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Creator:
Terry Nation
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list
Release Date:
2 January 1978 (UK) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
In the third century of the second calendar, a corrupt galactic federation, with Earth at its center... more
User Comments:
Wonderfully cheesy! more (43 total)

Cast

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Michael Keating ... Vila Restal (52 episodes, 1978-1981)
Paul Darrow ... Kerr Avon (51 episodes, 1978-1981)
Peter Tuddenham ... Orac / ... (49 episodes, 1978-1981)
Jan Chappell ... Cally / ... (37 episodes, 1978-1981)

Gareth Thomas ... Roj Blake / ... (29 episodes, 1978-1981)
Jacqueline Pearce ... Servalan / ... (29 episodes, 1978-1981)
Sally Knyvette ... Jenna Stannis (26 episodes, 1978-1979)
Steven Pacey ... Del Tarrant / ... (26 episodes, 1980-1981)
Josette Simon ... Dayna Mellanby (26 episodes, 1980-1981)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
50 min (52 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Creator Terry Nation pitched the show to BBC executives off the cuff, having made no notes or outlines. He started talking about The Dirty Dozen (1967) in space, and made up the rest as he went along. more
Quotes:
Vila Restal: [about Jenna] She's a big name. It's an honor to be locked up with her. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (#4.0)" (2007) more

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Wonderfully cheesy!, 26 February 2004
Author: stephie-12 from Malvern, England

This is quite simply the coolest sci-fi series of all time. It is easy to laugh at the sets and effects in these days of CGI, but it was good entertaining fun when it came out. Gareth Thomas played the Blake of the title, who whizzed round the universe with his crew of outlaws, trying to avoid the Federation. The leader of the Federation, Servalan, was a strong, scary woman who thought nothing of stabbing her allies in the back. In contrast to series such as Doctor Who, the female cast members werent just "screamers" - they all had their own specific and useful skills, such as Cally (Jan Chappell) who had psychic powers and Jenna (Sally Knyvette), an expert pilot. Watching it now brings back many memories, but it does stand up even now. Inspired!

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