The first season of Blake's 7 known as Series A was broadcast in 1978 from January through to March. It consisted of 13 episodes. Every episode was written by Terry Nation with Chris Boucher as script editor.
Overview[]
The first three episodes of Series A were mostly concerned with introducing Roj Blake and those who would eventually make up his crew. Vila Restal and Jenna Stannis were introduced towards the end of the first episode The Way Back whilst Kerr Avon and Olag Gan were introduced in the second episode Space Fall. The Liberator is also introduced in the second episode with the ship's computer Zen debuting in the third.
The final member of Blake's crew Cally was introduced in the fourth episode Time Squad.
Servalan was introduced to the series in the sixth episode Seek-Locate-Destroy along with Travis.
The final two episodes of Series A are linked; introducing Orac to the series in the final episode Orac.
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Broadcast date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way Back | Terry Nation | Michael E. Briant | 2 January 1978 | First episode |
| 2 | Space Fall | Pennant Roberts | 9 January 1978 | First appearance of Kerr Avon and Olag Gan and first apperance of The Liberator | |
| 3 | Cygnus Alpha | Vere Lorrimer | 16 January 1978 | First episode to be directed by Vere Lorrimer. First appearance of Zen. | |
| 4 | Time Squad | Pennant Roberts | 23 January 1978 | First episode to feature Cally. | |
| 5 | The Web | Michael E. Briant | 30 January 1978 | ||
| 6 | Seek-Locate-Destroy | Vere Lorrimer | 6 February 1978 | First appearances of both Servalan and Travis. | |
| 7 | Mission to Destiny | Pennant Roberts | 13 February 1978 | ||
| 8 | Duel | Douglas Camfield | 20 February 1978 | First appearance of the Mutoids. | |
| 9 | Project Avalon | Michael E. Briant | 27 February 1978 | ||
| 10 | Breakdown | Vere Lorrimer | 6 March 1978 | ||
| 11 | Bounty | Pennant Roberts | 13 March 1978 | ||
| 12 | Deliverance | Michael E. Briant | 20 March 1978 | First part of 2 part story introducing Orac | |
| 13 | Orac | Vere Lorrimer | 27 March 1978 | Contains a recap by Blake of the previous episode. Introduction of Orac, and final appearance of Stephen Greif as Travis. |
Cast[]
- Blake - Gareth Thomas
- Jenna - Sally Knyvette
- Avon - Paul Darrow
- Cally - Jan Chappell
- Vila - Michael Keating
- Gan - David Jackson
- Zen - Peter Tuddenham
Recurring cast[]
Guest cast[]
- Bran Foster - Robert Beatty
- Dev Tarrant - Jeremy Wilkin
- Ven Glynd - Robert James
- Leylan - Glyn Owen
- Raiker - Leslie Schofield
- Artix - Norman Tipton
- Vargas - Brian Blessed
- Kara - Pamela Salem
- Saymon - Richard Beale
- Kendall - Barry Jackson
- Sara - Beth Morris
- Sinofar - Isla Blair
- Avalon - Julia Vidler
- Chevner - David Bailie
- Kayn - Julian Glover
- Sarkoff - T.P. McKenna
- Ensor Jr - Tony Caunter
- Meegat - Suzan Farmer
- Ensor Sr/Voice of Orac - Derek Farr
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