02/01/1978      The Way Back (49' 08")

Roj Blake meets up with a woman named Ravella, and after assuring her that he has been without food or drink for the last 36 hours is led to meet another man, Richie. Richie and Ravella convince Blake to go outside with them, despite this being a category 4 crime. Once outside they make their way to a meeting of a resistance group led by a man named Foster. Foster tells Blake that like himself, he was once with the resistance but that he was captured and basically 'reprogrammed' so that he would be an example to citizens of the Federation. Foster alos informs Blake that the Viz tapes he gets from his family on the outer colonies are fakes. They were executed on arrival, just after Blake was first captured. Blake is stunned by the news and goes off to be by himself, he witnesses Federation troops approaching the area and watches helplessly as the resistance group, all of whom are unarmed, are mercilessly gunned down. Blake himself is captured a while late, while re-entering the city.  Meanwhile, after Blake's capture, Ven Glynd and Morag, the court prosecutor discuss how to discredit Blake. They cannot kill him because he will become a martyr, something for the masses to follw, instead they want to find a way to get him deported to a prison planet.  Blake is horrified to learn from his defence lawyer, that he is being tried not for going outside, but instead for interfering with children. Blake tells his lawyer that this is total fantasy and his lawyer agrees to look into it.  At Blake's trial he is found guilty and sentenced to deportation to the prison planet Cygnus Alpha. Blake maintains that he is innocent.  The lawyer visits Ven Glynd and informs him of his worries, Ven Glynd appears surprised of the news as something like this could only come from high up. he gives his blessing for an investigation.  Once his lawyer begins to investigate he discovers certain discrepancies. In the hall of records he discovers that several of the children Blake was supposed to have interferred with, were not at school on the days the attacks occurred, furthermore, they were admitted into the central clinic, suspicious, the lawyer returns to see Blake and gets more information on where the resistance meeting took place. He plans to get some evidence to free Blake and get a holding order to get Blake to remain on Earth while an investigation takes place.  In the cell waiting to be taken aboard, Blake meets Jenna Stanys, a smuggler and Vila Restal a thief, both waiting to be taken to Cygnus Alpha. Blake informs them that he hopes not to be going, if his lawyer can get evidence to keep him on Earth...  The lawyer and his wife get outside and head to the place of the meeting, once there he videos the bodies he finds and decides to head back, meanwhile back in the holding area, time is up. Blake is led onto the ship with the other prisoners.  The lawyer and his girlfriend have been captured and killed by Federation troops, Blake's last hope seems to have gone.  On board the transport, an officer is giving a pep talk to the prisoners, informing them what happens when they disobey orders. Blake doesn't hear the officer speaking to him and as punishment is locked into his seat by restraining arms. The officer tells Blake to take a last look at Earth as he'll never be back. Blake says that he will return, one day.  Of the 'Seven', only Blake, Jenna and Vila appear in the first episode. This story was released on video, firstly in edited form on the composite video entitled 'The Beginning' - BBCV 4326 in 1985, and secondly unedited in 1990 - BBCV4447.   This episode was novelised as part of the first Blake's 7 novel, by Terry Nation/Trevor Hoyle in 1978.   Interestingly enough, the security agent's name is Dev Tarrant and the defence lawyer's name is Tel Varon. Later in the series, one of the main character's name is Del Tarrant.

09/01/1978      Space Fall (52' 10")

Blake and some of the criminals attempt to seize control of the prison ship london as it passess a space war where an abandoned ship is found.

Paul Darrow plays (Tekker) in an episode called Timelash on Doctor Who, also played (Captain Hawkins) in a story called Doctor Who and the Silurians on Doctor Who.  Michael Keating plays (Goudry) in a story called The Sun Makers on Doctor Who.

16/01/1978      Cygnus Alpha (51' 51")

Blake tries to rescue the remaining prisoners from the prison planet Cygnus Alpha only to find they have a disease that can be cured by the power mad high priest Vargas

23/01/1978      Time Squad

A ship whose crew had been put in suspended animation is picked up by the Liberator, while Blake attempts to destroy the Federation Communication base on Saurian Major.

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30/01/1978      The Web

The Liberator runs into a web created by psionic means; the crew meets the race of genetically-engineered Decimas. Blake learns of the attempt at genocide being waged against the Decimas by the creator of the Web.

Deep Roy also appeared in the Season 2 episode 'Gambit', and his voice was used in the Season 4 story 'Moloch'. Deep Roy also appeared in the Doctor Who story 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' as the evil ventiloquist's dummy 'Mr Sin'.More recently was he has been seen as an Indian mystic in an eighth season episode of The X-Files entitled 'Badlaa'.

06/02/1978      Seek-Locate-Destroy

The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit and accidently leave Cally behind. Travis finds her and decides to used her in a hostage trap for Blake.

Jacqueline Pearce plays (Chessene) in an episode called The Two Doctors on Doctor Who.

13/02/1978      Mission to Destiny

The crew find a ship flying in a circle they investigate and find the crew asleep and the control smashed. Someone has destroyed the controls and is killing the crew one by one trying to get their hands on the priceless neutrotope.

20/02/1978      Duel

The Liberator, low on power is lured into a trap by Travis of three federation ships. Blake decides the only option is to ram Travis's ship but before the battle reaches it's conclusion the goddess Sinofar suspends the battle and set Blake and Travis in a one-on-one death match on a forest planet

27/02/1978      Project Avalon

Another freedom-fighter, Avalon, is held hostage by Travis in a Federation detention cell, and is recovered by Blake's crew. Travis devises a plan to destroy Blake and his crew using Avalon.

06/03/1978      Breakdown

Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station XK-72 to have it repaired, at the risk of being discovered. The neurosurgeon notifies the Federation and delays surgery long enough for Federation forces to arrive.

13/03/1978      Bounty

The crew land on the planet Lindor, where a deposed leader has been held in exile. Blake and Cally ask him to return to his people. Meanwhile, a ship in distress is helped by the Liberator, only to encounter a group of bounty hunters who seek to turn Blake and the Liberator over to the Federation.

20/03/1978      Deliverance

The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew up while delivering some medical supplies to Ensor, the survivor's father. Jenna is captured on the planet, while the survivor of the destroyed ship forces Blake to leave the planet by holding Cally at gunpoint. On the planet, Avon is considered a god by a priestess leading her people there.

27/03/1978      Orac

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.