Blake's 7
Blake's 7

Blake's 7 (1978)

7.34 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Specials50 episodes
The Cult of... Blake's 7

1. The Cult of... Blake's 7

50 min

The BBC paid tribute to the series with a thirty minute documentary, The Cult of... Blake's 7, first broadcast on 12 December 2006 on BBC Four as part of that channel's Science Fiction Britannia series.

Blake's Junction 7

2. Blake's Junction 7

50 min

Cult '80s sci-fi gang "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.

Making Blake's 7 Ep 1

3. Making Blake's 7 Ep 1

50 min

No description available.

Making Blake's 7 Ep 2

4. Making Blake's 7 Ep 2

50 min

No description available.

Making Blake's 7 Ep 3

5. Making Blake's 7 Ep 3

50 min

No description available.

Series 3 DVD Extras

6. Series 3 DVD Extras

60 min

No description available.

Series 4 Special Features, Part 1 or 2

7. Series 4 Special Features, Part 1 or 2

No description available.

Series 4 Special Features, Part 2 or 2

8. Series 4 Special Features, Part 2 or 2

No description available.

2 Out-takes, a missing scene, 1 robot, 2 flat feet and a blooper

9. 2 Out-takes, a missing scene, 1 robot, 2 flat feet and a blooper

7 min

Series 1 DVD Extra

Blue Peter

10. Blue Peter

8 min

Lesley Judd shows how to make a Liberator Bracelet on popular children's show Blue Peter.

Introducing Roj Blake

11. Introducing Roj Blake

2 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Jenna Stannis

12. Introducing Jenna Stannis

2 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Kerr Avon

13. Introducing Kerr Avon

3 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Cally

14. Introducing Cally

2 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Vila Restal

15. Introducing Vila Restal

3 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Olag Gan

16. Introducing Olag Gan

3 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Zen

17. Introducing Zen

2 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Travis

18. Introducing Travis

3 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Servalan

19. Introducing Servalan

3 min

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis) Interviewed in 2002 - Part 1

20. Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis) Interviewed in 2002 - Part 1

2 min

Hidden extra on DVD Series 2 Disk 2

Brain Croucher (Travis in Series 2) Interviewed in 1993 - Part 1

21. Brain Croucher (Travis in Series 2) Interviewed in 1993 - Part 1

1 min

Hidden DVD extra on Series 2 Disk 2

Pennant Roberts (Director) Interviewed in 2003

22. Pennant Roberts (Director) Interviewed in 2003

2 min

Hidden DVD Extra on Series 2 Disk 2

Jan Chappell (Cally) Interviewed in 1993

23. Jan Chappell (Cally) Interviewed in 1993

1 min

Hidden DVD extra on Series 2 Disk 4

Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis) Interviewed in 2002 - Part 2

24. Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis) Interviewed in 2002 - Part 2

1 min

Hidden DVD Extra Series 2 Disk 4

Brain Croucher (Travis in Series 2) Interviewed in 1993 - Part 2

25. Brain Croucher (Travis in Series 2) Interviewed in 1993 - Part 2

2 min

Hidden DVD Extra Series 2 Disk 4

Saturday Superstore

26. Saturday Superstore

5 min

Saturday morning children's TV explains how the Blake's 7 teleported effect was achieved.

Jane Hudson's Costume Collection

27. Jane Hudson's Costume Collection

18 min

Jane Hudson talks about the BBC Costume Department at Television Center, and her work on Blake's 7.

Mat's Models

28. Mat's Models

12 min

Mat Irvine (Visual Effects Designer) talks about his work on Blake's 7.

Introducing Orac

29. Introducing Orac

1 min

No description available.

The Mutoids

30. The Mutoids

2 min

Brief photos and quotes about the Federation's Mutoid soldiers set to a heat-beat.

The Ballad of Travis II

31. The Ballad of Travis II

3 min

Footage of Travis' trial and death set to a country ballad.

Scene Today

32. Scene Today

11 min

Scene Today interviews Gareth Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce back in January 1991.

Multi-Coloured Swap-Shop

33. Multi-Coloured Swap-Shop

20 min

Noel Edmunds interviews Gareth Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce on Saturday morning BBC children's TV. March 10th 1979.

Small World

34. Small World

9 min

Small World (1980)'s coverage of Mat Irvine's model work, including Blake's 7.

Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 1

35. Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 1

84 min

Actors Sally Knyvette and Jon Chappell (Cally) meet to reminisce about making the first series. With contributions from cast and crew including Michael E. Briant, and designer Roger Murray-Leach.

A Glint In The Eye - The Life of Stephen Grief

36. A Glint In The Eye - The Life of Stephen Grief

35 min

Friends and colleagues reminisce about the actor who first played Space Commander Travis

Michael Briant in Conversation

37. Michael Briant in Conversation

88 min

The prolific director discusses his life, career and sci-fi work.

The Making of Blake's 7 - Part One

38. The Making of Blake's 7 - Part One

42 min

Part 1 of an unreleased documentary originally slated for release in the 1990s, featuring a comprehensive look back at Series 1 and featuring interviews with Gareth Thomas, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Keating, Stephen Greif and more.

Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 2

39. Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 2

112 min

Feature Length Documentary where Sally Knyvette 'Jenna', Jan Chappell 'Cally', and others discuss series 2

Brian Croucher In Conversation

40. Brian Croucher In Conversation

85 min

An Interview with Brian Croucher, Part of the Series 2 Blu-Ray Collection

The Making of Blake's 7 - Part Two

41. The Making of Blake's 7 - Part Two

59 min

Part 2 of an unreleased documentary originally slated for release in the 1990s

Giant - The Life of David Jackson

42. Giant - The Life of David Jackson

47 min

A Tribute Documentary to David Jackson, Series 2 Bonus Content

Maximum - The Life of Jacqueline Pearce

43. Maximum - The Life of Jacqueline Pearce

78 min

Series 2 Blu-Ray featurette

Roger Murray-Leach In Conversation

44. Roger Murray-Leach In Conversation

80 min

Interview with Roger Murray-Leach, Series 2 Blu-Ray Featurette

Deliverance '98: David Maloney, Stuart Fell & Brian Clemett

45. Deliverance '98: David Maloney, Stuart Fell & Brian Clemett

65 min

Panel discussion featuring director David Maloney and actors Stuart Fell and Brian Clemett, recorded at the Deliverance '98 convention to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Blake's 7. Series 1 Blu-Ray Featurette.

Deliverance '98: The Cast Panel

46. Deliverance '98: The Cast Panel

59 min

A headline Q&A session from the 20th Anniversary convention featuring Gareth Thomas (Blake), Sally Knyvette (Jenna), David Jackson (Gan), and Peter Tuddenham (Zen/Orac).

Deliverance '98: The Men of Blake's 7

47. Deliverance '98: The Men of Blake's 7

61 min

A Q&A session from the final day of the 20th Anniversary convention, featuring series stars Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, Peter Tuddenham, and Stephen Greif discussing their time on the show.

Deliverance '98: Terry Nation Memories

48. Deliverance '98: Terry Nation Memories

19 min

Cast and crew members Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, David Maloney, and Sheelagh Wells share personal reflections on series creator Terry Nation at the 20th Anniversary convention.

Deliverance '98: Jan Chappell, Sally Knyvette and Jacqueline Pearce

49. Deliverance '98: Jan Chappell, Sally Knyvette and Jacqueline Pearce

53 min

A Q&A session from the 20th Anniversary convention, featuring series stars Jan Chappell, Sally Knyvette, and Jacqueline Pearce discussing their time on the show with John Ainsworth.

Sally Knyvette In Conversation

50. Sally Knyvette In Conversation

78 min

Actor Sally Knyvette discusses her career and her role as Jenna Stannis in an extensive interview with Matthew Sweet for the series 1 Blu-ray release.

Season 113 episodes
The Way Back

1. The Way Back

50 min

A rebel leader, his memory altered by an oppressive galactic government, suffers injustice after witnessing a massacre.

Space Fall

2. Space Fall

50 min

Blake and some criminals attempt to seize control of the prison ship London as it passes a space war where an abandoned ship is found.

Cygnus Alpha

3. Cygnus Alpha

50 min

Blake tries to rescue the remaining prisoners from the prison planet Cygnus Alpha only to find they have a disease that can be cured by the power mad high priest Vargas.

Time Squad

4. Time Squad

50 min

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.

The Web

5. The Web

50 min

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.

Seek-Locate-Destroy

6. Seek-Locate-Destroy

50 min

The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit and accidently leave Cally behind. Travis finds her and decides to use her in a hostage trap for Blake.

Mission to Destiny

7. Mission to Destiny

50 min

The crippled spaceship Ortega presents Blake and his companions with a series of mysteries. Who murdered the pilot and sabotaged the controls ? What happened to the crew and why ? For Avon and Cally, the answers become a matter of life and death.

Duel

8. Duel

50 min

The flight of Federation pursuit ships, commanded by Travis, finally succeed in trapping the Liberator.

Project Avalon

9. Project Avalon

50 min

Travis devises a plan to destroy Blake and capture the Liberator.

Breakdown

10. Breakdown

50 min

Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station XK-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.

Bounty

11. Bounty

50 min

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.

Deliverance

12. Deliverance

50 min

The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew up while delivering some medical supplies to Ensor, the survivor's father. 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.

Orac

13. Orac

50 min

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.

Season 213 episodes
Redemption

1. Redemption

50 min

The crew encounter the System, builders and original owners of the Liberator (known to them as Deep Space Vehicle-2). They disable its defense systems in an attempt to try to get their craft back. A sister ship (DSV-1), in pursuit, is destroyed by Orac.

Shadow

2. Shadow

50 min

The Liberator reaches Space City where Blake seeks the assistance of the Terra Nostra, a criminal group who control the deadly drug Shadow. Blake must find out what the link with the Federation is, and why Orac is telepathically torturing Cally. The key appears to be the planet Zonda.

Weapon

3. Weapon

50 min

The rebels and the Federation are searching for the stolen prototype of Imipak, a deadly new weapon. Servalan and Travis use a Blake clone to get information on this weapon from one of Blake's friends.

