah May, Norman Hartley, Roy Kinnear
9	Sand	1981-11-23
Servalan investigates a planet which contains an unknown substance of potential usefulness whose investigation team mysteriously died. The crew learn of Servalan's trip and decide to investigate for themselves. Guest stars: Daniel Hill, Jonathan David, Michael Gaunt, Peter Craze, Stephen Yardley
8	Games	1981-11-16
The scientist Belkov has stripped a planet of a valuable crystalline substance and tries to double cross both Servalan and the Scorpio crew in an attempt to escape with the private stash he has collected. He is aided by his computer, an amalgamation of a standard Federation computer and a pleasure planet gaming machine. Guest stars: David Neal, James Harvey, Rosalind Bailey, Stratford Johns
7	Assassin	1981-11-09
Servalan hires an assassin to kill the crew by luring them to a trap set aboard the assassin's ship. Guest stars: Adam Blackwood, Betty Marsden, Caroline Holdaway, John Wyman, Mark Barratt, Peter Attard, Richard Hurndall
6	Headhunter	1981-11-02
The crew rescue a protégé of Ensor's who is inexplicably in a murderous rage and somehow controlling the Scorpio. Guest stars: Douglas Fielding, John Westbrook, Lesley Nunnerley, Lynda Bellingham, Nick Joseph
5	Animals	1981-10-26
Dayna meets an old friend, Justin, to seek help with synthesizing an antidote to the Federation pacification drug. Servalan learns of Scorpio's visit to Justin's planet and of the genetic research he is performing there. Guest stars: David Boyce, Kevin Stoney, Max Harvey, Peter Byrne, William Lindsay
4	Stardrive	1981-10-19
After attempts to match the course of an asteroid for cover result in collision with the asteroid and severe damage to Scorpio's engines, the crew search for an experimental stardrive developed by an ex-Federation designer who is now working for a terrorist group. Guest stars: Barbara Shelley, Damien Thomas, Leonard Kavanagh, Peter Sands
3	Traitor	1981-10-12
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. There they find a rebellion in full swing, with the enemy using a drug to prevent the population from attacking. Guest stars: Christopher Neame, Cyril Appleton, David Quilter, Edgar Wreford, George Lee, John Quentin, Malcolm Stoddard, Neil Dickson, Nick Brimble, Robert Morris
2	Power	1981-10-05
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. Guest stars: Alison Glennie, Dicken Ashworth, Jenny Oulton, Juliet Hammond-Hill, Linda Barr, Paul Ridley
1	Rescue	1981-09-28
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. Guest stars: Geoffrey Burridge, Rob Middleton

Season 3 (show/hide)
13	Terminal	1980-03-31
Avon secretly takes over the ship and flies it through a field containing enzymes which eat away at the Liberator's hull. They reach the planetoid Terminal, where Avon believes Blake is residing. Guest stars: David Healy, Gillian McCutcheon, Heather Wright, Richard Clifford
12	Death-Watch	1980-03-24
The crew visits the Teal and Vandor systems, currently at war with each other. A representative of each system is chosen for a battle. Tarrant kills the warrior who killed his brother. Guest stars: David Sibley, Katherine Iddon, Paul Mark Elliott, Stewart Bevan
11	Moloch	1980-03-17
Tarrant is teleported into a spaceship bound for the invisible planet Sardos, which the crew of Liberator discover after nearly crashing into it. Servalan is interested in the matter replication technology developed by the inhabitants of the planet. Guest stars: Davyd Harries, Debbi Blythe, Deep Roy, John Hartley, Mark Sheridan, Sabina Franklyn
10	Ultraworld	1980-03-10
The crew go to the planet Ultraworld, only to discover it is a mental reprocessing plant. Vila saves the crew by telling riddles to Orac. Guest stars: Ian Barritt, Peter Richards, Ronald Govey, Stephen Jenn
9	Sarcophagus	1980-03-03
The crew find a drifting ship, whose artifacts have a strange effect on Cally. An alien avoiding death has possessed her, and Avon has to break the spell. Guest stars: Barbie Denham, Celestine Carroll, Karen Cooper, Martine Cherrell, Sandra Arabian, Val Clover, Wendy Smith
8	Rumours of Death	1980-02-25
Avon wishes to hunt down the Federation inquisitor, Shrinker, who killed his former girlfriend, Anna Grant. He finds her alive, now working as an agent of the Federation. Guest stars: David Gillies, David Haig, Donald Douglas, John Bryans, Lorna Heilbron, Peter Clay, Philip Bloomfield
7	Children of Auron	1980-02-19
Servalan introduces a plague to the people of Auron, and the crew journey to Cally's homeworld to save them. Servalan uses this plan as bait to get the Liberator, and to make clones in her image, the only offspring she feels she could trust. Guest stars: Beth Harris, Jack McKenzie, Michael Troughton, Ric Young, Rio Fanning, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Sarah Atkinson
