Blake's 7
Blake's 7
TV Series
7.3
1978 4 Seasons

Blake's 7

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Storyline

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

Episodes

Specials

Specials

50 Episodes Aired 2006

No overview available for this season.

The Cult of... Blake's 7
50 min
E1

The Cult of... Blake's 7

Dec 12, 2006

The BBC paid tribute to the series with a thirty minute documentary, The Cult of... Blake's 7, first broadcast on 12 December 2006 on BBC Four as part of that channel's Science Fiction Britannia series.

50 min
E2

Blake's Junction 7

Jan 15, 2011

Cult '80s sci-fi gang "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.

50 min
E3

Making Blake's 7 Ep 1

Jan 01, 1970

50 min
E4

Making Blake's 7 Ep 2

Jan 01, 1970

50 min
E5

Making Blake's 7 Ep 3

Jan 01, 1970

60 min
E6

Series 3 DVD Extras

Jan 03, 1970

min
E7

Series 4 Special Features, Part 1 or 2

Jan 06, 1970

min
E8

Series 4 Special Features, Part 2 or 2

Jan 08, 1970

7 min
E9

2 Out-takes, a missing scene, 1 robot, 2 flat feet and a blooper

Jun 29, 2026

Series 1 DVD Extra

Blue Peter
8 min
E10

Blue Peter

Feb 23, 1978

Lesley Judd shows how to make a Liberator Bracelet on popular children's show Blue Peter.

Introducing Roj Blake
2 min
E11

Introducing Roj Blake

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Jenna Stannis
2 min
E12

Introducing Jenna Stannis

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Kerr Avon
3 min
E13

Introducing Kerr Avon

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Cally
2 min
E14

Introducing Cally

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Vila Restal
3 min
E15

Introducing Vila Restal

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Olag Gan
3 min
E16

Introducing Olag Gan

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Zen
2 min
E17

Introducing Zen

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Travis
3 min
E18

Introducing Travis

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

Introducing Servalan
3 min
E19

Introducing Servalan

Jun 29, 2026

Character introduction. Series 1 DVD Extra.

2 min
E20

Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis) Interviewed in 2002 - Part 1

Jan 01, 2002

Hidden extra on DVD Series 2 Disk 2

1 min
E21

Brain Croucher (Travis in Series 2) Interviewed in 1993 - Part 1

Jan 01, 1993

Hidden DVD extra on Series 2 Disk 2

2 min
E22

Pennant Roberts (Director) Interviewed in 2003

Jan 01, 2003

Hidden DVD Extra on Series 2 Disk 2

1 min
E23

Jan Chappell (Cally) Interviewed in 1993

Jan 01, 1993

Hidden DVD extra on Series 2 Disk 4

1 min
E24

Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis) Interviewed in 2002 - Part 2

Jan 01, 2002

Hidden DVD Extra Series 2 Disk 4

2 min
E25

Brain Croucher (Travis in Series 2) Interviewed in 1993 - Part 2

Jan 01, 1993

Hidden DVD Extra Series 2 Disk 4

Saturday Superstore
5 min
E26

Saturday Superstore

Jan 08, 1983

Saturday morning children's TV explains how the Blake's 7 teleported effect was achieved.

Jane Hudson's Costume Collection
18 min
E27

Jane Hudson's Costume Collection

Jun 29, 2026

Jane Hudson talks about the BBC Costume Department at Television Center, and her work on Blake's 7.

Mat's Models
12 min
E28

Mat's Models

Jun 29, 2026

Mat Irvine (Visual Effects Designer) talks about his work on Blake's 7.

Introducing Orac
1 min
E29

Introducing Orac

Jun 29, 2026

2 min
E30

The Mutoids

Jun 29, 2026

Brief photos and quotes about the Federation's Mutoid soldiers set to a heat-beat.

3 min
E31

The Ballad of Travis II

Jun 29, 2026

Footage of Travis' trial and death set to a country ballad.

Scene Today
11 min
E32

Scene Today

Jan 24, 1991

Scene Today interviews Gareth Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce back in January 1991.

Multi-Coloured Swap-Shop
20 min
E33

Multi-Coloured Swap-Shop

Mar 10, 1979

Noel Edmunds interviews Gareth Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce on Saturday morning BBC children's TV. March 10th 1979.

