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  Amazon.co.uk: Blake's 7 - Series 1 [1978]: DVD: Michael E. Briant,Viktors Ritelis,Fiona Cumming,David Maloney,Pennant ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blake's 7 was the hit BBC space opera launched in the wake of Star Wars, though with a grittier sensibility and produced on a fraction of the budget.
Blake's 7 is a bit like one of those classic fibreglass cars from the seventies: cheap, pretty and handles beautifully but the rain leaks in and there isn't a V12 engine.
Blake`s 7 was an awesome British sci-fi series, which was first shown in the UK the same night Star Wars premiered in London (2nd Jan 1978).
www.amazon.co.uk /Blakes-7-1-Gareth-Thomas/dp/B000085RK5   (3335 words)

  
 BLAKES 7 - The Blakes Seven Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Although Blake only had his seven for a few episodes, nobody seemed to care because the show was dam good.
Now you can't write anything on Blakes 7 without mentioning the late great Vere Lorrimer or David Maloney without whom the series would never have been what it was.
This page is dedicated to the memory of Blakes 7 Producer/ Directo Vere Lorrimer who died near the end of 1998 aged 78.
www.cultv.co.uk /blakes7.htm   (528 words)

  
 BBC 7 - Drama - Blakes 7
The series begins with a man called Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas), who slowly begins to realise that he has been brainwashed by Government authorities into forgetting that he was a political rebel against the oppressive regime of the “Federation”.
When the Federation realises that Blake’s memory is returning, they frame him on child abuse charges and send him by prison ship to a penal colony.
Soon Blake and his comrades manage to escape from their prison ship onto a huge deserted battleship, which they rename the Liberator.
www.bbc.co.uk /bbc7/drama/progpages/blakes7.shtml   (548 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Blakes 7: DVD: Michael E. Briant,Viktors Ritelis,David Maloney,Fiona Cumming,Jonathan Wright-Miller,Pennant ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blake's 7 was a new and different sci-fi series when it aired between 1978-1981.
Blake's 7 is often underrated as a sci-fi series by those too entranced with newer special effects.
Blake's 7 was an extremely well done British sci fi series from around the early 80s or late 70s.
www.amazon.com /Blakes-7-Michael-E-Briant/dp/B00005JNUO   (1565 words)

  
 Blakes 7 @ www.sffn.com - Freedom against Tyranny! Freedom or Death!
Blakes 7 has been an underground favorite for a couple of decades now and has rightfully taken its place in the Sci-Fi Friday Night pantheon.
From the very first episode Roj Blake and company are on the run from the Federation, and are determined to destroy their persecutors.
The Blakes 7 Web Ring is your who's who of Blake related sites on the web.
www.sffn.com /shows/blakes7.htm   (248 words)

  
 Blake's 7 TV Show - Blake's 7 Television Show - TV.com
Orac traces Blake's trail to the planet Gauda Prime, and Avon and the crew travel there in search of him, leaving the destroyed Xenon base behind.
Avon and the crew find Blake, but (believing that he has sold out to the Federation) Avon kills him, while the rest of the crew are shot dead by Federation guards.
Blake, finding himself with four condemned criminals, He organizes them into a team to fight the Federation.
www.tv.com /blake-s-7/show/3281/summary.html   (371 words)

  
 mininova : TV Shows > Blakes 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Blake's 7 / Blakes 7 / B7 (hermit.org / Blakes-7.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blake's 7 / Blakes 7 / B7 (hermit.org / Blakes-7.com)
The BBC have produced a programme called "The Cult of Blake's 7" to be broadcast on BBC4 in November, featureing many of the cast, clips and outtakes.
Allan Prior, who wrote the Blake's 7 episodes Horizon, Hostage, The Keeper, Volcano and Animals, died on June 1, aged 84.
www.hermit.org /Blakes7   (499 words)

  
 Blakes 7: Aftermath - Movie Info - Moviefone
Synopsis: Picking up where season two left off, the third season of Blakes 7 was launched with the episode titled "Aftermath." With the intergalactic war...
Movie Info for Blakes 7: Aftermath on MSN Movies Blakes 7: Aftermath: find the latest movie reviews, photos, trailers, clips, news, local showtimes, dvd info, synopsis,cast and crew, awards, movie series...
allmovie (((Blakes 7: Aftermath > Overview))) Picking up where season two left off, the third season of Blakes 7 was launched with the episode titled "Aftermath." With the intergalactic war coming to an...
movies.aol.com /movie/blakes-7-aftermath/1213792/main   (171 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Blake's 7 - Series 3: DVD: Paul Darrow,Michael Keating,Jan Chappell,Josette Simon,Steve Pacey,Gareth ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blake's 7 S3 - Collector's edition In the third century of the second calendar, after the chaos of the intergalactic wars, a powerful dictatorship has risen to dynamic proportions and engulfed most of the populated worlds.
The comical Vila is there with a goldfish bowl on his head trying to avoid the space plague in Children of Auron and losing the teleport co-ordinates at a critical moment in Rumours of death, he remains a star character in Blakes 7.
New crewmembers Tarrant and Dayna are worthy replacements for Blake and Jenna although a baddie in the calibre of Series one and two`s Travis is lacking.
www.amazon.co.uk /Blakes-7-3-Paul-Darrow/dp/B0007ZD6VI   (2330 words)

