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2 January 1978 (UK)
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In the third century of the second calendar, a corrupt galactic federation, with Earth at its center...
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Stylish substance over insubstantial style
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(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 111) | 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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50 min (52 episodes)
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Sabina Franklin was considered for the rôle of Cally, as were Frances Tomelty, Hilary Ryan, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Suzan Farmer, and Gennie Nevinson.
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Orac:
The idiosyncratic syntax of riddles interests me. They seem to depend for their effect on solecisms and grammatical discrepancies.
Vila Restal: [totally confused] Eh?
Orac: Do you have another riddle for me to analyze?
Vila Restal: You'd only spoil it.
Orac: I thought you liked riddles.
Vila Restal: I do when I'm allowed to tell them properly. All you're interested in is the idiotic tintax or something.
Orac: That's very clever.
Vila Restal: What is?
Orac: For idiosyncratic syntax you substituted idiotic tintax. Yes, very good.
Vila Restal: [brightening] Is it?
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Vila Restal: [totally confused] Eh?
Orac: Do you have another riddle for me to analyze?
Vila Restal: You'd only spoil it.
Orac: I thought you liked riddles.
Vila Restal: I do when I'm allowed to tell them properly. All you're interested in is the idiotic tintax or something.
Orac: That's very clever.
Vila Restal: What is?
Orac: For idiosyncratic syntax you substituted idiotic tintax. Yes, very good.
Vila Restal: [brightening] Is it?
[...]
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Featured in Forever Avon (2006) (V)
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In 1978, America had "Battlestar Galactica" and Dirk Benedict. England had "Blake's 7" and Paul Darrow. England had the better deal.
Sure, "Blake's 7" had a shoddy budget and clunkier sets than "Doctor Who", but the show had more interesting characters. You could not find a more diverse bunch of criminals, freedom fighters, and guns-for-hire - and these were the heroes (or anti-heroes)of the show. Almost every week they fought Servalan, Travis, and the evil Galactic Federation (boo,hiss!) while sometimes barely getting along with each other. The show flagged a bit in the last season, but it had the best series finale of all time in my opinion.