Blake's 7: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Blake's 7 (1978): Drama, Action, Science-Fiction. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
In this British series by Terry Nation, Blake is a rebel framed for pedophilia. En route to a penal colony, Blake convinces several of his fellow prisoners to revolt. They find an alien spaceship and strike out to bring down the Empire. Some of them want freedom, some of them want money, some of them want to be left alone. Together, they are... Blake's 7.
Series details
- Title: Blake's 7
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Action, Science-Fiction
- Premiere date: 1978-01-02
- Final broadcast date listed: 1981-12-21
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
- TVMaze ID: 6152
- IMDb ID: tt0076987
- TVDB ID: 75565
Cast and credited roles
- Michael Keating — Vila Restal
- Paul Darrow — Kerr Avon
- Gareth Thomas — Roj Blake
- Peter Tuddenham — Zen
- Jan Chappell — Cally
- Sally Knyvette — Jenna Stannis
- David Jackson — Gan
- Steven Pacey — Del Tarrant
- Josette Simon — Dayna Mellanby
- Jacqueline Pearce — Servalan
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1978-01-02; final listed air date 1978-03-27; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 1979-01-09; final listed air date 1979-04-03; episode order: 13.
- Season 3: premiered 1980-01-07; final listed air date 1980-03-31; episode order: 13.
- Season 4: premiered 1981-09-28; final listed air date 1981-12-21; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from Blake's 7 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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