Small World
9 min
E34

Small World

Aug 28, 1980

Small World (1980)'s coverage of Mat Irvine's model work, including Blake's 7.

Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 1
84 min
E35

Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 1

Oct 12, 2024

Actors Sally Knyvette and Jon Chappell (Cally) meet to reminisce about making the first series. With contributions from cast and crew including Michael E. Briant, and designer Roger Murray-Leach.

A Glint In The Eye - The Life of Stephen Grief
35 min
E36

A Glint In The Eye - The Life of Stephen Grief

Dec 10, 2024

Friends and colleagues reminisce about the actor who first played Space Commander Travis

Michael Briant in Conversation
88 min
E37

Michael Briant in Conversation

Dec 12, 2024

The prolific director discusses his life, career and sci-fi work.

The Making of Blake's 7 - Part One
42 min
E38

The Making of Blake's 7 - Part One

Dec 10, 2024

Part 1 of an unreleased documentary originally slated for release in the 1990s, featuring a comprehensive look back at Series 1 and featuring interviews with Gareth Thomas, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Keating, Stephen Greif and more.

Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 2
112 min
E39

Liberation - Blake's 7: Year 2

Dec 16, 2025

Feature Length Documentary where Sally Knyvette 'Jenna', Jan Chappell 'Cally', and others discuss series 2

Brian Croucher In Conversation
85 min
E40

Brian Croucher In Conversation

Dec 15, 2025

An Interview with Brian Croucher, Part of the Series 2 Blu-Ray Collection

The Making of Blake's 7 - Part Two
59 min
E41

The Making of Blake's 7 - Part Two

Dec 15, 2025

Part 2 of an unreleased documentary originally slated for release in the 1990s

Giant - The Life of David Jackson
47 min
E42

Giant - The Life of David Jackson

Dec 16, 2025

A Tribute Documentary to David Jackson, Series 2 Bonus Content

Maximum - The Life of Jacqueline Pearce
78 min
E43

Maximum - The Life of Jacqueline Pearce

Dec 15, 2025

Series 2 Blu-Ray featurette

Roger Murray-Leach In Conversation
80 min
E44

Roger Murray-Leach In Conversation

Dec 15, 2025

Interview with Roger Murray-Leach, Series 2 Blu-Ray Featurette

Deliverance '98: David Maloney, Stuart Fell & Brian Clemett
65 min
E45

Deliverance '98: David Maloney, Stuart Fell & Brian Clemett

Mar 27, 1998

Panel discussion featuring director David Maloney and actors Stuart Fell and Brian Clemett, recorded at the Deliverance '98 convention to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Blake's 7. Series 1 Blu-Ray Featurette.

Deliverance '98: The Cast Panel
59 min
E46

Deliverance '98: The Cast Panel

Mar 28, 1998

A headline Q&A session from the 20th Anniversary convention featuring Gareth Thomas (Blake), Sally Knyvette (Jenna), David Jackson (Gan), and Peter Tuddenham (Zen/Orac).

Deliverance '98: The Men of Blake's 7
61 min
E47

Deliverance '98: The Men of Blake's 7

Mar 29, 1998

A Q&A session from the final day of the 20th Anniversary convention, featuring series stars Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, Peter Tuddenham, and Stephen Greif discussing their time on the show.

Deliverance '98: Terry Nation Memories
19 min
E48

Deliverance '98: Terry Nation Memories

Mar 29, 1998

Cast and crew members Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, David Maloney, and Sheelagh Wells share personal reflections on series creator Terry Nation at the 20th Anniversary convention.

Deliverance '98: Jan Chappell, Sally Knyvette and Jacqueline Pearce
53 min
E49

Deliverance '98: Jan Chappell, Sally Knyvette and Jacqueline Pearce

Mar 29, 1998

A Q&A session from the 20th Anniversary convention, featuring series stars Jan Chappell, Sally Knyvette, and Jacqueline Pearce discussing their time on the show with John Ainsworth.

Sally Knyvette In Conversation
78 min
E50

Sally Knyvette In Conversation

Nov 11, 2024

Actor Sally Knyvette discusses her career and her role as Jenna Stannis in an extensive interview with Matthew Sweet for the series 1 Blu-ray release.

Series 1

Series 1

13 Episodes Aired 1978

No overview available for this season.