  
 Blakes 7 Fanzines Available
As the Federation forces regroup, Blake and his followers, along with the HomeWorld rebels must come to grips not only with the escalating war against the Federation, but with their own personal relationship and problems, as well.
Southern 7 #3 – A fantastic color cover by Laura Virgil, depicting the Hellhound Avon and Vila graces the front of this issue.
Southern 7 #7 – Stories and artwork by Mariann Howarth, Anne Collins Smith, Barbara Tennison, Laura Virgil, Jeff and Mary Morris, Sheila Paulson, Jean Lorrah, Kate Knepper and Samantha Hayman, Mary Gerstner, Cheree Cargill, and many more.
ashtonpress.net /fanzines/Blakes7.htm   (2802 words)

  
 BLAKES 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Chances are you already know what Blakes 7 is, but if for whatever reason you don't...
Blakes 7 was a science fiction adventure series produced by the BBC, first aired between 1978 and 1981.
Cobbled together on a shoestring budget, co-authored by a hotch-potch of writers who didn't (and probably couldn't) check what all the others were writing, blessed with set/costume designers who exploited every chance to go way over the top...
homepages.tesco.net /~N.Faulkner/blakes7   (941 words)

  
 Blakes 7
After being convicted for political activism Roj Blake was brainwashed into a model citzen by the oppressive totalitarian state that is the Federation.
Later Gan and Cally are killed and Blake and Jenna go missing, replacing them is ex Federation pilot Del Tarrant, weapons expert Dayna Mellanby and gunfighter Soolin.
Blakes 7 Series 1 is available on DVD.
www.domicilium.com /loganandglitz/tv/g-blakes7.htm   (367 words)

  
 What is Blakes 7 ?
Blakes 7 is a Science Fiction television series created by Terry Nation and shown by the BBC.
The story at a very basic level, is that of Blake - a freedom fighter who was captured and brainwashed by the Federation (a facist government in charge of the Earth and a number of other planets).
With the chance of a new start, Blake gathers together a small band of outlaws, who begin to search for a way to stop the Federation.
www.blakes-7.co.uk /whatisblakes7.shtml   (292 words)

  
 Memorable Quotes from "Blakes 7" (1978)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blake is under treatment after witnessing a massacre]
Ven Glynd: We've done cross-sectional psych readings, which show that a high percentage of people, particularly the younger ones, believe that Blake's trial was a showpiece, that his statements were rigged.
Well, let me tell you something, Blake, as far as I am concerned, you are just another piece of cargo.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0076987/quotes   (598 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - Blakes 7, blake's 7, blakes seven, blake's seven items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Terry Nations Blakes 7: Issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Blakes 7 - Beginning, Duel, Orac and Aftermath, 4 VHS VGC
Blakes 7 25th anniversary Boxed Set of 4 - VHS
search.ebay.co.uk /Blakes-7_W0QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1   (243 words)

  
 Blakes 7 HERO - HERO GAMES Discussion Boards
I know it;'s a fairly bleak universe, but it could also be a lot of fun with dry humor in the mix and some very cool characters (including a master villain with the highest COM in the galaxy)....
Dramatically speaking it was a compelling way to end the series -- Blake blinded by his ambition and Avon by his growing paranoia.
Other than the overview in the Refereeing chapter, you have to have watched/be a fan/own some other reference material to be able to inject the feeling of the Blake's 7 universe.
www.herogames.com /forums/showthread.php?p=16868   (1963 words)

  
 Blakes 7 [1978 - 1981] @ EOFFTV
One of its chief architects, Roj Blake, escapes from prison and goes on the run, picking up an alien spaceship he renames the Liberator, a human crew of four and two powerful computers, Zen and Orac.
But their struggle comes at a terrible price and several of their number - Blake included - are lost along the way...
Cheap, ragged round the edges and often camper than a row of tents, yet equally engaging, compulsive viewing with some genuinely excellent scripts, Blakes 7 [the grammatically incorrect title is as it appears on screen] suffered the usual indignities of a BBC micro-budget but managed to rise above it more often than not.
www.eofftv.com /b/bla/blakes_7_main.htm   (302 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - Blakes 7 Series 2 DVD, DVDs, DVD, Film TV items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blake's 7 (Blakes 7) The Complete Series 4 (DVD) R2 VGC
Blakes 7 - Complete Series 1 - A 5 DVD Boxset
Blakes 7 - Complete Series 2 - A 5 DVD Boxset
search-desc.ebay.co.uk /Blakes-7-Series-2-DVD_W0QQftsZ2   (449 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Blake's 7 set for hi-tech return
One of the stars of cult sci-fi series Blake's 7 has signed a deal to bring the show back to screens more than 20 years after it ended.
Paul Darrow, who played the ruthless anti-hero Avon, is in a consortium that has acquired the rights to the show from the widow of its creator, Terry Nation.
Made as a UK answer to Star Wars or Star Trek, Blake's 7 became a hit between 1978-81 - despite its shaky sets and basic effects.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3102295.stm   (315 words)

