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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)

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 (3/1/87) Small spelling corrections made. Plot summaries filled in (except for series D). Approximate episode running times for series C and D added.

If there are any incorrect entries, please inform the author as aoon as possible, so that changes can be made.

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 Steven Pacey (27-52) Dayna Mellanby Josette Simon (27-52) Soolin Glynis Barber (40-52) Zen of the Liberator (voice) Peter Tuddenham (3-39) Orac (voice) " " (13-52) Slave of Scorpio (voice) " " (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 The Federation prison ship London encounters the abandoned Liberator, which Blake and Jenna manage to take control over. [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. 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. [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 Through the intervention of the goddess Sinofar, Blake and Travis go one-on-one, to the death, 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. <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. 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 help by the Liberator, only to encounter a group of bounty hunters. 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 the father of the crew member. On the planet, Avon is considered a god by a priestess leading her people there. [intro. Orac] 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.

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 order to try to get their craft back. A sister ship, 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 -- Imipac -- 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. 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 Avon's friend 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 Blake's memories are being 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 The crew are dispersed by the Liberator, so it can repair itself. Avon lands on a planet and is rescued by the daughter of a former revolutionary. [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 brought back to the Liberator on a medical ship. [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. <Michael Gough as Hower> 30) Dawn Of The Gods 28-Jan-80 ~0:50 James Follett Desmond McCarthy The Liberator is pulled off course by a black hole, and lands on the artificial planet Crador. 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. Crystals harvested from the planet Kairos are taken aboard the Liberator. 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 A plague infests 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 find it's 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. 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.]

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 [Intro Scorpio (and Slave) & Soolin. Death of Cally] 41) Power 5-Oct-81 ~0:50 Ben Steed Mary Ridge 42) Traitor 12-Oct-81 ~0:50 Robert Holmes David Sullivan Proudfoot 43) Stardrive 19-Oct-81 ~0:50 James Follett David Sullivan Proudfoot [Scorpio gets a very fast Stardrive] 44) Animals 26-Oct-81 ~0:50 Allen Prior Mary Ridge 45) Headhunter 2-Nov-81 ~0:50 Roger Parkes Mary Ridge 46) Assassin 9-Nov-81 ~0:50 Rod Beacham David Sullivan Proudfoot <Richard Hurndall as Nebrox> 47) Games 16-Nov-81 ~0:50 Bill Lyons Vivienne Cozens 48) Sand 23-Nov-81 ~0:50 Tanith Lee Vivienne Cozens 49) Gold 30-Nov-81 ~0:50 Colin Davis Brian Lighthill 50) Orbit 7-Dec-81 ~0:50 Robert Holmes Brian Lighthill 51) Warlord 14-Dec-81 ~0:50 Simon Masters Viktors Ritelis 52) Blake 21-Dec-81 ~0:50 Chris Boucher Mary Ridge [Destruction of Scorpio. Death of Blake, Soolin, & Dayna]

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, and Louis Singh for providing additional information.

BLAKE'S 7 Fan Clubs (US)

SCORPIO 4064 Appleby Lane Richton Park, IL 60471

The Bored Without Blake (7) Committee (address forgotten)

THE END ???

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