The Way Back
50 min
E1

The Way Back

Jan 02, 1978

A rebel leader, his memory altered by an oppressive galactic government, suffers injustice after witnessing a massacre.

Space Fall
50 min
E2

Space Fall

Jan 09, 1978

Blake and some criminals attempt to seize control of the prison ship London as it passes a space war where an abandoned ship is found.

Cygnus Alpha
50 min
E3

Cygnus Alpha

Jan 16, 1978

Blake tries to rescue the remaining prisoners from the prison planet Cygnus Alpha only to find they have a disease that can be cured by the power mad high priest Vargas.

Time Squad
50 min
E4

Time Squad

Jan 23, 1978

A ship whose crew had been put in suspended animation is picked up by the Liberator, while Blake attempts to destroy the Federation Communication base on Saurian Major.

The Web
50 min
E5

The Web

Jan 30, 1978

The Liberator runs into a web created by psionic means; the crew meets the race of genetically-engineered Decimas. Blake learns of the attempt at genocide being waged against the Decimas by the creator of the Web.

Seek-Locate-Destroy
50 min
E6

Seek-Locate-Destroy

Feb 06, 1978

The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit and accidently leave Cally behind. Travis finds her and decides to use her in a hostage trap for Blake.

Mission to Destiny
50 min
E7

Mission to Destiny

Feb 13, 1978

The crippled spaceship Ortega presents Blake and his companions with a series of mysteries. Who murdered the pilot and sabotaged the controls ? What happened to the crew and why ? For Avon and Cally, the answers become a matter of life and death.

Duel
50 min
E8

Duel

Feb 20, 1978

The flight of Federation pursuit ships, commanded by Travis, finally succeed in trapping the Liberator.

Project Avalon
50 min
E9

Project Avalon

Feb 27, 1978

Travis devises a plan to destroy Blake and capture the Liberator.

Breakdown
50 min
E10

Breakdown

Mar 06, 1978

Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station XK-72 to have it repaired, at the risk of being discovered. The neurosurgeon notifies the Federation and delays surgery long enough for Federation forces to arrive.

Bounty
50 min
E11

Bounty

Mar 13, 1978

The crew land on the planet Lindor, where a deposed leader has been held in exile. Blake and Cally ask him to return to his people. Meanwhile, a ship in distress is helped by the Liberator, only to encounter a group of bounty hunters who seek to turn Blake and the Liberator over to the Federation.

Deliverance
50 min
E12

Deliverance

Mar 20, 1978

The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew up while delivering some medical supplies to Ensor, the survivor's father. Jenna is captured on the planet, while the survivor of the destroyed ship forces Blake to leave the planet by holding Cally at gunpoint. On the planet, Avon is considered a god by a priestess leading her people there.

Orac
50 min
E13

Orac

Mar 27, 1978

The Liberator crew fly to Aristo to deliver the supplies to Ensor, in exchange for radiation drugs and the computer Orac, which Ensor gives to Blake before he dies. Orac predicts the destruction of the Liberator.

Series 2

Series 2

13 Episodes Aired 1979

No overview available for this season.

Redemption
50 min
E1

Redemption

Jan 09, 1979

The crew encounter the System, builders and original owners of the Liberator (known to them as Deep Space Vehicle-2). They disable its defense systems in an attempt to try to get their craft back. A sister ship (DSV-1), in pursuit, is destroyed by Orac.

Shadow
50 min
E2

Shadow

Jan 16, 1979

The Liberator reaches Space City where Blake seeks the assistance of the Terra Nostra, a criminal group who control the deadly drug Shadow. Blake must find out what the link with the Federation is, and why Orac is telepathically torturing Cally. The key appears to be the planet Zonda.

Weapon
50 min
E3

Weapon

Jan 23, 1979

The rebels and the Federation are searching for the stolen prototype of Imipak, a deadly new weapon. Servalan and Travis use a Blake clone to get information on this weapon from one of Blake's friends.

Horizon
50 min
E4

Horizon

Jan 30, 1979

Horizon is a mysterious planet which neither Zen nor Orac can shed any light on. After teleporting down the crew are captured by Federation guards. Avon considers leaving the planet by himself with the Liberator.

Pressure Point
50 min
E5

Pressure Point

Feb 06, 1979

The Liberator returns to Earth, and Blake wants to capture Federation Control, in the belief that it would cripple the Federation.

