Blake's 7 Poster

Blake's 7 (1978)

Adventure | SciFi 
Rayting:   8.0/10 3.6K votes
Country: UK
Language: English

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

Episode Guide

Season 4

December 21, 1981Episode 13 Blake
December 14, 1981Episode 12 Warlord
December 7, 1981Episode 11 Orbit
November 30, 1981Episode 10 Gold
November 23, 1981Episode 9 Sand
November 16, 1981Episode 8 Games
November 9, 1981Episode 7 Assassin
November 2, 1981Episode 6 Headhunter
October 26, 1981Episode 5 Animals
October 19, 1981Episode 4 Stardrive
October 12, 1981Episode 3 Traitor
October 5, 1981Episode 2 Power
September 28, 1981Episode 1 Rescue

Season 3

Season 2

Season 1

Best Blake's 7 Episodes

Top 20 (Ranked)

December 21, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E13 Blake
March 24, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E12 Death-Watch
March 17, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E11 Moloch
March 10, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E10 Ultraworld
March 3, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E9 Sarcophagus
February 25, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E8 Rumours of Death
February 19, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E7 Children of Auron
February 11, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E6 City at the Edge of the World
February 4, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E5 The Harvest of Kairos
January 28, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E4 Dawn of the Gods
January 21, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E3 Volcano
January 14, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E2 Powerplay
March 31, 1980star0.0 0 votesS3E13 Terminal
September 28, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E1 Rescue
December 14, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E12 Warlord
December 7, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E11 Orbit
November 30, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E10 Gold
November 23, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E9 Sand
November 16, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E8 Games
November 9, 1981star0.0 0 votesS4E7 Assassin

Blake's 7 Trailer

User Reviews

harliquinz 14 January 2012

Watchseries; A now dated science fiction show originally aired by the BBC in the late 70's with low production values, wobbly scenery and awful special effects. On the plus side, the plots and the cynical themes running through the show give it a hard edged grittiness that hasn't been repeated since and budget aside probably the best scifi series of all time, not something that i would say if undeserving. The characters, all of them villains of one kind or another, yes that includes the so called 'goodies' (something new)and all of them disliking each other and with no sense of camaraderie at all. Well scripted on the whole, well acted by the cast especially Paul Darrow and Jaqueline Pierce as Avon and Servelan the now cult adversaries. All this gives the show albeit a well worn look but nonetheless a fantastic show, well worth the watch that dares to be bleak and cynical about the future with no silver linings. In the end the low production values don't matter as you are captured by the narrative and the acting that will soon hook you. You have been warned.

harliquinz 14 January 2012

A now dated science fiction show originally aired by the BBC in the late 70's with low production values, wobbly scenery and awful special effects. On the plus side, the plots and the cynical themes running through the show give it a hard edged grittiness that hasn't been repeated since and budget aside probably the best scifi series of all time, not something that i would say if undeserving. The characters, all of them villains of one kind or another, yes that includes the so called 'goodies' (something new)and all of them disliking each other and with no sense of camaraderie at all. Well scripted on the whole, well acted by the cast especially Paul Darrow and Jaqueline Pierce as Avon and Servelan the now cult adversaries. All this gives the show albeit a well worn look but nonetheless a fantastic show, well worth the watch that dares to be bleak and cynical about the future with no silver linings. In the end the low production values don't matter as you are captured by the narrative and the acting that will soon hook you. You have been warned.

christian_gil88 29 July 2007

Blake's 7 watchseries. Despite the somewhat clunky special effects and plastic sets and costumes this series has always had a devoted following. Its plot lines, its witty and sharp dialogue, and the development of the characters seems to make you want more; and for 52 episodes 'more' is what we get. Splendid performances by all the major participants, this series has all the qualities you might wish for in a good book. You just have to keep 'turning the page'. For my money this is more fun than the old "Doctor Who" series (although the new Doctor Who series is another matter - fabulous!) The BBC, it seems to me, has always been lucky in having good writers for Sci-Fi. Right from Nigel Kneale (Quatermass, 1953 onwards) to Terry Nation and others. Great fun and completely addictive.

ShaneofPg 25 May 2002

I was 8 years old when Blake's 7 first aired on BBC 1 and I loved it.

I was a fan of DR.Who so I liked Blake's 7 also. I have been watching it recently on UK Gold and it has brought back fond memories. Admittedly the Special Effects were very low budget just like DR.Who-You could always spot the shaky badly handpainted sets! The acting was a mix of good and bad, Avon (Paul Darrow) was excellent as was Servalan (Jaqueline Pearce) and Villa (Michael Keating) was very good also. Some episodes were really good and the script was great with some great dialogue by Avon. If you can overlook the very poor effects and men in rubber suits dressed as monsters then this was overall a great show.The last episode was a great cliffhanger although it upset me when I first saw it. I would love to see the series remade with Paul Darrow and the others-we never did know whether or not Avon and company died or not, so it could be remade. This was a classic series!

