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From: ACSGJJP@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu Tue Mar 8 08:33:32 1988
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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 88 20:51 EST
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From: "Jim Poltrone, ACS Graphics Group" <ACSGJJP@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu>
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Subject: New version of BLAKE'S 7 GUIDE for SF-LOVERS archive. Kindly install.
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To: Saul Jaffe <sf-lovers-request@rutgers.edu>
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X-Vms-To: IN%"Saul Jaffe <sf-lovers-request@rutgers.EDU>",ACSGJJP
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The BLAKE'S 7 Abbreviated Programme Guide
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Compiled by James J. Poltrone
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(acsgjjp@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu)
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(ugpoltr1@joey.cs.buffalo.edu)
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Guide revision history:
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Version 1 : Original release (8/17/87)
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Missing episode running times for series C and D.
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Plot summaries rough and/or incomplete.
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Additions or corrections solicited.
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Version 2 : Re-release (3/1/87)
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Small spelling corrections made.
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Plot summaries filled in (except for series D).
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Approximate episode running times for series C and
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D added.
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If there are any incorrect entries, please inform the author as
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aoon as possible, so that changes can be made.
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Format of guide entries:
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Story #) Title
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Original air date, Running length, Writer, Director
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Brief plot summary (2-3 lines).
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[Changes to regular crew]
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<Notable appearances (mostly of interest to Doctor Who fans)>
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BLAKE'S 7
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Series created by Terry Nation
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CAST
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Roj Blake Gareth Thomas (1-26,39,52)
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Jenna Stannis Sally Knyvette (1-26)
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Kerr Avon Paul Darrow (2-52)
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Cally Jan Chappell (4-39)
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Vila Restal Michael Keating (1-52)
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Olag Gan David Jackson (2-18)
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Del Tarrant Steven Pacey (27-52)
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Dayna Mellanby Josette Simon (27-52)
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Soolin Glynis Barber (40-52)
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Zen of the Liberator (voice) Peter Tuddenham (3-39)
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Orac (voice) " " (13-52)
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Slave of Scorpio (voice) " " (40-52)
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Servalan Jacqueline Pearce (6-51)
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Travis Stephen Greif (6-13),
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Brian Croucher (14-26)
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SERIES A (First Season -- Winter-Spring 1978)
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Producer: David Maloney Script Editor: Chris Boucher
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1) The Way Back
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2-Jan-78 0:47 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
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Former Federation resistance leader Roj Blake learns that his
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memories have been selectively tampered with by the Federation,
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and is being accused of crimes he did not commit.
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[intro. Blake, Jenna, & Vila]
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2) Space Fall
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9-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
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The Federation prison ship London encounters the abandoned
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Liberator, which Blake and Jenna manage to take control over.
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[intro. Avon, Gan, & Zen(Liberator)]
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3) Cygnus Alpha
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16-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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Blake tries to rescue the rest of the prisoners from the
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prison colony on Cygnus Alpha, and from the clutches of
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the high priest Vargas.
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<Brian Blessed as Vargas>
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4) Time Squad
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23-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
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A ship whose crew had been put in suspended animation is picked
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up by the Liberator, while Blake attempts to destroy the Federation
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Communication base on Saurian Major.
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[intro. Cally]
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5) The Web
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30-Jan-78 0:52 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
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The Liberator runs into a web created by psionic means;
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the crew meets the race of genetically-engineered Decimas.
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6) Seek--Locate--Destroy
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6-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit, only to leave
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Cally behind. Travis finds her alive and holds her hostage.
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[intro. Servalan & Travis]
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7) Mission to Destiny
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13-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
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Someone aboard the Ortega, en route to its home planet Destiny,
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is killing the crew members one by one.
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<John Leeson as Pasco>
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8) Duel
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20-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Douglas Camfield
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Through the intervention of the goddess Sinofar, Blake and Travis
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go one-on-one, to the death, on a forest planet.
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9) Project Avalon
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27-Feb-78 0:52 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
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Another freedom-fighter, Avalon, is held hostage by Travis
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in a Federation detention cell, and is recovered by Blake's crew.
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<Glynis Barber as a Mutoid>
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10) Breakdown
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6-Mar-78 0:52 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station
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KX-72 to have it repaired, at the risk of being discovered.
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11) Bounty
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13-Mar-78 0:52 Terry Nation Pennant Roberts
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The crew land on the planet Lindor, where a deposed leader has
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been held in exile. Blake and Cally ask him to return to his
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people. Meanwhile, a ship in distress is help by the Liberator,
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only to encounter a group of bounty hunters.
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12) Deliverance
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20-Mar-78 0:52 Terry Nation Michael E. Briant
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The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew
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up while delivering some medical supplies to the father of the
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crew member. On the planet, Avon is considered a god by a
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priestess leading her people there.
