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In the third season, Blake vanished and was replaced by his second in command, the vengeful genius [[Wikipedia:Kerr Avon|Kerr Avon]]. The ''Liberator'' was destroyed at the end of the season and in the next replaced by another starship, the ''[[Wikipedia:Scorpio (Blake's 7)|Scorpio]]''.  
In the third season, Blake vanished and was replaced by his second in command, the vengeful genius [[Wikipedia:Kerr Avon|Kerr Avon]]. The ''Liberator'' was destroyed at the end of the season and in the next replaced by another starship, the ''[[Wikipedia:Scorpio (Blake's 7)|Scorpio]]''.  


''Blake's 7'' was a less fundamentally optimistic series than ''Doctor Who''. The majority of the protagonists met violent deaths during the course of the series, and the dystopian setting remaining basically unchanged or even, perhaps, got worse as a result of the actions of the rebels. Aliens and monsters appeared less often in the series than in ''Doctor Who'' and it seemed that other than the Human Terran Federation no major galactic powers existed.
''Blake's 7'' was a less fundamentally optimistic series than ''Doctor Who''. The majority of the protagonists met violent deaths during the course of the series, and the dystopian setting remaining basically unchanged or even, perhaps, got worse as a result of the actions of the rebels. Aliens and monsters appeared less often in the series than in ''Doctor Who'' and it seemed that other than the Human Terran Federation no major galactic powers existed.


==Major Production Personnel Common to Both Series==
==Cast and Crew connections==
*[[Terry Nation]] - creator and chief writer of the first three series
===Production personnel common to both series===
*[[Chris Boucher]] - script editor & writer
=====Writers and Script Editors====
*[[Robert Holmes]] - scriptwriter
*[[Terry Nation]] - Series creator and chief writer of the first three series
*[[David Maloney]] - producer of first three series
*[[Chris Boucher]] - Script editor and writer
*[[Dudley Simpson]] - composer of theme music
*[[Robert Holmes]] - Writer
*[[Michael E. Briant]] - director
====Directors and Producers=====
*[[Douglas Camfield]] - director
*[[David Maloney]] - Producer of first three series
*[[Pennant Roberts]] - director
*[[Michael E. Briant]] - Director
*[[Derek Martinus]] - director
*[[Douglas Camfield]] - Director
*[[Fiona Cumming]] - director
*[[Pennant Roberts]] - Director
*[[Mary Ridge]] - director
*[[Derek Martinus]] - Director
*[[Gerald Blake]] - director
*[[Fiona Cumming]] - Director
*[[Barry Letts]] - writer of two [[BBC Radio 4]] plays set during the fourth series
*[[Mary Ridge]] - Director
*[[Gerald Blake]] - Director
====Miscellanous crew====
*[[Dudley Simpson]] - Composer of theme music.
*[[Matt Ivine]] - Special effects work.
=====In other media=====
*[[Barry Letts]] - Writer of two [[BBC Radio 4]] plays set during the fourth series.
*[[Tony Attwood]] - Author of ''Afterlife'', a sequel novel to ''Blake's 7'' set after the last episode of the series.


==''Doctor Who'' actors cast in ''Blake's 7''==
===Actors===
===Regulars===
====Actors from ''Doctor Who'' in ''Blake's 7''====
====Regulars====
*[[Colin Baker]] - Bayban in ''City at the Edge of the World''
*[[Colin Baker]] - Bayban in ''City at the Edge of the World''
*[[Richard Franklin]] - Federation Trooper in ''Aftermath''
*[[Richard Franklin]] - Federation Trooper in ''Aftermath''
*[[John Leeson]] - Pasco in ''Mission to Destiny'' and Tolse in ''Gambit''.
*[[John Leeson]] - Pasco in ''Mission to Destiny'' and Tolse in ''Gambit''.
===Others===
====Others====
*[[Peter Miles]] - Played the recurring role of Rontaine, much in the "coldly efficient" mold of his ''Doctor Who'' character [[Nyder]].  
*[[Peter Miles]] - Played the recurring role of Rontaine, much in the "coldly efficient" mold of his ''Doctor Who'' character [[Nyder]].  
*[[Richard Hurndall]] - Played Nebrox in ''Cancer'', inspiring [[John Nathan-Turner]] to cast him as the replacement [[First Doctor]] (a character originally played by [[William Hartnell]]) in ''[[The FIve Doctors]]''.
*[[Richard Hurndall]] - Played Nebrox in ''Cancer'', inspiring [[John Nathan-Turner]] to cast him as the replacement [[First Doctor]] (a character originally played by [[William Hartnell]]) in ''[[The FIve Doctors]]''.


