Blake's 7: The Beginning
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In the far future, freedom fighter Roj Blake, framed by the all-powerful but corrupt Galactic Federation, escapes his captors from his sentence to a harsh penal colony and, helped by a handful of fellow convicts and armed with a superbly-equipped alien spaceship, sets about restoring freedom to the galaxy.
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Cast
21 people
Gareth Thomas
Roj Blake
Known for
Hammer House of Horror
Sally Knyvette
Jenna Stannis
Also in
The Politician's Wife
A Touch of Frost
Paul Darrow
Kerr Avon
Known for
Hammer House of Horror
Jan Chappell
Cally
Known for
Blake's 7
Basic Instinct 2
Michael Keating
Vila Restal
Also in
Yes Minister
Doctor Who
David Jackson
Olag Gan
Known for
Edge of Darkness
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Peter Tuddenham
Zen
Known for
Blake's 7
Robert Beatty
Bran Foster
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Jesus of Nazareth
Gillian Bailey
Ravella
Also in
Here Come the Double Deckers
The Eagle of the Ninth
Alan Butler
Dal Richie
Also in
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Doctor Who
Jeremy Wilkin
Dev Tarrant
Known for
UFO
Thunderbirds
Robert James
Ven Glynd
Known for
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Pennant Roberts Director · Vere Lorrimer Director Michael E. Briant Director
First release September 9, 1985 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 9, 1985
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No release date listed for United States.
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