Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series that was created by Terry Nation and produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Four series were produced between 2 January 1978 and 21 December 1981, all of which have been released on VHS and Region 2 DVD. From September 2021 to June 2022, Forces TV began airing repeats of all 52 episodes of Blake's 7 for the first time; this was followed by a weekly re-run on GBTV from January 2022. On 19 January 2026, it is announced that Blake’s 7 would be rebooted under the new production company Multitude Productions with Doctor Who and The Last of Us director Peter Hoar.
Following the deaths of David Jackson in 2005, Peter Tuddenham in 2007, Gareth Thomas in 2016, Jacqueline Pearce in 2018, Paul Darrow in 2019, Stephen Greif in 2022 and Michael Keating in 2026, Sally Knyvette, Jan Chappell, Brian Croucher, Steven Pacey, Josette Simon and Glynis Barber are the surviving cast members of Blake's 7.
Liberator and Scorpio Crew The following cast members made regular appearances in Blake's 7: Gareth Thomas – Roj Blake (series 1–2 as a regular, series 3–4 as a guest) Sally Knyvette – Jenna Stannis (series 1–2) Paul Darrow – Kerr Avon (series 1–4) Michael Keating – Vila Restal (series 1–4) David Jackson – Olag Gan (series 1–2) Jan Chappell – Cally (series 1–3) Peter Tuddenham – Zen / Orac / Slave (as voices; series 1–4) Josette Simon – Dayna Mellanby (series 3–4) Steven Pacey – Del Tarrant (series 3–4) Glynis Barber – Soolin (series 4)
Federation Jacqueline Pearce – Servalan, Supreme Commander (Series 1–3); Commissioner Sleer (Series 4) Stephen Greif – Travis, Space Commander (Series 1) Brian Croucher – Travis, Space Commander (Series 2)
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (1978) Series 1 aired on BBC1, Mondays, mostly 7:15 p.m., 2 January 1978 to 27 March 1978, Producer: David Maloney. It averaged 9.22 million viewers on original airing in the UK, with an average chart position of 45.
Series 2 (1979) Series 2 aired on BBC1, Tuesdays, mostly 7:20 p.m., 9 January 1979 to 3 April 1979. Producer: David Maloney. It averaged 7.14 million viewers on original airing in the UK, with an average chart position of 79, a drop of over two million viewers on that of Series 1.
Series 3 (1980) Series 3 aired on BBC1, Mondays, mostly 7:15 p.m., 7 January 1980 to 31 March 1980. Producer: David Maloney. It averaged 9.45 million viewers on original airing in the UK, with an average chart position of 32, the highest rated series.
Series 4 (1981) Series 4 aired on BBC1, Mondays, mostly 7:15 p.m., 28 September 1981 to 21 December 1981. Producer: Vere Lorrimer. It averaged 8.49 million viewers on original airing in the UK, with an average chart position of 74, a drop of about a million viewers on that of Series 3, and a chart position on par with that of Series 2.
References
See also History of Blake's 7