Blake's 7 - w/ more Dr Who comments

 Avon, Blake, & Vila Abba in Space? Blake's 7 ran for 4 years on BBC 1 from 1978 to '81. Blake and his gang of rebels cruised space in their hugely advanced space craft, the Liberator. They were fighting the evil Federation, run by romantic diva Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce). Blake's crew looked rather more like Abba, with their unflattering beige combinations of nylon and leather, and an endless supply of perming hairspray. Blake himself left after two years, leaving his rebels in the hands of Shakespearean schemer Avon (Paul Darrow). The show aimed to be a grittily realistic TV answer to Star Wars, only on Dr Who's budget. The result is controversially stylized, with bold use of Colour Separation Overlay, bright lighting and big hair. In the episode "Moloch" we see Avon pursuing Servalan to the edge of the universe. She's discovered a corrupt Federation colony, who hold the key to the ultimate lifeform - the mysterious Moloch.  Liberator was the 1st ship utilized by Blake and his crew! After it's loss, Scorpio with a navigational computer called "Slave" took over!    Scorpio - Season 4

 - Avon (center) leading Dayna, Tarrant, Vila, & Soolin -

 

Avon & Crew - Season 4

Scorpio w/ Slave




 


Series A: Blake, Avon, Jenna, Vila, Cally, Gan, Zen & Liberator (the ship)  1) The Way Back - Blake Campture & brainwashed.  2) Space Fall - Blake meets Avon, Jenna, & Vila.  3) Cygnus Alpha - Blake & his crew take Liberator.  4) Time Squad - Blake & his crew meet Calley.  5) The Web - Cally unknowingly traps the ship.  6) Seek-Locate-Destroy - Cally captured for bait.  7) Mission to Destiny - The crew come across ship.  8) Duel - Blake faces off against Travis in combat.  9) Project Avalon - She's used to trap Blake & ship. 10) Breakdown - Gan becomes irratic; needs surgery. 11) Bounty - Ship is taken over by bounty hunters. 12) Deliverance - Crew come across ship blowing up. 13) Orac - Blake and his crew receive Orac w/ Ensor.

Series B: Blake, Avon, Jenna, Vila, Cally, Gan, Orac, Zen & Liberator  1) Redemption - The Liberator's owners attack.  2) Shadow -Blake tries to make a deal with crooks.  3) Weapon - Servalan has a new way of getting ship.  4) Horizon - The crew is captured on this out planet.  5) Pressure Point - Blake trys to hit Earth's "Control."  6) Trial - Travis is put on trial at Space Command.  7) Killer - Crew come across an ancient spacecraft.  8) Hostage - Travis sets trap for Blake to get ship.  9) Countdown - Blake & Avon need to disable bomb. 10) Voice From The Past - Blake feels conditioning. 11) Gambit - Blake looks for new location of "Control." 12) Keeper - Blake finds ruler with location of Star One. 13) Star One - Blake saves Star One from aliens.

Series C: Avon, Vila, Dana, Tarrant, Cally, Orac,  Liberator & Zen (the ship)  1) Aftermath - Blake & Jenna are missing; - - Dana.  2) Powerplay - Fed. soldiers take over ship; Tarrant.  3) Volcano - Avon & Tarrant seek base on Obsidian.  4) Dawn Of The Gods - ORAC takes over the ship.  5) The Harvest of Kairos - Liberator taken again.  6) City at the Edge of the World - Vila opens door.  7) Children of Auron - Servalan unleashes a plague.  8) Rumours Of Death - Avon after Anna's torturor.  9) Sarcophagus - Crew come upon an ancient ship. 10) Ultraworld - Cally's drawn to metalic planet.  11) Moloch - Crew trail Servalan to a strange world. 12) Death Watch - Tarrant's brother competes. 13) Terminal - Avon thinks he found Blake. Cally dies.

Series D: Avon, Vila, Dana, Tarrant, Soolin, Orac,  Scorpio & Slave (the ship) Servalan - "Terminal"  1) Rescue - Terminal destroyed, salvager saves crew.  2) Power - Crew stranded on planet with Scorpio.  3) Traitor - Federation expands with pacifist drug.  4) Stardrive - In need of speed, they look for drive.  5) Animals - Scorpio attacked while Dana planet-side.  6) Head Hunters - Robot takes over Scorpio & Orac.  7) Assassin - Servalan contracts the crews death.  8) Games - Feldon crystal extraction on Mecron.  9) Sand - Servalan and Tarrant are trapped on planet. 10) Gold - Old friend of Avon's makes deal for gold. 11) Orbit - Avon makes deal for new weapon. 12) Warlord - Avon tries to set up an alliance. 13) Blake - Blake's on Gauda Prime;  "The Finale."