James-184 21 September 2000

For those of us weaned on Doctor Who, shows like Blake's 7 are instantly appealing. But for today's audiences, try this trick:

Listen closely to the dialogue and notice how the acting--unlike the SFX--is quite good. Then imagine that George Lucas, Jerry Bruckheimer and any actor you admire collaborated on a faithful remake, line for line, with top-level effects. Can you see it? (May require more than one viewing.)

Good. Prior to Battlestar Galactica on TV and Star Wars on the big screen, this is about all we had in terms of production values. (We were lucky if the boom mics were not showing at the top of the screen.) We had to make do with fascinating story ideas and characters we could inhabit each week. If the monsters were made of rubber, the spaceships made of cardboard, well, we lived with it.

Note to Spielberg, Bruckheimer, Lucas, et al: Keep the script stet and consider giving these back to the world.

dr_foreman 26 July 2005

I discovered "Blakes 7" (though it ought to be "Blake's 6," methinks) when I was five years old - and I dismissed it. I thought it looked boring and corny, and when I got hooked on "Doctor Who" shortly thereafter, I forgot all about it.

Well, like a wayward son, I have returned to "Blakes 7" all these years later. I've just finished the season one DVDs, and I enjoyed myself immensely. In some respects it's a very familiar show that borrows terminology and ideas from much older genre entertainment, like "Star Trek." But it's quite revolutionary in terms of structure - the arc plot is ahead of its time - and characterization. "Blakes 7" also features a surprisingly cynical world view; the Federation in this series isn't a league of whitewashed good guys, it's a corrupt organization that controls its subjects through military force and "1984"-like brainwashing.

The best character of the season is Avon, who is played in a wonderful sneering fashion by Paul Darrow. Blake is my second favorite; he's an idealist, but he's tough and he's not preachy (thank goodness). The other crew members, truth be told, are a little bland. I'm not sure why people seem to like the cowardly thief character Villa so much, since his role mainly consists of whining and cracking flat jokes. Jenna the smuggler is a pretty foxy lady, but she doesn't do much but get tied up and possessed - both staple pastimes for women in these semi-sexist old shows.

Certain plot elements are recycled in a tiresome fashion; in several episodes, half of Blake's crew is stranded on a planet while the other half contends with a problem in space. And of course, there's always a moment when the ground team is in mortal peril and needs to be "beamed up," but nobody's at the controls to do it. I complain too much, though - there are several genuinely surprising plot twists in the first season. And, even when the stories are a little clichéd, a great cast of British character actors is on hand to pick up the slack. Cool guest stars like Brian Blessed and Julian Glover reliably provide rock-solid support for the regulars.

The show is still easy to dismiss due to its low budget. But does it really matter that Blake's laser gun looks like a hair-curler? Not a bit. Flawed production values do very little to detract from "Blakes 7," which in the final analysis is clearly one of the more thoughtful and exciting sci-fi series I've had the pleasure to watch. The very first episode, which concerns Blake being framed for child molestation, is particularly gripping. It's highly recommended stuff.

Gothick 21 June 1999

This has to be one of the best--perhaps THE best science fiction serials ever produced. It is a true serial in that the story goes, stage by stage, through a complete, novelistic sequence. Even though the fourth season was not planned when they finished up the 3rd (originally designed as the finale), the ideas, themes, and characterizations continued as a logical (if sometimes twisted) culmination of the history that had preceded it. Blake's 7 inspired what is undoubtedly the finest American sci fi series ever--Babylon 5, which in some ways surpassed B7, certainly in terms of quality effects and production values. If you look carefully, I believe you can spot a ship closely resembling the Scorpio in some of the battle formations in Season 4 of B5.

My personal favorite performer on Blake's 7 was the extraordinary Jacqueline Pearce--surely one of the most gifted actresses of our day. In one way it is a shame that she will always be remembered for his work on this series, but, from another perspective, her creation of Servalan has a truly legendary quality, larger than life and yet intensely human. Jackie imbued Servalan with a wit, grace, and elegance that made her absolute evil all the more intriguing. Paul Darrow as Avon provided the perfect complement to Servalan's infamy. Coldly self-aggrandizing and exquisitely poised in his own right, Darrow's performance is often tinged with streaks of frighteningly believable psychosis, especially during the memorable final season.

If this series had had a wider airing in the US, it would have attracted a massive cult following over here. Grab this on tape if you can find it!

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