Trial
50 min
E6

Trial

Feb 13, 1979

Blake is questioning his purpose and motives after Gan's death and goes to a barren planet to reflect on things. Travis is put on trial and court-martialled for the deaths of civilans all courtesy of Servalan.

Killer
50 min
E7

Killer

Feb 20, 1979

The Liberator crew journey to a planet where a friend of Avon's works, in order to get TP crystals. The derelict spaceship K-47 is retrieved, and an on-board virus spreads throughout the complex.

Hostage
50 min
E8

Hostage

Feb 27, 1979

The Liberator is ambushed by several Federation ships. Travis captures Blake's cousin. He claims to want to join Blake's crew.

Countdown
50 min
E9

Countdown

Mar 06, 1979

The crew travels to the planet Albian in search of information on the location of the Federation computer system Star One. Avon defuses a bomb with the help of Del Grant, who had thought Avon deserted his sister.

Voice from the Past
50 min
E10

Voice from the Past

Mar 13, 1979

A "time bomb" planted in Blake's memory by the Federation has been stimulated. He goes to an asteroid to meet with the legendary Shivar and Governor Le Grand, who also wish to overthrow the Federation.

Gambit
50 min
E11

Gambit

Mar 20, 1979

Blake believes Docholli knows the location of Star One, and has traced him to Freedom City, a gambler's paradise. At the Big Wheel gambling casino, a miniaturized Orac helps Avon and Vila win large amounts of money. Little do they know Servalan has got there ahead of them.

The Keeper
50 min
E12

The Keeper

Mar 27, 1979

In their quest for information on the location of Star One, the crew search for a member of the royal family of Goth who has an amulet containing a brain print.

Star One
50 min
E13

Star One

Apr 03, 1979

The crew reach Star One, only to find it is already being overtaken by Andromedan forces. While Blake plots the destruction of Star One Travis plots the destruction of the entire human race. Avon confronts Travis and the Federation computer is destroyed. Blake is seriously hurt.

Series 3

Series 3

13 Episodes Aired 1980

No overview available for this season.

Aftermath
50 min
E1

Aftermath

Jan 07, 1980

Severely damaged by combat in the Galactic War, the Liberator disperses its crew while it repairs itself. Avon lands on a planet and is rescued by the daughter of a former revolutionary. Priceless scenes between Avon and Servalan.

Powerplay
50 min
E2

Powerplay

Jan 14, 1980

Avon and Dayna return to the Liberator, only to find it has been claimed by Tarrant. The rest of the crew are rescued by a medical ship and eventually brought back to the Liberator.

Volcano
50 min
E3

Volcano

Jan 21, 1980

The crew search for a new home base on the planet Obsidian, whose volcanic outbursts -- and a nuclear device buried in the planet's core by its inhabitants -- protect the planet from being overtaken. Servalan employs an elaborate plan to take control of the Liberator.

Dawn of the Gods
50 min
E4

Dawn of the Gods

Jan 28, 1980

Orac steers Liberator off course to investigate a black hole and the Thaarn reach out to Cally from her childhood stories. Liberator lands on the artificial planet Crador.

The Harvest of Kairos
50 min
E5

The Harvest of Kairos

Feb 04, 1980

Tarrant decides to raid a Federation freighter carrying valuable Kairopan crystal, but he heads right into Jarvik's trap and the Liberator is captured. The crew of the Liberator are left marooned on Kairos, a planet where nobody survives after the short crystal harvest season.

City at the Edge of the World
50 min
E6

City at the Edge of the World

Feb 11, 1980

The crew strike a deal for crystals needed for Liberator's weapon systems. In exchange, Vila must help in obtaining a treasure on the planet Keezarn but in doing so he finds a gateway to another world.

Children of Auron
50 min
E7

Children of Auron

Feb 19, 1980

Servalan introduces a plague to the people of Auron, and the crew journey to Cally's homeworld to save them. Servalan uses this plan as bait to get the Liberator, and to make clones in her image, the only offspring she feels she could trust.

Rumours of Death
50 min
E8

Rumours of Death

Feb 25, 1980

Avon wishes to hunt down the Federation inquisitor, Shrinker, who killed his former girlfriend, Anna Grant. He finds her alive, now working as an agent of the Federation.

