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Aftermath (Blake's 7)
''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 followed with a weekly re-run by GBTV from January 2022. The following cast members made regular appearances in ''Blake’s 7'': Gareth Thomas (Roj Blake), Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis), Paul Darrow (Kerr Avon), Michael Keating (Vila Restal), David Jackson (Olag Gan), Jan Chappell (Cally), Jacqueline Pearce (Servalan), Peter Tuddenham (Zen, Orac and Slave), Stephen Greif (Travis I), Brian Croucher (Travis II), Josette Simon (Dayna Mellanby), Steven Pacey (Del Tarrant) and Glynis Barber (Soolin). Series overview Episodes Series 1 (1978) Series 1 aired on BBC1, Mondays, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake's 7
''Blake's 7'' (sometimes styled ''Blakes7'') is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first series, produced by David Maloney (series 1–3) and Vere Lorrimer (series 4), and the script editor throughout its run was Chris Boucher, who wrote nine of its episodes. The main character for the first two series was Roj Blake, played by Gareth Thomas. ''Blake's 7'', which was broadcast in 25 other countries, had a low budget but featured many tropes of space opera, such as spaceships, robots, galactic empires and aliens. Critical responses have been varied; some reviewers praised the programme for its dystopian themes, strong characterisation, ambiguous morality and pessimistic tone, as well as displaying an "enormous sense of fun", but others have criticised its production values, dialogue, and accused it of lacking originality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Lambert
Nigel Lambert (born 11 May 1944) is an English voice actor. He is best known for his role as the narrator of the first series of the BBC comedy series ''Look Around You'', as well as Merle Ambrose in the MMORPG ''Wizard101''. Acting since the age of 12, Lambert began his stage education at Arts Educational Trust School, Piccadilly. After a brief spell at the Italia Conti Stage School, he joined a repertory company in Cork before completing his training at RADA. This was following by working in repertory theatre in Ireland and Northampton, as well as the Royal National Theatre. Since then, he has been working in radio and television as well as being a member of Hatch End Players."Radio serial", ''Harrow Observer'', 21 July 1972 (pg.3) He played the role of athlete Ken Sparten in the 1969 SF/horror film ''Scream and Scream Again'', and in more recent years provides the voice of Mr Curry in ''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' television series and also Papa in the Dolmio pasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret John
Margaret John (14 December 1926 – 2 February 2011) was a Welsh, BAFTA award-winning actress, known for her role as Doris O'Neill in ''Gavin & Stacey''. Early life Born in Swansea, as a child she wanted to be a nurse or vet, but she could not stand the sight of blood. She occasionally acted at school with her sister Mair. Spotted while acting in a chapel pageant competition, after an audition John trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1950. Career Margaret John's first public appearances were at Swansea's Grand Theatre, where she had small parts in weekly repertoire. Not being a fluent Welsh speaker, she at times found Welsh language productions challenging. After appearances on radio and in the theatre, she made her television debut in 1956 in a Welsh-language drama. Her television roles included appearances on episodes of '' The First Lady'', ''The Troubleshooters'', '' Softly, Softly'', '' The Mike Yarwood Show'', ''Doomwatch'', ''Blak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Bailey
Gillian Bailey (born 14 June 1955 in Wimbledon, London), also known as Gilli Bush-Bailey, is a British academic and former actress. She was a child actress and appeared as Billie in ''Here Come the Double Deckers'' (1970–71). Other roles included Phyllis in a television version of ''The Railway Children'' (1968), Janey in '' The Witch's Daughter'' (1971), Lavinia in '' Thursday's Child'' (1972–73) and Callie in ''Follyfoot'' (1971–73). As an adult actress she was cast in roles such as Jinny Carter in series 1 of ''Poldark'' (1975), Ravella in the first episode of ''Blake's 7'' " The Way Back" (1978), Southern TV Live: (1980)‘Together’ Julie Dunn and Maureen Galbraith in the BBC TV series ''County Hall'' (1982). In the 1990s she found that work dried up and began working as a script reader. In 1992, she returned to complete her education at Kingston University. After a period at the Drama and Theatre department at the Royal Holloway, University of London she is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert James (actor)
Robert James (28 March 1924 – 31 July 2004) was a British actor, who was best known for his television work. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Robert James trained to be a lawyer, before being spotted by a professional director while performing in amateur dramatics. Although a handful have survived, many of James' television performances were amongst those discarded by UK broadcasters throughout the 1960s and 70s, including his iconic role as Lesterson in ''The Power of the Daleks'', which now only exists as still photographs and audio recordings. Marriage He was married to actresMona Bruce (1924-2008)until his death; they had one child. Clair Mcallister Death Robert James died in 2004, aged 80, from Alzheimer's disease in Middlesex, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Wilkin
