Blakes 7 Season One Guide

Second Edition, 2024. Long ago in the far and distant year of 1978, a new BBC science fiction series premiered. The series was the creation of Terry Nation who had created the Daleks forDoctor Who. The name of this new series wasBlake’s 7. Escaping from a prison spaceship, hero Roj Blake and his friends were free to roam the galaxy in a stupendous alien spaceship with which they could start fighting back against the evil regime which ruled the planet Earth.Themes of ruthless totalitarian dictators and oppressors such as the Daleks were always on Nation’s mind. Given a chance to pitch a series idea to the BBC, he immediately suggested something along the lines ofRobin Hoodin outer space doing battle the ruthless and corrupt government dictatorship with spaceships and ray guns.With that bold move on Terry Nation’s part,Blake’s 7was born. Now this guide book takes an in-depth look back at the very first season ofBlake's 7, reviewing, discussing and rating each episode, and reminding us just why this series was so amazingly popular and so loved by science fiction fans the world over.Read more