Blake's 7 (1978-1981). The Great British Blake Off.
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Stam Fine Reviews looks at the BBC Science Fiction Classic Blake's 7, created by Terry Nation.
Blake's 7 follows the adventures of the Liberator Crew as they attempt to bring down the authoritarian Terran Federation ruling the galaxy. Blake (Gareth Thomas) is an idealist; Avon (Paul Darrow), a cynical computer expert; Vila (Michael Keating) is a talented thief; Jenna (Sally Knyvette), a smuggler; Gan (David Jackson), a big guy with no particular skills; Tarrant (Steven Pacey), a space captain; Dayna (Josette Simon), a weapons designer; and gunfighter Soolin (Glynis Barber). Then there's their main nemesis: Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce).
In Part One, we take an overall look at the show, its characters, origins, developments and its legacy.
In Part Two, we look at each of the series' 52 episodes. If there's anything not in this first video, chances are it's in Part Two.
In any hypothetical part Three, we will talk for five hours about apostrophes in titles.
0:00 Intro
0:39 What is Blake's 7?
5:45 Roj Blake
6:53 Jenna Stannis
8:03 Kerr Avon
10:50 Vila Restal
11:44 Cally
13:29 Olag Gan
14:27 Zen
15:02 Travis
16:25 Servalan
17:27: The Liberator
18:33 The Drama
20:44 Series A (1978)
21:20 Orac
22:30 The First Year
23:26 Origins
28:45 Ship Design
29:49 Trek Wars Who
30:29 Before Blake
30:55 In the Studio
32:05 Series B (1979)
34:29 Death!
35:40 Star One
37:44 Modelwork
38:34 Series C (1980)
39:43 Dayna Mellanby and Del Tarrant
41:27 Ongoing Nothing
43:20 Very Special Effects
44:06 The End of Blake's 7, first attempt
45:34 Series D (1981)
45:55 Soolin and Slave
49:09 Endgame (Spoiler Alert)
50:55 Finale
53:30 Scorpio
54:26 Music and Sound
55:19 Merchandise
56:00 Legacy, Best and Worst Episodes
57:20 After Blake
58:35 Summary