Sarcophagus
50 min
E9

Sarcophagus

Mar 03, 1980

The crew find a drifting ship, whose artifacts have a strange effect on Cally. An alien avoiding death has possessed her, and Avon has to break the spell.

Ultraworld
50 min
E10

Ultraworld

Mar 10, 1980

The crew go to the planet Ultraworld, only to discover it is a mental reprocessing plant. Vila saves the crew by telling riddles to Orac.

Moloch
50 min
E11

Moloch

Mar 17, 1980

Tarrant is teleported into a spaceship bound for the invisible planet Sardos, which the crew of Liberator discover after nearly crashing into it. Servalan is interested in the matter replication technology developed by the inhabitants of the planet.

Death-Watch
50 min
E12

Death-Watch

Mar 24, 1980

The crew visits the Teal and Vandor systems, currently at war with each other. A representative of each system is chosen for a battle. Tarrant kills the warrior who killed his brother.

Terminal
50 min
E13

Terminal

Mar 31, 1980

Avon secretly takes over the ship and flies it through a field containing enzymes which eat away at the Liberator's hull. They reach the planetoid Terminal, where Avon believes Blake is residing.

Series 4

Series 4

13 Episodes Aired 1981

No overview available for this season.

Rescue
50 min
E1

Rescue

Sep 28, 1981

Dorian, owner of the spaceship Scorpio, rescues the crew from Terminal. He tries to enlist the help of Orac to build a teleport mechanism for Scorpio and attempts to kill the crew.

Power
50 min
E2

Power

Oct 05, 1981

The Scorpio, rendered inaccessible by an elaborate security system, is stolen by a native of the planet who seeks to escape. Avon completes the Scorpio teleport system with the help of Orac.

Traitor
50 min
E3

Traitor

Oct 12, 1981

The planet Helotrix is falling easily to attack from a new Federation pacification drug, as are many other star systems. Tarrant and Dayna teleport down to the surface to investigate. Servalan, deposed of her presidency in the Federation, is back under the alias Commissioner Sleer having wiped all records connecting herself with the identity of Servalan.

Stardrive
50 min
E4

Stardrive

Oct 19, 1981

After attempts to match the course of an asteroid for cover result in collision with the asteroid and severe damage to Scorpio's engines, the crew search for an experimental stardrive developed by an ex-Federation designer who is now working for a terrorist group.

Animals
50 min
E5

Animals

Oct 26, 1981

Dayna meets an old friend, Justin, to seek help with synthesizing an antidote to the Federation pacification drug. Servalan learns of Scorpio's visit to Justin's planet and of the genetic research he is performing there.

Headhunter
50 min
E6

Headhunter

Nov 02, 1981

The crew rescue a protege of Ensor's who instead turns out to be his android creation seeking to unite with Orac.

Assassin
50 min
E7

Assassin

Nov 09, 1981

Servalan hires an assassin to kill the crew by luring them to a trap set aboard the assassin's ship.

Games
50 min
E8

Games

Nov 16, 1981

The scientist Belkov has stripped a planet of a valuable crystalline substance and tries to double cross both Servalan and the Scorpio crew in an attempt to escape with the private stash he has collected. He is aided by his computer, an amalgamation of a standard Federation computer and a pleasure planet gaming machine.

Sand
50 min
E9

Sand

Nov 23, 1981

Servalan investigates a planet which contains an unknown substance of potential usefulness whose investigation team mysteriously died. The crew learn of Servalan's trip and decide to investigate for themselves.

Gold
50 min
E10

Gold

Nov 30, 1981

A plan to steal a shipment of atomically converted gold being transported from the planet Xeroc aboard a domestic passenger ship winds up turning into a major loss for the crew.

Orbit
50 min
E11

Orbit

Dec 07, 1981

The scientist Egrorian offers Avon a powerful weapon, the Tachyon Funnel, in exchange for Orac. Servalan, who is behind the transfer, prepares a plan to double-cross Avon that would give her both the Tachyon Funnel and Orac.

Warlord
50 min
E12

Warlord

Dec 14, 1981

Avon tries to form an alliance to produce an anti-pacification drug by negotiating with the leaders of three warring star systems. The Xenon base is sabotaged by explosives and a deadly virus. Tarrant falls in love with the daughter of the saboteur.

Blake
50 min
E13

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.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

4

Episodes

52

Language

en

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