Horizon

4. Horizon

50 min

Horizon is a mysterious planet which neither Zen nor Orac can shed any light on. After teleporting down the crew are captured by Federation guards. Avon considers leaving the planet by himself with the Liberator.

Pressure Point

5. Pressure Point

50 min

The Liberator returns to Earth, and Blake wants to capture Federation Control, in the belief that it would cripple the Federation.

Trial

6. Trial

50 min

Blake is questioning his purpose and motives after Gan's death and goes to a barren planet to reflect on things. Travis is put on trial and court-martialled for the deaths of civilans all courtesy of Servalan.

Killer

7. Killer

50 min

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.

Hostage

8. Hostage

50 min

The Liberator is ambushed by several Federation ships. Travis captures Blake's cousin. He claims to want to join Blake's crew.

Countdown

9. Countdown

50 min

The crew travels to the planet Albian in search of information on the location of the Federation computer system Star One. Avon defuses a bomb with the help of Del Grant, who had thought Avon deserted his sister.

Voice from the Past

10. Voice from the Past

50 min

A "time bomb" planted in Blake's memory by the Federation has been stimulated. He goes to an asteroid to meet with the legendary Shivar and Governor Le Grand, who also wish to overthrow the Federation.

Gambit

11. Gambit

50 min

Blake believes Docholli knows the location of Star One, and has traced him to Freedom City, a gambler's paradise. At the Big Wheel gambling casino, a miniaturized Orac helps Avon and Vila win large amounts of money. Little do they know Servalan has got there ahead of them.

The Keeper

12. The Keeper

50 min

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.

Star One

13. Star One

50 min

The crew reach Star One, only to find it is already being overtaken by Andromedan forces. While Blake plots the destruction of Star One Travis plots the destruction of the entire human race. Avon confronts Travis and the Federation computer is destroyed. Blake is seriously hurt.

Season 313 episodes
Aftermath

1. Aftermath

50 min

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 scenes between Avon and Servalan.

Powerplay

2. Powerplay

50 min

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.

Volcano

3. Volcano

50 min

The crew search for a new home base on the planet Obsidian, whose volcanic outbursts -- and a nuclear device buried in the planet's core by its inhabitants -- protect the planet from being overtaken. Servalan employs an elaborate plan to take control of the Liberator.

Dawn of the Gods

4. Dawn of the Gods

50 min

Orac steers Liberator off course to investigate a black hole and the Thaarn reach out to Cally from her childhood stories. Liberator lands on the artificial planet Crador.

The Harvest of Kairos

5. The Harvest of Kairos

50 min

Tarrant decides to raid a Federation freighter carrying valuable Kairopan crystal, but he heads right into Jarvik's trap and the Liberator is captured. The crew of the Liberator are left marooned on Kairos, a planet where nobody survives after the short crystal harvest season.

City at the Edge of the World

6. City at the Edge of the World

50 min

The crew strike a deal for crystals needed for Liberator's weapon systems. In exchange, Vila must help in obtaining a treasure on the planet Keezarn but in doing so he finds a gateway to another world.

Children of Auron

7. Children of Auron

50 min

Servalan introduces a plague to the people of Auron, and the crew journey to Cally's homeworld to save them. Servalan uses this plan as bait to get the Liberator, and to make clones in her image, the only offspring she feels she could trust.

Rumours of Death

8. Rumours of Death

50 min

Avon wishes to hunt down the Federation inquisitor, Shrinker, who killed his former girlfriend, Anna Grant. He finds her alive, now working as an agent of the Federation.

Sarcophagus

9. Sarcophagus

50 min

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.

Ultraworld

10. Ultraworld

50 min

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.

Moloch

11. Moloch

50 min

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 matter replication technology developed by the inhabitants of the planet.

Death-Watch

12. Death-Watch

50 min

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.

Terminal

13. Terminal

50 min

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.

Season 413 episodes
Rescue

1. Rescue

50 min

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.

Power

2. Power

50 min

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.

Traitor

3. Traitor

50 min

The planet Helotrix is falling easily to attack from 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 alias Commissioner Sleer having wiped all records connecting herself with the identity of Servalan.

Stardrive

4. Stardrive

50 min

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.

Animals

5. Animals

50 min

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.

Headhunter

6. Headhunter

50 min

The crew rescue a protege of Ensor's who instead turns out to be his android creation seeking to unite with Orac.

Assassin

7. Assassin

50 min

Servalan hires an assassin to kill the crew by luring them to a trap set aboard the assassin's ship.

Games

8. Games

50 min

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.

Sand

9. Sand

50 min

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.

Gold

10. Gold

50 min

A 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.

Orbit

11. Orbit

50 min

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.

Warlord

12. Warlord

50 min

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.

Blake

13. Blake

50 min

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.

Cast

Josette Simon

Josette Simon

Dayna Mellanby

Michael Keating

Michael Keating

Vila Restal

Paul Darrow

Paul Darrow

Kerr Avon

Peter Tuddenham

Peter Tuddenham

Slave / ORAC

Steven Pacey

Steven Pacey

Del Tarrant

Glynis Barber

Glynis Barber

Soolin

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