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Season 1 – Blake's 7

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Tim Stanley Daily Telegraph (UK) 04/18/2018
You all need to turn on to Blake's 7 asap - cos it's freaking brilliant. Go to Full Review Mark Elliot Empire Magazine 04/18/2018
4/5
Yes, the odd model spacecraft will raise a smile, the planets all look like Sussex stone-quarries and the sets shudder in ways that have nothing to do with any warp-drive, but there's plenty to entertain here. Go to Full Review Peter Fiddick Guardian 04/18/2018
Blake's Seven sweeps us back into space, in the wake of Star Trek and the more solemn moments from Doctor Who. Go to Full Review Paul Mount Starburst 12/26/2024
4/5
It’s all great fun, though, and wonderfully entertaining, especially as it reminds us of TV from a bygone age when the BBC would dare to mount a lavish thirteen-week science-fiction series on the budget of a recently cancelled Police drama series. Go to Full Review Martin Anderson Den of Geek 04/18/2018
The sources are well-digested and the result is a unique flavour in the world of television sci-fi, with a wise emphasis on character-driven stories in the face of a swingeing budget. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Henrik J @RT85784841 Sep 5 Not so well known these days but one of my favourite shows as a teen and still something I thoroughly enjoyed watching to this day, the first season takes a while to find it's direction, it starts of as quite hard hitting, following Blake and his story, but quickly becomes a weekly serial focused on the ship and crew and the adventure of the week with a softer tone more suitable for the whole family. See more james o @RT63376403 03/16/2025 the programme deviates from the good-versus-evil dualism in Star Wars and the episodic structure of Doctor Who. See more Daniel M @RT77217788 05/17/2023 This series keeps you coming back for more. The sets and special affects maybe a bit wonky considering todays standards but the script and story line is some of the best science fiction you will ever watch. This season is all about character development and setting the ramifications of failure. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Terry Nation

Creator

Michael Keating

Vila Restal

Paul Darrow

Kerr Avon

Peter Tuddenham

Zen

Jan Chappell

Cally

Gareth Thomas

Roj Blake

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 2, 1978 The Way Back A rebel leader, his memory altered by an oppressive galactic government, suffers injustice after witnessing a massacre. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 9, 1978 Space Fall On their way to the penal colony of Cygnus Alpha, Blake, Avon and Jenna escape into an abandoned spaceship. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 16, 1978 Cygnus Alpha Blake, Jenna and Avon encounter a cult and its power-hungry leader when they attempt a rescue mission on Cygnus Alpha. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 23, 1978 Time Squad On Saurian Major to destroy the federation's communications complex, Blake's team allies with telepathic Cally. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 30, 1978 The Web A powerful being traps the Liberator in an enveloping gossamer fungus to force Blake to wipe out an entire species. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 6, 1978 Seek - Locate - Destroy Fanatical Travis, set on Blake's trail by Supreme Commander Servalan, uses Cally as bait. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 13, 1978 Mission to Destiny As Blake completes a disabled ship's mission, Avon and Cally stay behind on the vessel to solve a murder. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 20, 1978 Duel Placed in a dense forest by two powerful beings, Travis and his mutant pilot confront Blake and Jenna in a fight to the death. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 27, 1978 Project Avalon Blake and crew try to rescue a resistance leader, but discover Servalan and Travis are also there. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 6, 1978 Breakdown The Liberator traverses a space vortex to get violent Gan to Space Research Station XK72 for lifesaving neurosurgery. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 13, 1978 Bounty Blake is trapped while forcing an exiled, demoralized president to lead his own planet again. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 20, 1978 Deliverance Avon is hailed as a savior when he discovers the secret of a planet where savages have captured Jenna. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 27, 1978 ORAC With all but himself and Cally dying of radiation poisoning, Blake completes a dead man's mission to find a cure. Details

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Blake's 7 — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Vere Lorrimer, Mary Ridge, Michael E. Briant
Creator
Terry Nation
Screenwriter
Chris Boucher, Allan Prior
Network
BBC
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 2, 1978