6	City at the Edge of the World	1980-02-11
The crew strike a deal for crystals needed for Liberator's weapon systems. In exchange, Vila must help in obtaining a treasure on the planet Keezarn but in doing so he finds a gateway to another world. Guest stars: Carol Hawkins, Colin Baker, John J. Carney, Valentine Dyall
5	The Harvest of Kairos	1980-02-04
One of Servalan's former subordinates, critical of her inability to catch the Liberator, is given an opportunity to catch it. Kairopan crystals harvested from the planet Kairos are taken aboard the Liberator after an attack run on the Federation freighter transporting them. Servalan boards the Liberator for the first time. Guest stars: Andrew Burt, Anthony Gardner, Charles Jamieson, Frank Gatliff, Sam Davies
4	Dawn of the Gods	1980-01-28
Orac steers Liberator off course to investigate a black hole and the Thaarn reach out to Cally from her childhood stories. Liberator lands on the artificial planet Crador. Guest stars: Marcus Powell, Sam Dastor, Terry Scully
3	Volcano	1980-01-21
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. Guest stars: Ben Howard, Michael Gough
2	Powerplay	1980-01-14
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. Guest stars: Catherine Chase, Donye Byrd, Helen Blatch, John Hollis, Julia Vidler, Michael Crane, Michael Sheard, Primi Townsend
1	Aftermath	1980-01-07
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. Guest stars: Alan Lake, Cy Grant, Michael Melia, Richard Franklin, Sally Harrison

Season 2 (show/hide)
13	Star One	1979-04-03
The crew reach Star One, only to find it is already being overtaken by Andromedan forces. While Blake plots the destruction of Star One Travis plots the destruction of the entire human race. Avon kills Travis and the Federation computer is destroyed. Blake is seriously hurt. Guest stars: David Webb, Gareth Armstrong, Jenny Twigge, John Bown, Michael Maynard, Paul Toothhill
12	The Keeper	1979-03-27
In their quest for information on the location of Star One, the crew search for a member of the royal family of Goth who has an amulet containing a brain print. Guest stars: Arthur Hewlett, Bruce Purchase, Cengiz Saner, Freda Jackson, Ron Tarr, Shaun Curry
11	Gambit	1979-03-20
Blake believes Docholli knows the location of Star One, and has traced him to Freedom City, a gambler's paradise. At the Big Wheel gambling casino, a miniaturized Orac helps Avon and Vila win large amounts of money. Little do they know Servalan has got there ahead of them. Guest stars: Aubrey Woods, Deep Roy, Denis Carey, Harry Jones, John Leeson, Michael Halsey, Nicolette Roeg, Paul Grist, Sylvia Coleridge
10	Voice from the Past	1979-03-13
A ""time bomb"" planted in Blake's memory by the Federation has been stimulated. He goes to an asteroid to meet with the legendary Shivar and Governor Le Grand, who also wish to overthrow the Federation. Guest stars: Frieda Knorr, Martin Read, Richard Bebb
9	Countdown	1979-03-06
The crew travels to the planet Albian in search of information on the location of the Federation computer system Star One. Avon defuses a bomb with the help of Del Grant, who had thought Avon deserted his sister. Guest stars: Geoffrey Snell, James Kerry, Lindy Alexander, Nigel Gregory, Paul Shelley, Robert Arnold, Sidney Kean, Tom Chadbon
8	Hostage	1979-02-27
The Liberator is ambushed by several Federation ships. Travis captures Blake's cousin. He claims to want to join Blake's crew. Guest stars: Andrew Robertson, James Coyle, John Abineri, Judith Porter, Judy Buxton, Kevin Stoney
7	Killer	1979-02-20
The Liberator crew journey to a planet where a friend of Avon's works, in order to get TP crystals. The derelict spaceship K-47 is retrieved, and an on-board virus spreads throughout the complex. Guest stars: Colin Farrell, Colin Higgins, Michael Gaunt, Morris Barry, Paul Daneman, Ronald Lacey
6	Trial	1979-02-13
Blake is questioning his purpose and motives after Gan's death and goes to a barren planet to reflect on things. Travis is put on trial and court-martialled for the deaths of civilans all courtesy of Servalan. Guest stars: Claire Lewis, Colin Dunn, Graham Sinclair, John Bryans, John Savident, Kevin Lloyd, Peter Miles, Victoria Fairbrother
5	Pressure Point	1979-02-06
The Liberator returns to Earth, and Blake wants to capture Federation Control, in the belief that it would cripple the Federation. Guest stars: Alan Halley, Jane Sherwin, Yolanda Vazquez
