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The BLAKE'S 7 Abbreviated Programme Guide
Compiled by James J. Poltrone
(acsgjjp@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu)
(ugpoltr1@joey.cs.buffalo.edu)
Version 3 by Michael Portuesi
(mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu)
*Guide revision history*
Version 1 : Original release (8/17/87)
Missing episode running times for series C and D.
Plot summaries rough and/or incomplete.
Additions or corrections solicited.
Version 2 : Re-release (3/7/87)
Small spelling corrections made.
Plot summaries filled in (except for series D).
Approximate episode running times for series C and
D added.
Version 3: Update (1/9/89)
Plot summaries for series D added.
Formatting and minor corrections made.
Minor additions to existing plot summaries.
*Format of guide entries*
Story #) *Title*
Original air date, Running length, Writer, Director
Brief plot summary (2-3 lines).
*Changes to regular crew*
Notable appearances (mostly of interest to Doctor Who fans)
BLAKE'S 7
Series created by Terry Nation
*CAST*
Roj Blake Gareth Thomas (1-26,39,52)
Jenna Stannis Sally Knyvette (1-26)
Kerr Avon Paul Darrow (2-52)
Cally Jan Chappell (4-39)
Vila Restal Michael Keating (1-52)
Olag Gan David Jackson (2-18)
Del Tarrant Stephen Pacey (27-52)
Dayna Mellanby Josette Simon (27-52)
Soolin Glynis Barber (40-52)
Zen of Liberator (voice) Peter Tuddenham (3-39)
Orac (voice) Peter Tuddenham (13-52)
Slave of Scorpio (voice) Peter Tuddenham (40-52)
Servalan Jacqueline Pearce (6-51)
Travis Stephen Greif (6-13),
Brian Croucher (14-26)
*SERIES A (First Season -- Winter-Spring 1978)*
Producer: David Maloney Script Editor: Chris Boucher
1) *The Way Back*
2-Jan-78 0:47 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
Former Federation resistance leader Roj Blake learns that his memories have
been selectively tampered with by the Federation, and is being accused of
crimes he did not commit.
*intro. Blake, Jenna, & Vila*
2) *Space Fall*
9-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
Blake's attempt to seize control aboard the Federation prison ship London
meets with failure. The London encounters the abandoned Liberator,
which Blake and Jenna manage to take control over after Zen kills several
members of the London crew.
*intro. Avon, Gan, & Zen (Liberator)*
3) *Cygnus Alpha*
16-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
Blake tries to rescue the rest of the prisoners from the prison colony on
Cygnus Alpha, and from the clutches of the high priest Vargas.
Brian Blessed as Vargas
4) *Time Squad*
23-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
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.
*intro. Cally*
5) *The Web*
30-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
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.
6) *Seek--Locate--Destroy*
6-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit, only to leave Cally behind.
Travis finds her alive and holds her hostage as a trap for Blake.
*intro. Servalan & Travis*
7) *Mission to Destiny*
13-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
Someone aboard the Ortega, en route to its home planet Destiny, is killing
the crew members one by one.
John Leeson as Pasco
8) *Duel*
20-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Douglas Camfield
The Liberator, low on power, engages three Federation ships in combat.
Before the battle reaches its conclusion, the goddess Sinofar suspends the
battle and sets Blake and Travis in a one-on-one death battle on a forest
planet.
9) *Project Avalon*
27-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
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.
Glynis Barber as a Mutoid
10) *Breakdown*
6-Mar-78 0:52 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station KX-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.
11) *Bounty*
13-Mar-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
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.
12) *Deliverance*
20-Mar-78 0:52 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew up while
delivering some medical supplies to Ensor, the father of the survivor.
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.
13) *Orac*
27-Mar-78 0:47 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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.
*intro. Orac*
*SERIES B (Second Season -- Winter-Spring 1979)*
Producer: David Maloney Script Editor: Chris Boucher
14) *Redemption *
9-Jan-79 0:50 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
The crew encounter the original owners of the Liberator, who knock out its
defense systems in an attempt to try to get their craft back. A sister ship
(DSV-1), in pursuit, is destroyed by Orac.
