The Best Episodes of Blake's 7

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8.8/10(302 votes)
#1 - Blake
S4:E1312/21/1981
After Orac traces Blake's trail to the planet Gauda Prime, Avon and crew travel there, leaving the destroyed Xenon base behind. Scorpio is attacked on approach to the planet and crash lands on the surface of Gauda Prime. Avon and crew travel in search of Blake, and discover that he may have sold out to the Federation.
Director:Mary Ridge
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:Mary Ridge
Writer:Chris Boucher
8.7/10(268 votes)
#2 - Star One
S2:E134/3/1979
The crew reach Star One, only to find it is already being overtaken by Andromedan forces. While Blake plots the destruction of Star One Travis plots the destruction of the entire human race. Avon confronts Travis and the Federation computer is destroyed. Blake is seriously hurt.
Director:David Maloney
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:David Maloney
Writer:Chris Boucher
8.6/10(229 votes)
#3 - Terminal
S3:E133/31/1980
Avon secretly takes over the ship and flies it through a field containing enzymes which eat away at the Liberator's hull. They reach the planetoid Terminal, where Avon believes Blake is residing.
Director:Mary Ridge
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Mary Ridge
Writer:Terry Nation
8.5/10(241 votes)
#4 - Rumours of Death
S3:E82/25/1980
Avon wishes to hunt down the Federation inquisitor, Shrinker, who killed his former girlfriend, Anna Grant. He finds her alive, now working as an agent of the Federation.
Director:Fiona Cumming
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:Fiona Cumming
Writer:Chris Boucher
8.3/10(213 votes)
#5 - Orbit
S4:E1112/7/1981
The scientist Egrorian offers Avon a powerful weapon, the Tachyon Funnel, in exchange for Orac. Servalan, who is behind the transfer, prepares a plan to double-cross Avon that would give her both the Tachyon Funnel and Orac.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Robert Holmes
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Robert Holmes
8.1/10(376 votes)
#6 - Space Fall
S1:E21/9/1978
Blake and some criminals attempt to seize control of the prison ship London as it passes a space war where an abandoned ship is found.
Director:Pennant Roberts
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Pennant Roberts
Writer:Terry Nation

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8.1/10(255 votes)
#7 - Pressure Point
S2:E52/6/1979
The Liberator returns to Earth, and Blake wants to capture Federation Control, in the belief that it would cripple the Federation.
Director:George Spenton-Foster
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:George Spenton-Foster
Writer:Terry Nation
8.1/10(253 votes)
#8 - City at the Edge of the World
S3:E62/11/1980
The crew strike a deal for crystals needed for Liberator's weapon systems. In exchange, Vila must help in obtaining a treasure on the planet Keezarn but in doing so he finds a gateway to another world.
Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Chris Boucher
8.0/10(221 votes)
#9 - Powerplay
S3:E21/14/1980
Avon and Dayna return to the Liberator, only to find it has been claimed by Tarrant. The rest of the crew are rescued by a medical ship and eventually brought back to the Liberator.
Director:David Maloney
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:David Maloney
Writer:Terry Nation
7.9/10(431 votes)
#10 - The Way Back
S1:E11/2/1978
A rebel leader, his memory altered by an oppressive galactic government, suffers injustice after witnessing a massacre.
Director:Michael E. Briant
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Michael E. Briant
Writer:Terry Nation
7.9/10(245 votes)
#11 - Aftermath
S3:E11/7/1980
Severely damaged by combat in the Galactic War, the Liberator disperses its crew while it repairs itself. Avon lands on a planet and is rescued by the daughter of a former revolutionary. Priceless scenes between Avon and Servalan.
Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
7.9/10(241 votes)
#12 - Countdown
S2:E93/6/1979
The crew travels to the planet Albian in search of information on the location of the Federation computer system Star One. Avon defuses a bomb with the help of Del Grant, who had thought Avon deserted his sister.
Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
7.8/10(286 votes)
#13 - Orac
S1:E133/27/1978
The Liberator crew fly to Aristo to deliver the supplies to Ensor, in exchange for radiation drugs and the computer Orac, which Ensor gives to Blake before he dies. Orac predicts the destruction of the Liberator.
Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
7.8/10(255 votes)
#14 - Redemption
S2:E11/9/1979
The crew encounter the System, builders and original owners of the Liberator (known to them as Deep Space Vehicle-2). They disable its defense systems in an attempt to try to get their craft back. A sister ship (DSV-1), in pursuit, is destroyed by Orac.
Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
7.8/10(247 votes)
#15 - Killer
S2:E72/20/1979
The Liberator crew journey to a planet where a friend of Avon's works, in order to get TP crystals. The derelict spaceship K-47 is retrieved, and an on-board virus spreads throughout the complex.
Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Robert Holmes
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Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Robert Holmes
7.8/10(203 votes)
#16 - Death-Watch
S3:E123/24/1980
The crew visits the Teal and Vandor systems, currently at war with each other. A representative of each system is chosen for a battle. Tarrant kills the warrior who killed his brother.
Director:Gerald Blake
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:Gerald Blake
Writer:Chris Boucher
7.8/10(195 votes)
#17 - Gold
S4:E1011/30/1981
A plan to steal a shipment of atomically converted gold being transported from the planet Xeroc aboard a domestic passenger ship winds up turning into a major loss for the crew.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(320 votes)
#18 - Seek-Locate-Destroy
S1:E62/6/1978
The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit and accidently leave Cally behind. Travis finds her and decides to use her in a hostage trap for Blake.
Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Vere Lorrimer
Writer:Terry Nation
7.7/10(212 votes)
#19 - Sand
S4:E911/23/1981
Servalan investigates a planet which contains an unknown substance of potential usefulness whose investigation team mysteriously died. The crew learn of Servalan's trip and decide to investigate for themselves.
Director:Vivienne Cozens
Writer:Tanith Lee
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Director:Vivienne Cozens
Writer:Tanith Lee
7.6/10(296 votes)
#20 - Project Avalon
S1:E92/27/1978
Travis devises a plan to destroy Blake and capture the Liberator.
Director:Michael E. Briant
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Michael E. Briant
Writer:Terry Nation
7.5/10(256 votes)
#21 - Gambit
S2:E113/20/1979
Blake believes Docholli knows the location of Star One, and has traced him to Freedom City, a gambler's paradise. At the Big Wheel gambling casino, a miniaturized Orac helps Avon and Vila win large amounts of money. Little do they know Servalan has got there ahead of them.
Director:George Spenton-Foster
Writer:Robert Holmes
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Director:George Spenton-Foster
Writer:Robert Holmes
7.5/10(238 votes)
#22 - Trial
S2:E62/13/1979
Blake is questioning his purpose and motives after Gan's death and goes to a barren planet to reflect on things. Travis is put on trial and court-martialled for the deaths of civilans all courtesy of Servalan.
Director:Derek Martinus
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:Derek Martinus
Writer:Chris Boucher
7.4/10(356 votes)
#23 - Duel
S1:E82/20/1978
The flight of Federation pursuit ships, commanded by Travis, finally succeed in trapping the Liberator.
Director:Douglas Camfield
Writer:Terry Nation
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Director:Douglas Camfield
Writer:Terry Nation
7.4/10(243 votes)
#24 - Shadow
S2:E21/16/1979
The Liberator reaches Space City where Blake seeks the assistance of the Terra Nostra, a criminal group who control the deadly drug Shadow. Blake must find out what the link with the Federation is, and why Orac is telepathically torturing Cally. The key appears to be the planet Zonda.
Director:Jonathan Wright-Miller
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:Jonathan Wright-Miller
Writer:Chris Boucher
7.4/10(232 votes)
#25 - Rescue
S4:E19/28/1981
Dorian, owner of the spaceship Scorpio, rescues the crew from Terminal. He tries to enlist the help of Orac to build a teleport mechanism for Scorpio and attempts to kill the crew.
Director:Mary Ridge
Writer:Chris Boucher
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Director:Mary Ridge
Writer:Chris Boucher