David Jeremy Wilkin (6 June 1930 – 19 December 2017) was an English actor, best known for his contributions to the television productions of Gerry Anderson. Born in Byfleet, Surrey, Wilkin emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada after completing his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He had previously trained as a doctor. Returning to Britain in the mid-1960s, Wilkin provided the voice of Virgil Tracy for the second series of '' Thunderbirds'' following the departure of the character's original voice actor, David Holliday, in 1965. In 1968 he provided the voice of Captain Ochre, the original Captain Black and many supporting characters for ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''. He was also a recurring cast member for the live-action series ''UFO''. Other Gerry Anderson credits include ''Joe 90'' and ''The Secret Service''. Wilkin played one of the leads in the 1965 TV sci-fi series '' Undermind ''as Drew Heriot, a personnel manager inadvertently drawn into a sinis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pippa Steel
Pippa Steel (15 April 1948, Flensburg, Germany – 29 May 1992) was a British actress best known for her roles in two Hammer horror films: ''The Vampire Lovers'' (1970) and ''Lust for a Vampire'' (1971). Career Her other films included '' Stranger in the House'' (1967), ''Take a Girl Like You'' (1970) and ''Young Winston'' (1972). She was also active in television, making guest appearances in series such as '' Department S'', ''Z-Cars'', ''UFO'', ''Public Eye'', '' The Adventurer'' and ''Blake's 7'' (as Maja in the first episode, The Way Back). She also appeared in the 1986 BBC sitcom '' Dear John'' written by John Sullivan. She appeared in the pilot episode A Singular Man as Fay the AA counsellor. Death She died from cancer, aged 44, in 1992 in London, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Beatty
Robert Rutherford Beatty (19 October 1909 – 3 March 1992) was a Canadian actor who worked in film, television and radio for most of his career and was especially known in the UK. Early years Beatty was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, the son of Charles Thompson Beatty and Blanch Sarah Rutherford. He attended Delta Collegiate School and earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto.Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 35–38. He began his acting career in Britain in 1939. Career Stage Beatty joined the Players' Guild of Hamilton after graduation from the University of Toronto. He went to London, England, in 1936 and joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. It was with the RADA that he made his English stage debut. In 1939 he appeared in the West End theatre, West End in N.C. Hunter's comedy ''Grouse in June''. Film Beatty's film credits include: ''San Demetrio London'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Stannis
This is a list of characters from ''Blake's 7'', a media franchise created by Terry Nation. Kerr Avon Kerr Avon is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Paul Darrow (who was recreating the role for the Big Finish ''Liberator Chronicles'' and ''Classic Audio Adventures''. In the B7 audio series, Avon is played by Colin Salmon). Initially one of a character ensemble, he increasingly became a lead character. Avon quickly became the show's breakout character owing to his darker nature, unclear motives, and sardonic wit. Paul Darrow's portrayal led to the actor being permanently associated with the character, and he has written one novel ('' Avon: A Terrible Aspect'') which examined the early years of the character prior to the TV series. A child of the colonies, Avon possesses genius-level intelligence, and is an aloof and sardonic computer expert found guilty of an attempt to embezzle five hundred million credits from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Restal
This is a list of characters from ''Blake's 7'', a media franchise created by Terry Nation. Kerr Avon Kerr Avon is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Paul Darrow (who was recreating the role for the Big Finish ''Liberator Chronicles'' and ''Classic Audio Adventures''. In the B7 audio series, Avon is played by Colin Salmon). Initially one of a character ensemble, he increasingly became a lead character. Avon quickly became the show's breakout character owing to his darker nature, unclear motives, and sardonic wit. Paul Darrow's portrayal led to the actor being permanently associated with the character, and he has written one novel ('' Avon: A Terrible Aspect'') which examined the early years of the character prior to the TV series. A child of the colonies, Avon possesses genius-level intelligence, and is an aloof and sardonic computer expert found guilty of an attempt to embezzle five hundred million credits from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roj Blake
This is a list of characters from ''Blake's 7'', a media franchise created by Terry Nation. Kerr Avon Kerr Avon is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Paul Darrow (who was recreating the role for the Big Finish ''Liberator Chronicles'' and ''Classic Audio Adventures''. In the B7 audio series, Avon is played by Colin Salmon). Initially one of a character ensemble, he increasingly became a lead character. Avon quickly became the show's breakout character owing to his darker nature, unclear motives, and sardonic wit. Paul Darrow's portrayal led to the actor being permanently associated with the character, and he has written one novel ('' Avon: A Terrible Aspect'') which examined the early years of the character prior to the TV series. A child of the colonies, Avon possesses genius-level intelligence, and is an aloof and sardonic computer expert found guilty of an attempt to embezzle five hundred million credits from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