4	Horizon	1979-01-30
Horizon is a mysterious planet which neither Zen nor Orac can shed any light on. After teleporting down the crew are captured by Federation guards. Avon considers leaving the planet by himself with the Liberator. Guest stars: Brian Miller, Darien Angadi, Paul Haley, Souad Farress, William Squire
3	Weapon	1979-01-23
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. Guest stars: Candace Glendenning, Graham Simpson, John Bennett, Kathleen Byron, Scott Fredericks
2	Shadow	1979-01-16
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. Guest stars: Adrienne Burgess, Archie Tew, Derek Smith, Karl Howman, Vernon Dobtcheff
1	Redemption	1979-01-09
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. Guest stars: Harriet Philpin, Roy Evans, Sheila Ruskin

Season 1 (show/hide)
13	Orac	1978-03-27
The Liberator crew fly to Aristo to deliver the supplies to Ensor, in exchange for radiation drugs and the computer Orac, which Ensor gives to Blake before he dies. Orac predicts the destruction of the Liberator. Guest stars: Derek Farr
12	Deliverance	1978-03-20
The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew up while delivering some medical supplies to Ensor, the survivor's father. Jenna is captured on the planet, while the survivor of the destroyed ship forces Blake to leave the planet by holding Cally at gunpoint. On the planet, Avon is considered a god by a priestess leading her people there. Guest stars: James Lister, Suzan Farmer, Tony Caunter
11	Bounty	1978-03-13
The crew land on the planet Lindor, where a deposed leader has been held in exile. Blake and Cally ask him to return to his people. Meanwhile, a ship in distress is helped by the Liberator, only to encounter a group of bounty hunters who seek to turn Blake and the Liberator over to the Federation. Guest stars: Carinthia West, Marc Zuber, Mark York, T.P. McKenna
10	Breakdown	1978-03-06
Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station XK-72 to have it repaired, at the risk of being discovered. The neurosurgeon notifies the Federation and delays surgery long enough for Federation forces to arrive. Guest stars: Christian Roberts, Ian Thompson, Julian Glover
9	Project Avalon	1978-02-27
Another freedom-fighter, Avalon, is held hostage by Travis in a Federation detention cell, and is recovered by Blake's crew. Travis devises a plan to destroy Blake and his crew using Avalon. Guest stars: David Bailie, Glynis Barber, John Baker, John Rolfe, Julia Vidler
8	Duel	1978-02-20
The Liberator, low on power is lured into a trap by Travis of three federation ships. Blake decides the only option is to ram Travis's ship but before the battle reaches it's conclusion the goddess Sinofar suspends the battle and set Blake and Travis in a one-on-one death match on a forest planet Guest stars: Carol Royle, Isla Blair, Patsy Smart
7	Mission to Destiny	1978-02-13
The crew find a ship flying in a circle they investigate and find the crew asleep and the control smashed. Someone has destroyed the controls and is killing the crew one by one trying to get their hands on the priceless neutrotope. Guest stars: Barry Jackson, Beth Morris, Brian Capron, Carl Forgione, John Leeson, Kate Coleridge, Nigel Humphries, Stephen Tate
6	Seek-Locate-Destroy	1978-02-06
The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit and accidently leave Cally behind. Travis finds her and decides to used her in a hostage trap for Blake. Guest stars: Astley Jones, Ian Cullen, Ian Oliver, John Bryans, Peter Craze, Peter Miles
5	The Web	1978-01-30
The Liberator runs into a web created by psionic means; the crew meets the race of genetically-engineered Decimas. Blake learns of the attempt at genocide being waged against the Decimas by the creator of the Web. Guest stars: Ania Marson, Deep Roy, Gilda Cohen, Ismet Hassam, Marcus Powell, Miles Fothergill, Molly Tweedley, Richard Beale, Willie Sheara
4	Time Squad	1978-01-23
A ship whose crew had been put in suspended animation is picked up by the Liberator, while Blake attempts to destroy the Federation Communication base on Saurian Major. Guest stars: Frank Henson, Mark McBride, Tony Smart
3	Cygnus Alpha	1978-01-16
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 Guest stars: Brian Blessed, David Ryall, Glyn Owen, Norman Tipton, Pamela Salem, Peter Childs, Robert Russell
2	Space Fall	1978-01-09
Blake and some criminals attempt to seize control of the prison ship london as it passess a space war where an abandoned ship is found. Guest stars: Bill Weston, Brett Forrest, David Hayward, Glyn Owen, Leslie Schofield, Michael MacKenzie, Norman Tipton, Tom Kelly