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[intro. Orac]
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13) Orac
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27-Mar-78 0:47 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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The Liberator crew fly to Aristo to deliver the supplies
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to Ensor, in exchange for radiation drugs and the computer
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Orac, which Ensor gives to Blake before he dies. Orac predicts
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the destruction of the Liberator.
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SERIES B (Second Season -- Winter-Spring 1979)
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Producer: David Maloney Script Editor: Chris Boucher
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14) Redemption
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9-Jan-79 0:50 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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The crew encounter the original owners of the Liberator, who knock
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out its defense systems, in order to try to get their craft back.
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A sister ship, in pursuit, is destroyed by Orac.
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15) Shadow
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16-Jan-79 0:50 Chris Boucher Jonathan Wright Miller
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Blake wants to enlist the aid of the Terra Nostra, an organized
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crime organization, in order to help them against the Federation.
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16) Weapon
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23-Jan-79 0:51 Chris Boucher George Spenton-Foster
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Servalan uses clones of Blake in order to get information on a
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new weapon -- Imipac -- from one of Blake's friends.
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17) Horizon
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30-Jan-79 0:50 Allan Prior Jonathan Wright Miller
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The crew are put to work in a mine on the planet Horizon after
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teleporting down and being captured by Federation guards.
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18) Pressure Point
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6-Feb-79 0:49 Terry Nation George Spenton-Foster
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The Liberator returns to Earth, and Blake wants to capture Control,
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in the belief that it would cripple the Federation.
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[Gan dies]
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19) Trial
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13-Feb-79 0:51 Chris Boucher Derek Martinus
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Travis is put on trial for the deaths of civilians. Blake goes
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to a barren planet to think about the loss of his fallen comrade.
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20) Killer
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20-Feb-79 0:51 Robert Holmes Vere Lorrimer
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The Liberator crew journey to a planet where Avon's friend works, in
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order to get TP crystals. The derelict spaceship K-47 is retrieved,
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and an on-board virus spreads throughout the complex.
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21) Hostage
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* 27-Feb-79 0:51 Allan Prior Vere Lorrimer
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Travis captures Blake's cousin. He claims to want to join
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Blake's crew.
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22) Countdown
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6-Mar-79 0:51 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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The crew travels to the planet Albian in search of information
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on the location of the Federation computer system. Avon defuses
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a bomb with the help of Del Grant, who had thought Avon deserted
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his sister.
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23) Voice From The Past
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13-Mar-79 0:49 Roger Parkes George Spenton-Foster
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Blake's memories are being stimulated, and he goes to an asteroid
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to meet with the legendary Shivar and Governor Le Grand, who also
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wish to overthrow the Federation.
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24) Gambit
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20-Mar-79 0:52 Robert Holmes George Spenton-Foster
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The crew search for the only man who knows the location of
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Star One -- in Freedom City. At the Big Wheel gambling casino,
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a miniaturized Orac helps Avon and Vila win large amounts of money.
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<John Leeson as Toise>
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25) The Keeper
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* 27-Mar-79 0:51 Allan Prior Derek Martinus
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In their quest for information on the location of Star One, the
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crew search for a member of the royal family of Goth who has an
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amulet containing a brain print.
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26) Star One
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* 3-Apr-79 0:48 Chris Boucher David Maloney
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The crew reach Star One, only to find it is already being
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overtaken by Andromedan forces. Avon kills Travis. The
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Federation computer is destroyed. Blake is seriously hurt.
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[Departure of Blake and Jenna]
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SERIES C (Third Season -- Winter-Spring 1980)
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Producer: David Maloney Script Editor: Chris Boucher
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27) Aftermath
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* 7-Jan-80 ~0:50 Terry Nation Vere Lorrimer
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The crew are dispersed by the Liberator, so it can repair
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itself. Avon lands on a planet and is rescued by the daughter
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of a former revolutionary.
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[Intro. Dayna]
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<Richard Franklin as First Trooper>
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28) Powerplay
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* 14-Jan-80 ~0:50 Terry Nation David Maloney
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Avon and Dayna return to the Liberator, only to find it has
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been claimed by Tarrant. The rest of the crew are brought back
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to the Liberator on a medical ship.
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[Intro. Tarrant]
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29) Volcano
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* 21-Jan-80 ~0:50 Allen Prior Desmond McCarthy
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The crew search for a new home base on the planet Obsidian, whose
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volcanic outburts protect the planet from being overtaken.
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<Michael Gough as Hower>
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30) Dawn Of The Gods
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28-Jan-80 ~0:50 James Follett Desmond McCarthy
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The Liberator is pulled off course by a black hole, and lands on
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the artificial planet Crador.
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31) The Harvest Of Kairos
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* 4-Feb-80 ~0:50 Ben Steed Gerald Blake
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One of Servalan's former subordinates, critical of her inability
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to catch the Liberator, is given an opportunity to catch it.
