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series that was created by

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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),

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(Kerr Avon), Michael Keating (Vila Restal), David Jackson (Olag Gan), Jan Chappell (Cally),

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(Servalan), Peter Tuddenham (Zen, Orac and Slave),

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(Travis I),

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Series overview

Episodes

Series 1 (1978)

Series 1 aired on

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, Mondays, mostly 7:15 p.m., 2 January 1978 to 27 March 1978, Producer:

David Maloney David John Lee Maloney (14 December 1933 – 18 July 2006) was a British television director and producer, best known for his work on the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', ''Blake's 7'' and '' The Day of the Triffids''. ''The Guard ...

. 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 A.

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. All 13 episodes were repeated on BBC1, Saturdays, mostly 5:25 p.m., 4 June to 27 August 1983.