Blake's 7 (1978) — Where to Watch, Ratings & Cast | Movie Browser

Space soap operaDystopian found familyChaotic good? Try chaotic petty

Latest Episode

Blake

10.050 min

Season 4 • Episode 13

Latest

Blake

Dec 21, 1981

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.

Overview

Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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

Content warning

space convict spacecraft crew

Moral compromise in revolutionAuthority vs anarchismFound family of disastersTechnology as prison

Standout Aspects

Acting

Paul Darrow's gloriously sneering Avon steals every scene

Writing

Terry Nation's bleak finales that BBC kept letting him do

Production

Liberator set design: surprisingly lush for 1978 pennies

Best for:Binge·Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence·Triggers

Creator

Terry Nation

First AiredJan 2, 1978

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Seasons4·Episodes52

Top Cast

Josette Simon

Dayna Mellanby

Michael Keating

Vila Restal

Paul Darrow

Kerr Avon

Peter Tuddenham

Slave / ORAC

Steven Pacey

Del Tarrant

Glynis Barber

Soolin

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The Liberator's iconic curved walls were repurposed hospital screens; the ship's 'alien' look came from budget necessity, not vision.

Cultural

Paul Darrow's fandom kept Blake's 7 alive for decades; his novel sequels are officially bonkers and he knew it.

Blakes 7 REMASTERED Trailer

Blakes 7 REMASTERED Trailer

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