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Crystals harvested from the planet Kairos are taken aboard the
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Liberator.
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32) The City At The Edge Of The World
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11-Feb-80 ~0:50 Chris Boucher Vere Lorrimer
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Crystals would be provided for Liberator's systems, in exchange
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for Vila's help in obtaining a treasure on the planet Keezarn.
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Vila filds a gateway to another world.
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<Colin Baker as Bayban the Berzerker>
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<Valentine Dyall as Norl>
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33) Children Of Auron
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* 19-Feb-80 ~0:50 Roger Parkes Andrew Morgan
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A plague infests the people of Auron, and the crew journey to
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Cally's homeworld to save them. Servalan uses this plan to
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get the liberator, and to make clones in her image.
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34) Rumors Of Death
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* 25-Feb-80 ~0:50 Chris Boucher Fiona Cumming
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Avon wishes to hunt down the person who killed his former
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girlfriend, Anna Grant. He finds her alive, now working as an
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agent of the Federation.
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35) Sarcophagus
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3-Mar-80 ~0:50 Tanith Lee Fiona Cumming
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The crew find a drifting ship, whose artifacts have a strange
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effect on Cally. An alien avoiding death has possessed her, and
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Avon has to break the spell.
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36) Ultraworld
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10-Mar-80 ~0:50 Trevor Hoyle Vere Lorrimer
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The crew go to the planet Ultraworld, only to find it's a
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mental reprocessing plant. Vila saves the crew by telling
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riddles to Orac.
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37) Moloch
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17-Mar-80 ~0:50 Ben Steed Vere Lorrimer
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Tarrant is teleported into a spaceship bound for the invisible
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planet Sardos.
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38) Death-Watch
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* 24-Mar-80 ~0:50 Chris Boucher Gerald Blake
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The crew visits the Teal and Vandor systems, currently at war
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with each other. A representative of each system is chosen
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for a battle. Tarrant kills the warrior who killed his brother.
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39) Terminal
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31-Mar-80 ~0:50 Terry Nation Mary Ridge
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Avon secretly takes over the ship and flies it through a field
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containing enzymes which eat away at the Liberator's hull. They
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reach the planetoid Terminal, where Avon believes Blake is residing.
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[Appearance by Blake.]
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SERIES D (Fourth Season -- Fall-Winter 1981)
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Producer: Vere Lorrimer Script Editor: Chris Boucher
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40) Rescue
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28-Sep-81 ~0:50 Chris Boucher Mary Ridge
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[Intro Scorpio (and Slave) & Soolin. Death of Cally]
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41) Power
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5-Oct-81 ~0:50 Ben Steed Mary Ridge
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42) Traitor
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12-Oct-81 ~0:50 Robert Holmes David Sullivan Proudfoot
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43) Stardrive
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19-Oct-81 ~0:50 James Follett David Sullivan Proudfoot
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[Scorpio gets a very fast Stardrive]
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44) Animals
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26-Oct-81 ~0:50 Allen Prior Mary Ridge
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45) Headhunter
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2-Nov-81 ~0:50 Roger Parkes Mary Ridge
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46) Assassin
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9-Nov-81 ~0:50 Rod Beacham David Sullivan Proudfoot
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<Richard Hurndall as Nebrox>
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47) Games
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16-Nov-81 ~0:50 Bill Lyons Vivienne Cozens
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48) Sand
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23-Nov-81 ~0:50 Tanith Lee Vivienne Cozens
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49) Gold
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30-Nov-81 ~0:50 Colin Davis Brian Lighthill
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50) Orbit
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7-Dec-81 ~0:50 Robert Holmes Brian Lighthill
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51) Warlord
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14-Dec-81 ~0:50 Simon Masters Viktors Ritelis
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52) Blake
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21-Dec-81 ~0:50 Chris Boucher Mary Ridge
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[Destruction of Scorpio. Death of Blake, Soolin, & Dayna]
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Bibliography / References
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a) Blake's Seven Season Guide, by Barbara E. Warne, _Fantasy Empire_ #7, #8,
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c. 1983 New Media Publishing, Inc. (Partially reprinted in _Fantasy
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Empire Collector's Edition_ #2, c. 1983 New Media Publishing, Inc.)
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b) Blake's 7 Episode Guide for Series One, by Cherry Steffey, _Fantasy
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Empire Limited_ #3, c. 1984 New Media Publishing, Inc.)
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c) _Terry Nation's BLAKE'S 7: The Programme Guide_, by Tony Attwood,
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c. 1982 Tony Attwood. Published by Target Books, Ltd, 1983.
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Special thanks to Robert Chao, Henry Chatroop, and Louis Singh for providing
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additional information.
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BLAKE'S 7 Fan Clubs (US)
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SCORPIO
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4064 Appleby Lane
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Richton Park, IL 60471
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The Bored Without Blake (7) Committee
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(address forgotten)
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THE END ???
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