==''Blake's 7'' Regular Cast with ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' connections==
====''Blake's 7'' Regular Cast with ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' connections====
*[[Gareth Thomas]] ([[Wikipedia:Roj Blake|Roj Blake]])  played [[Ed Morgan]] in the ''[[Torchwood]]'' episode ''[[Ghost Machine (Torchwood story)|Ghost Machine]]'', [[Lord Tamworth]] (''[[Storm Warning]]'') and also had the regular role of [[Kalendorf]], a recurring role in the [[Dalek Empire (Big Finish)|Dalek Empire]] line of audio plays from [[Big Finish Productions]].  
*[[Gareth Thomas]] ([[Wikipedia:Roj Blake|Roj Blake]])  played [[Ed Morgan]] in the ''[[Torchwood]]'' episode ''[[Ghost Machine (Torchwood story)|Ghost Machine]]'', [[Lord Tamworth]] (''[[Storm Warning]]'') and also had the regular role of [[Kalendorf]], a recurring role in the [[Dalek Empire (Big Finish)|Dalek Empire]] line of audio plays from [[Big Finish Productions]].  
*[[Paul Darrow]] ([[Wikipedia:Kerr Avon|Kerr Avon]])  played Captain [[Hawkins]] (''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''), [[Tekker]] (''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') and [[Iago]] in the ''[[Kaldor City (series)|Kaldor City]]'' series of audio plays.  
*[[Paul Darrow]] ([[Wikipedia:Kerr Avon|Kerr Avon]])  played Captain [[Hawkins]] (''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''), [[Tekker]] (''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') and [[Iago]] in the ''[[Kaldor City (series)|Kaldor City]]'' series of audio plays.  

Revision as of 03:35, 5 April 2007

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Blake's 7 (sometimes spelled Blakes 7, as this was the title shown at the beginning of the series) was a science fiction space opera sub-genre which was first broadcast on BBC 1 between 1978 and 1981. Its characters, setting was created by, and, for the first season, it was entirely written by Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks.

Overview

Premise and tone

The series was set an unspecified time in the future. The first two seasons concerned the adventures of the experienced but still idealistic rebel Roj Blake and the crew of the Liberator, an alien starship which they had acquired who fought the despotic Terran Federation, represented by Servalan, aided by Travis.

In the third season, Blake vanished and was replaced by his second in command, the vengeful genius Kerr Avon. The Liberator was destroyed at the end of the season and in the next replaced by another starship, the Scorpio.

Blake's 7 was a less fundamentally optimistic series than Doctor Who. The majority of the protagonists met violent deaths during the course of the series, and the dystopian setting remaining basically unchanged or even, perhaps, got worse as a result of the actions of the rebels. Aliens and monsters appeared less often in the series than in Doctor Who and it seemed that other than the Human Terran Federation no major galactic powers existed.

Cast and Crew connections

Production personnel common to both series

=Writers and Script Editors

Directors and Producers=

Miscellanous crew

In other media
  • Barry Letts - Writer of two BBC Radio 4 plays set during the fourth series.
  • Tony Attwood - Author of Afterlife, a sequel novel to Blake's 7 set after the last episode of the series.

Actors

Actors from Doctor Who in Blake's 7

Regulars

Others

Blake's 7 Regular Cast with Doctor Who and Torchwood connections

In-Universe Crossovers

Despite what a minority of fans believe, there is no evidence to suggest any Blake's 7 TV stories are set in the Doctor Who universe (or vice versa). However a few crossovers were proposed or have occurred in other media.

  • Terry Nation wanted to feature the Daleks as the extra-galactic enemy threatening the Federation at the end of Blake's second series. Chris Boucher recalls the idea was strongly rejected by the producer and himself.
  • Boucher himself was responsible for the first true crossover in his novel Corpse Marker - a sequel to The Robots of Death, it features the psychostrategist Carnell, a character first appearing in the Blake's 7 episode Weapon. Carnell's background was left vague in the novel, but the character appeared again in the Kaldor City series of audios.