1	The Way Back	1978-01-02
Roj Blake meets up with a woman named Ravella, and after assuring her that he has been without food or drink for the last 36 hours is led to meet another man, Richie. Richie and Ravella convince Blake to go outside with them, despite this being a category 4 crime. Once outside they make their way to a meeting of a resistance group led by a man named Foster. Foster tells Blake that like himself, he was once with the resistance but that he was captured and basically 'reprogrammed' so that he would be an example to citizens of the Federation. Foster also informs Blake that the Viz tapes he gets from his family on the outer colonies are fakes. They were executed on arrival, just after Blake was first captured. Blake is stunned by the news and goes off to be by himself, he witnesses Federation troops approaching the area and watches helplessly as the resistance group, all of whom are unarmed, are mercilessly gunned down. Blake himself is captured a while later, while re-entering the city. Guest stars: Alan Butler, Garry McDermott, Gillian Bailey, Jeremy Wilkin, Margaret John, Michael Halsey, Nigel Lambert, Pippa Steel, Robert Beatty, Robert James, Rodney Firago, Susan Field

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33	Deliverance '98 - Chappell, Knyvette & Pearce	1998-03-29
From 1998, with Jacqueline Pearce, Sally Knyvette and Jan Chappell.
32	In Conversation - Roger Murray-Leach	2025-11-01
Matthew Sweet chats to designer Roger Murray-Leach.
31	Jacqueline Pearce Tribute	2025-11-01
An in-depth look at the life and career of the iconic Servalan actress.
30	David Jackson Tribute	2025-11-01
Friends and colleagues remember the actor who played Gan in Series 1 & 2.
29	The Making of Blake's 7 - Part Two	2025-11-01
Part Two of this unreleased archival documentary featuring rare interviews with cast and crew.
28	Tellycon Convention Panel	1988-07-23
From 23rd July 1988 with Brian Croucher
27	In Conversation - Brian Croucher	2025-11-01
Matthew Sweet chats to actor Brian Croucher (Travis)
26	Liberation - Series 2	2025-11-01
Actors Sally Knyvette and Jan Chappell meet to look back on Series 2 with contributions from cast and crew.
25	The Making of Blake's 7 - Part One	2024-11-01
Part 1 of an unreleased documentary originally slated for release in the 1990s, featuring a comprehensive look back at Series 1 and featuring interviews with Gareth Thomas, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Keating, Stephen Greif and more.
24	In Conversation - Michael E. Bryant
Matthew Sweet interviews Director Michael E. Bryant
23	Blue Peter - Liberator Bracelet	1978-02-23
Lesley Judd shows viewers how to make a liberator bracelet.
22	Deliverance '98 - Terry Nation Memories	1998-03-28
Cast discuss the show at Deliverance '98.
21	Deliverance '98 - Maloney, Fell, and Clemett	1998-03-28
Production team members discuss the show at Deliverance '98.
20	Deliverance '98 - The Men of Blake's 7	1998-03-28
Cast discuss the show at Deliverance '98.
19	Stephen Greif Tribute Documentary
A look at the life of actor Stephen Greif
18	Introducing Cally
Cast discuss the character of Cally
17	Deliverance '98 - The Cast	1998-03-28
Cast discuss the show at Deliverance '98.
16	In Conversation - Sally Knyvette
Matthew Sweet interviews actress Sally Knyvette
15	Series A - Continuity Announcements
Continuity announcements relating to episodes 1 and 2 from Series A.
14	Introducing Zen
Cast discuss the character of Zen
13	Introducing Gan
Cast discuss the character of Gan
12	Introducing Vila
Cast discuss the character of Vila
11	Introducing Avon
Cast discuss the character of Avon
10	Multi-Coloured Swap Shop	1978-01-07
Segment from Saturday Morning TV show where Mat Irvine discusses models.
9	Introducing Blake
Cast discuss the character of Blake
8	Series A - Costume Designs
Interview with June Hudson about costumes from the first series.
7	Series A - Model Shots
Model shots taken from the first series
6	Liberation
Jan Chappell and Sally Knyvette meet and reminisce about making the first series. With contributions from cast and crew.
5	Making Blake's 7 Ep 3
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4	Making Blake's 7 Ep 2
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3	Making Blake's 7 Ep 1
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2	Blake's Junction 7	2011-01-15
Cult '80s sci-fi gang "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1. Guest stars: Mark Heap, Martin Freeman and Johnny Vegas
1	The Cult of... Blake's 7	2006-12-12
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.

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