15) *Shadow*
16-Jan-79 0:50 Chris Boucher Jonathan Wright Miller
Blake wants to enlist the aid of the Terra Nostra, an organized crime
organization, in order to help them against the Federation.
16) *Weapon*
23-Jan-79 0:51 Chris Boucher George Spenton-Foster
Servalan uses clones of Blake in order to get information on a new weapon --
Imipak -- from one of Blake's friends.
17) *Horizon*
30-Jan-79 0:50 Allan Prior Jonathan Wright Miller
The crew are put to work in a mine on the planet Horizon after teleporting
down and being captured by Federation guards. Avon considers leaving the
planet by himself with Liberator.
18) *Pressure Point*
6-Feb-79 0:49 Terry Nation George Spenton-Foster
The Liberator returns to Earth, and Blake wants to capture Control, in the
belief that it would cripple the Federation.
*Gan dies*
19) *Trial*
13-Feb-79 0:51 Chris Boucher Derek Martinus
Travis is put on trial for the deaths of civilians. Blake goes to a barren
planet to think about the loss of his fallen comrade.
20) *Killer*
20-Feb-79 0:51 Robert Holmes Vere Lorrimer
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.
21) *Hostage*
27-Feb-79 0:51 Allan Prior Vere Lorrimer
Travis captures Blake's cousin. He claims to want to join Blake's crew.
22) *Countdown*
6-Mar-79 0:51 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
The crew travels to the planet Albian in search of information on the
location of the Federation computer system. Avon defuses a bomb with the
help of Del Grant, who had thought Avon deserted his sister.
23) *Voice From The Past*
13-Mar-79 0:49 Roger Parkes George Spenton-Foster
A "time bomb" planted in Blake's memory has been stimulated, and he goes to
an asteroid to meet with the legendary Shivar and Governor Le Grand, who
also wish to overthrow the Federation.
24) *Gambit*
20-Mar-79 0:52 Robert Holmes George Spenton-Foster
The crew search for the only man who knows the location of Star One -- in
Freedom City. At the Big Wheel gambling casino, a miniaturized Orac helps
Avon and Vila win large amounts of money.
John Leeson as Toise
25) *The Keeper*
27-Mar-79 0:51 Allan Prior Derek Martinus
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.
26) *Star One*
3-Apr-79 0:48 Chris Boucher David Maloney
The crew reach Star One, only to find it is already being overtaken by
Andromedan forces. Avon kills Travis. The Federation computer is
destroyed. Blake is seriously hurt.
*Departure of Blake and Jenna*
*SERIES C (Third Season -- Winter-Spring 1980)*
Producer: David Maloney Script Editor: Chris Boucher
27) *Aftermath*
7-Jan-80 0:50 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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 interaction between Avon
and Servalan.
*Intro. Dayna*
Richard Franklin as First Trooper
28) *Powerplay*
14-Jan-80 0:50 Terry Nation David Maloney
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.
*Intro. Tarrant*
29) *Volcano*
21-Jan-80 0:50 Allen Prior Desmond McCarthy
The crew search for a new home base on the planet Obsidian, whose volcanic
outburts protect the planet from being overtaken. Servalan employs an
elaborate plan to take control of the Liberator.
Michael Gough as Hower
30) *Dawn Of The Gods*
28-Jan-80 0:50 James Follett Desmond McCarthy
Orac steers Liberator off course to investigate a black hole, and
Liberator lands on the artificial planet Crador. The only episode where
you get to see Liberator parked.
31) *The Harvest Of Kairos*
4-Feb-80 0:50 Ben Steed Gerald Blake
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.
32) *The City At The Edge Of The World*
11-Feb-80 0:50 Chris Boucher Vere Lorrimer
Crystals would be provided for Liberator's systems, in exchange for Vila's
help in obtaining a treasure on the planet Keezarn. Vila filds a gateway to
another world.
Colin Baker as Bayban the Berzerker
Valentine Dyall as Norl
33) *Children Of Auron*
19-Feb-80 0:50 Roger Parkes Andrew Morgan
Servalan introduces a plague to the people of Auron, and the crew journey to
Cally's homeworld to save them. Servalan uses this plan to get the
Liberator, and to make clones in her image.
