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The BLAKE'S 7 Abbreviated Programme Guide Compiled by James J. Poltrone Version 3 by Michael Portuesi *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.