  
 Blakes7 - www.blakes-7.co.uk - Louise and Simon's Blake's 7 Fan Site (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab5.csail.mit.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
BBC Scotland are making a series of 6 Sci-fi programmes for BBC Four- to be shown in October as part of a huge Sci-Fi season.
The six shows are Blake's 7, Adam Adamant Lives, The Tripods, Doomwatch, Star Cops, Survivors.
Includes Blake's Junction 7 and new unseen outtakes and bloopers.
www.blakes-7.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888   (333 words)

  
 Blake's 7 Guide: Terry Nation's BBC Series
The extraordinary and diverse rebels, criminals, and machines who synthesize into "Blake's 7" are what makes this quixotic undertaking conceivable.
It is these characters and their unusual interrelationships which fascinate millions of people in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries of the old calendar.
Plus the Influences "Blake's 7" has had on later science fiction shows, like "Crusade" which is coming on on DVD.
www.blakes7-guide.com   (217 words)

  
 Blakes 7 Classic TV Show
Blakes' 7 surrounded the exploits of a group of interstellar terrorists and their efforts to inflict serious damage on a vicious, corrupt and totalitarian galactic Federation.
: Blake's 7 really was such an awesome television series from the late 70's and early 80's, it is great that the entire seasons 1-4 are out on DVD, I have all the seasons 1,2,3 & on DVD.
If you have a favourite moment or memory from Blakes 7 then please tell us about it.
www.classictelly.com /programme.php?Programme=Blakes%207   (305 words)

  
 The Blakes 7 Webring
To join the Blakes 7 web ring there are certain criteria that your page must meet.
Your page must be about or related to Blakes 7.
Once you have added your site to the queue you will be sent an email with a piece of HTML code which you should include on your Blakes 7 webpage.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/7514/b7ring.html   (247 words)

  
 Blake's 7 Webring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This is the home of the Blake's 7 Webring.
All the sites on this ring are related to the BBC Sci-Fi television series, Blake's 7.
Also on the control panel are links back to this site, a link to a full list of all sites on the ring, and a link which will take you to a random point in the list.
www.blakes7.org   (116 words)

  
 Horizon, the Blake's 7 Appreciation Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
"Blake’s 7" is one of the featured shows of BBC4’s autumn programme for SF fans.
Due to be screened mid-November 2006, The Cult of… Blake’s 7 will feature many of the orginal cast and crew (interviewed were Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Keating, Peter Tuddenham, Chris Boucher, Mat Irvine, Pennant Roberts).
It reveals a few Blake's Seven secrets, features a little of the never before seen out-takes, takes you behind the scenes and lays out the story.
www.horizon.org.uk   (828 words)

  
 BLAKES 7 Discography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
To search by title within 'Blakes 7' click here
Enter your e-mail address to receive a weekly list of new Blakes 7 items
BLAKES 7 Blakes 7 Theme (UK BBC 7" b/w Federation March, p/s) -
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 The Alternate Eighth Doctors Matrix - Blakes 7 - Message Board - ezboard.com
Also Blakes 7 & other SF programmes will be welcomed for discussion as well as those who wish to discuss the occult.
Report : Blakes 7 Season 2 DVD launch.
BLAKES 7 SPOOF FEATURING ACTORS FROM THE OFFICE.
p196.ezboard.com /fcollinwoodfrm20   (135 words)

  
 Blakes 7
A ring to link together all the Blakes 7 sites around the web.
Covering Blake's 7, Steampunk, Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica and man other genres.
Fan fiction site eventually to cover 4 new series of Blake's 7 plus the Galactic War.
j.webring.com /webring?ring=b7;list   (164 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Blakes 7 - Series 2 [1978]: DVD: Gareth Thomas,Paul Darrow,Michael Keating,Sally Knyvette,Jan ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.
Blakes 7 - Series 1 DVD ~ Michael E. Briant
This is item 2 in The Blake's 7 Series.
www.amazon.com /Blakes-7-Desmond-McCarthy/dp/B0001Y9Z9M   (711 words)

  
 Blakes' 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Blakes' 7 was a major Science Fiction TV series made by the BBC between 1977 and 1981.
It surrounded the exploits of a group of interstellar terrorists and their efforts to inflict serious damage on a vicious, corrupt and totalitarian galactic Federation.
For other points of interest on the Elec Eng Web Server, see either UoS EE Entertainment Corner, or The Elec Eng Main Page.
www.ee.surrey.ac.uk /Contrib/SciFi/Blakes7   (167 words)

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