34) *Rumors Of Death*
25-Feb-80 0:50 Chris Boucher Fiona Cumming
Avon wishes to hunt down the person who killed his former girlfriend, Anna
Grant. He finds her alive, now working as an agent of the Federation.
35) *Sarcophagus*
3-Mar-80 0:50 Tanith Lee Fiona Cumming
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.
36) *Ultraworld*
10-Mar-80 0:50 Trevor Hoyle Vere Lorrimer
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.
37) *Moloch*
17-Mar-80 0:50 Ben Steed Vere Lorrimer
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 technology developed by the inhabitants
of the planet.
38) *Death-Watch*
24-Mar-80 0:50 Chris Boucher Gerald Blake
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.
39) *Terminal*
31-Mar-80 0:50 Terry Nation Mary Ridge
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.
*Appearance by Blake. Destruction of Liberator (and Zen).*
*SERIES D (Fourth Season -- Fall-Winter 1981)*
Producer: Vere Lorrimer Script Editor: Chris Boucher
40) *Rescue*
28-Sep-81 0:50 Chris Boucher Mary Ridge
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.
*Intro Scorpio (and Slave) & Soolin. Death of Cally.*
41) *Power*
5-Oct-81 0:50 Ben Steed Mary Ridge
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.
42) *Traitor*
12-Oct-81 0:50 Robert Holmes David Sullivan Proudfoot
The planet Helotrix is falling easily to attack using 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 name Commissioner Sleer.
43) *Stardrive*
19-Oct-81 0:50 James Follett David Sullivan Proudfoot
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.
44) *Animals*
26-Oct-81 0:50 Allen Prior Mary Ridge
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.
45) *Headhunter*
2-Nov-81 0:50 Roger Parkes Mary Ridge
The crew rescue a protege of Ensor's who instead turns out to be his android
creation seeking to unite with Orac.
46) *Assassin*
9-Nov-81 0:50 Rod Beacham David Sullivan Proudfoot
Servalan hires an assassin to kill the crew by luring them to a trap set
aboard the assassin's ship.
Richard Hurndall as Nebrox
47) *Games*
16-Nov-81 0:50 Bill Lyons Vivienne Cozens
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. The only episode where Scorpio fires its
weaponry.
48) *Sand*
23-Nov-81 0:50 Tanith Lee Vivienne Cozens
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.
Interesting intreraction between Tarrant and Servalan.
49) *Gold*
30-Nov-81 0:50 Colin Davis Brian Lighthill
An plan to steal a shipment of atomically converted gold being transported
from the planet Xeroc aboard a domestic passenger ship winds up turning into
a major loss for the crew. Note the aluminum pie plates which comprise the
interior of the passenger ship's cargo hold, and the plastic-covered Xerox
machine which Avon inspects for the ship's records.
50) *Orbit*
7-Dec-81 0:50 Robert Holmes Brian Lighthill
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.
Avon nearly murders Vila.
51) *Warlord*
14-Dec-81 0:50 Simon Masters Viktors Ritelis
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.
52) *Blake *
21-Dec-81 0:50 Chris Boucher Mary Ridge
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.
*Destruction of Scorpio (and Slave). Death of Blake and possibly*
*remainder of crew.*
*Bibliography / References*
a) Blake's Seven Season Guide, by Barbara E. Warne, Fantasy Empire #7, #8, c.
1983 New Media Publishing, Inc. (Partially reprinted in Fantasy Empire
Collector's Edition #2, c. 1983 New Media Publishing, Inc.)
b) Blake's 7 Episode Guide for Series One, by Cherry Steffey, Fantasy Empire
Limited #3, c. 1984 New Media Publishing, Inc.)
c) Terry Nation's BLAKE'S 7: The Programme Guide, by Tony Attwood, c. 1982
Tony Attwood. Published by Target Books, Ltd, 1983.
Special thanks to Robert Chao, Henry Chatroop, Kit Kimes, and Louis Singh for
providing additional information.
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