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Roj Blake (Blake's 7)
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. Darrow's portrayal led to his being permanently associated with the character; and the actor wrote a novel ('' Avon: A Terrible Aspect'') that 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 the Terran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake's 7
''Blake's 7'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four series of thirteen 50-minute episodes 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 (writer), Chris Boucher, who wrote nine of its episodes. The main character for the first two series was Roj Blake, played by Gareth Thomas (actor), Gareth Thomas. ''Blake's 7'' was broadcast in 25 other countries. It had a low budget but featured many Trope (literature)#literature, tropes of space opera, such as Spacecraft, spaceships, robots, galactic empires and Extraterrestrials in fiction, 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", b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaldor City
''Kaldor City'' is a series of radio drama, audio plays using elements from the British TV series ''Doctor Who'' and ''Blake's 7''. Many of the elements borrowed from these series for use in ''Kaldor City'' were originated by Chris Boucher (writer), Chris Boucher, who wrote for ''Doctor Who'' and was script editor for all four seasons of ''Blake's 7''. The series, produced by Magic Bullet Productions, was released on CD beginning in 2001. Within the stories, Kaldor City is a major humanoid city of the future "on a corrupt world governed by an all-powerful Company, where the rich scheme in mansions filled with robot slaves, the poor scrabble for survival in the Sewerpits, the Security forces are out of control and terrorism is a daily fact of life". It was first mentioned in the 1977 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Robots of Death'' as the home base of a "storm mine" touring the desert searching for and mining precious minerals from within the sands, with the crew working on commission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jackson (British Actor)
David Jackson (15 July 1934 – 25 July 2005) was an English actor best known for his role as Olag Gan in the first two seasons of ''Blake's 7'' and as Detective Constable Braithwaite in ''Z-Cars'' from 1972 to 1978. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside). His other TV credits include '' The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Sweeney'', ''Lord Peter Wimsey'' (''The Nine Tailors''), '' Space: 1999'', ''Only Fools and Horses'', '' Wyatt's Watchdogs,'' ''Edge of Darkness'', ''Coronation Street'' and ''Lovejoy''. Jackson made two appearances in '' Minder.'' His first appearance was in 1979 as Big Stan in the episode '' The Smaller They Are''. This was followed by a further appearance in 1985, in the episode '' Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread,'' in which he played an ex-con named Marion. His film credits include roles in '' 10 Rillington Place'' (1971), '' Unman, Wittering and Zigo'' (1971), '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971), '' Night Watch'' (1973), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Chappell
Janet Victoria Chappell (born 7 June 1945) is an English actress, known for her portrayal of Cally in the first three series of ''Blake's 7''. She was born in Brixton, London, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her television appearances include '' The Naked Civil Servant'', ''Reilly, Ace of Spies'', '' Mr. Palfrey of Westminster'', '' Inspector Alleyn Mysteries'', ''The House of Eliott'', '' Boon'', ''Lovejoy'', '' Pie in the Sky'', ''Holby City'', ''New Tricks'', '' Spooks'' and '' Rosemary & Thyme''. Chappell appeared in Ken Russell's '' The Devils'', '' The Virgin and the Gipsy'', ''Low Tide'', and '' Basic Instinct 2''. Writing about the last role, Ben Rawson-Jones reported that "''Blake's 7'' fans were...pleased to see their beloved Cally pop up in the film as a random solicitor....Chappell's most notable post-Cally role in science fiction was in the direct-to-video ''Doctor Who'' spinoff '' Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans'' in 1995. Parts in ''The Bill'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cally
Cally is an English feminine given name of Greek origins as a diminutive form of "Callandra". It is also an English feminine given name that is a form of Carrie and a diminutive form of Caroline. People Given name *Cally Kwong (born 1962), Hong Kong singer, actress and businesswoman * Cally Oldershaw, gemologist and science educator * Cally Taylor, English author * Cally-Jo Pothecary (born 1989), British fine artist and tattoo artist Nickname * Cally Beaton (born 1969), nickname of Caroline Beaton, British stand-up comedian, writer, executive coach and former TV executive * Cally Monrad (1879–1950), nickname of Ragnhild Caroline Monrad, Norwegian singer, actress and poet * Cally Gault (1927–2019), nickname of Calhoun Folk Gault, American gridiron football coach and college athletics administrator Surname * Pierre Cally (1630–1709), French Catholic Cartesian philosopher and theologian Pseudonym * Junior Cally (born 1991), pseudonym of Antonio Signore, Italian rapper F ... [...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. Darrow's portrayal led to his being permanently associated with the character; and the actor wrote a novel ('' Avon: A Terrible Aspect'') that 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 the Terran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among '' Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Riddell
Derek Riddell (born 11 January 1967) is a Scottish television and theatre actor. He is best known for the portrayal of Richard Cawood in the BBC One television series '' Happy Valley''. He is also known for '' Gentleman Jack'', '' Industry'' and '' The Missing''. He has guest-starred in ''Doctor Who'', ''Ugly Betty'', ''Silent Witness'', '' Waterloo Road,'' and ''Shetland''. Early life Riddell was born in Glasgow, the son of teacher and former actress Hope Ross and former St Mirren and Berwick Rangers footballer Ian Riddell. He graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a degree in business, before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1990. Career After finishing drama school, Riddell was cast in the BBC Scotland production '' Strathblair'' and guest-starred in a number of popular TV shows such as ''Taggart'', ''Casualty'' and ''The Bill''. His big break came in the critically acclaimed Channel 4 series '' The Book Group'' and the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis
Travis may refer to: People and fictional characters *Travis (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Travis (surname), a list of people Places in the United States *Travis, Staten Island, a neighborhood *Travis Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base in California *Travis, Texas, an unincorporated community *Travis County, Texas *Lake Travis, Texas, a reservoir on the Colorado River Schools * William B. Travis High School (Austin, Texas) *William B. Travis High School (Fort Bend County, Texas) *Travis Elementary School (other), schools in Texas and California Other uses *Travis (band), a Scottish band *Travis (chimpanzee) (died 2009), a domesticated chimpanzee who attacked and mauled a Connecticut woman *Travis CI, a hosted continuous integration service, for software development See also *Trevis (other) Trevis may refer to: People Surname * Bos Trevis (1911–1984), English footballer * Derek Trevis (1942–2000), English footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servalan
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 Productions, 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. Darrow's portrayal led to his being permanently associated with the character; and the actor wrote a novel (''Avon: A Terrible Aspect'') that examined the early years of the character prior to the TV series. A child of the colonies, Avon possesses Genius, genius-level intelligence, and is an aloof and sardonic computer expert found guilty of an attempt to embezzle five hundred mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |