Jonathan Ross interviews Blakes 7 actors Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating & Jacqueline Pearce

[harpdevil]

"good shot!"

"I was aiming for his head"

They say this in Firefly as well! I wonder if it's a reference or just a commonly used gag.

[sagittaep]

You know, the Federation winning.. it's true and it seems all for nothing. But is that not like real life? Some places on earth are getting better, other get worse and sometimes it looks like all efforts to make this world a better place is for naught.

But... The Blakes 7 (and Avon's Angels ;-) ) group have rescued people, planets and organized some resistance. It was therefore not all for naught. Never give up! Next generation will take over (not talking about Star Trek hehehe)

[1965guitarboy]

great series.

[ams44111]

lol Blake wouldn't fit in that ship now.

[buidseach]

the first and second series were good but after that it went downhill, love'd the release of the full first episode which explained the full story before Blake was transported to the prison planet that werent in the origional. The actual story lines were way above anything star trek could do.

[debilt8]

Sound? What sound? Don't hear a thing

[fidomusic]

Thanks for posting this. I am watching dvds of Blakes 7 and the series hasn't dated. It is still great!

[sandycurrie108]

Awesome series, I have watched the whole thing on DVD. Too bad we never got it in rural Canada ;-( but I was lucky enuf to meet Jacqueline in Africa. She is AWESOME! and a dear dear woman.

[paulmurphy42]

Ah, it's ok now. I can hear it now...thanks so much for putting this on!

[paulmurphy42]

Any chance you could re-load this? I can't hear anything, there's something wrong with the sound. Thanks for putting it on.

[Azanti]

I think a new version of this show would be well worth it, once the rights have been passed on from the rather difficult individual who owns them at the moment. With a good team of writers and good casting it could be a very strong show, as it was never really up to the standard of F/X that the show required. It would be good to see such a project come to fruition in the right hands.

[r51collins]

I remember seeing a documentary about Blake 7 a couple of years ago and Jacqueline Pearce was asked of what she was proudest and she replied "that I was a masturbatory fantasy for a generation of young men"!!

[MrKevinpscott]

oh my jacquiline pearce, you were my dream lover when i was 14 , a sex icon, servelan reminded me of a young marc almond in drag mmmmmmm if only we could turn back time eh?

[SciFiFangirlsFTW]

YAY MICHEAL KEATING!

[ToriaBurrell]

@zephranna01 I agree.

[ToriaBurrell]

I can't believe Jonathan Ross had to ask Jacqueline Pearce what the name of her character was, having declared himself a "fan"! That was insulting!

[rickybogus]

@zephranna01

The actress who played Dana was a posh PA student who often wouldn't turn up to set on time unless someone went round her place and woke her up to drive her there!

Otherwise, I generally agree.

[deceptivepanther]

All I'm saying is it's still not too late to give Avon his own show.

[SPeacock]

@deceptivepanther We could petition for a Blake's 7 video game :)

[deceptivepanther]

@SPeacock Oh, yeah, that's a good idea. You could play as Blake if you wanted to be nice and Avon if you wanted to be nasty. Actually since each character sort of had his/her own speciality it's not a bad set up for a game. Maybe if the BBC do their updated version and it isn't terrible. Are they going ahead with that or what?

[SPeacock]

@deceptivepanther The updated version/remake has been called off. Maybe it's for the best. What kind of genre and computer platform would be best suited for a Blake's 7 video game, though? I was thinking an FPS/RPG hybrid similar to Deus Ex and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - for the PS3. :)

[deceptivepanther]

@SPeacock Yes, probably is for the best. Designers could include a lot of the original story in the game now. I think the basic premise of Blake and his misfit gang of criminals coupled with the power of the Liberator is genius. FPS/RPG? I'd buy that.

[SPeacock]

@deceptivepanther Me too - besides, it would really boost PS3 sales :)

[robdotcom71]

@deceptivepanther It's not exactly a game... more of a sim... but you should check out Orbiter Space sim.

One of the spacecraft available is the Liberator : google: Deep Space Vessel Class 2

[deceptivepanther]

@robdotcom71 Thanks man, I'll do that!

[robdotcom71]

@deceptivepanther One word of warning though..... the learning curve is very very steep... it's literally rocket science. Unlike your average space related video game it ain't just point to the planet, fire up the engines and get there....

Be prepared to start learning about proper orbits,etc,etc. You'll get a good understanding of newtonion mechanics though...

[deceptivepanther]

@robdotcom71 Newtonian mechanics! That's it, I'm chucking in my job so I can stay home, watch Blake's 7 and play Sci-Fi games. No wait, that's pretty much what I do most of the time anyways...

[robdotcom71]

YT user : thesnorklemonkey has a few good videos on orbiter and how to fly in space..

[Dinlochavo]

I spent the entire 8 minutes and 43 seconds looking at Jacqui's legs.

[JimTB]

Why does it stop at 2-mins 28-secs ......

[mrspivvy]

They needed yo have Paul darrow as well.

[AlexanderTheHuge]

Let's not forget that there was a cloned copy of Blake left in one of the Episodes ....

(The one with the gun that marks)

However no copies of the rest of the crew.... :-(

[fep70]

@AlexanderTheHuge

"Weapon" was the episode.

[mrsotter19]

what's wrong with the sound? I can't hear any sound! :-(

[sagittaep]

Re sound... It was stuck to me too but it fixed up midstream, so maybe reload a couple of times...

[mrjohnvilla]

The blakes 7 is a classic, bring it back with cameos from the original cast. It would be the best telly on at saturday night, better that than the usual crap.

[anvilofcrom]

@mrjohnvilla Not if it's anything like the Dr Who reboot. It just wouldn't have the same nostalgic appeal as the original series. I'd much rather just rewatch the original episodes.

[hcvang]

@anvilofcrom Doctor Who's new seasons arent made to satisfy a band of 2000 fanwankers, who want to go back in time 50 years. Sorry, but it's not going to cut it if you dont go forward - cant survive with ratings of 2000 viewers. The 2000 viewers who love the old days and are incapable of moving forward should just stay at home, really.

[anvilofcrom]

@hcvang lol...fucking calm down. It's a TV show.

[mcgigglish]

they kind of left it open about Blake and the others actually dying.

I thought Gareth Thomas wanted real blood but the scriptwriters wouldn't have had any trouble getting around that if they'd had a 5th series to write and Thomas wanted back in.

Series 4 ending was really quite shockingly traumatic - I'm one of those who thinks series 3 had the best ending..They could have left it there

[Adol666]

I remember my Local Public Brodcasticing Station carried alot of BBC programming. Well I was 14 at the time and Friday nights at 10pm was always 2 episodes of Doctor who back to back. One night I settled in for my Doctor who when the B7 opening came on. I was Pissed to say the least i was like wtf I want my Doctor dammit. Well they ended up playing every episode in order and I was instantly hooked. The ending really shocked me also, but it was good. Villa got some courage thier in the end

[PringlesJingles]

Jacqueline Pearce's hair looks like Miang's from Xenogears in this interview vid.

Which makes the Servalan character that much more powerful and sexy, in a cool sci-fi way!

[sixstanger00]

There is ofcourse, the "Dallas" remedy to the series finale - in the last episode of Season 3, "Terminal," Avon was subjected to a machine that made him believe he was seeing and speaking to Blake. What if, the destruction of the Liberator and the events of Season 4 were all part of a hallucination induced my Servalan? Just a thought.

[Electracloud]

Servalan looks hot, love the hairstyle, very French.

[Caucainos]

I was watching this:

B7 Series 2 Episode 4 Part 3 of 6

Where is it? Why is it not available?

[persilbran]

that is a dreadful wig Vila is wearing

[flametop93]

Thanks for posting , don't recall seeing this.

Impressed with how cool on camera Diane from the fan club is! -- Watching a lot of other sci-fi fans from the time always makes me cringe, 'specially that Russel Harty Show one, interviewing Peter Davison and Colin Baker.

[caramelrocket]

cool, but Diane is a nerd!

[TheNightWriter101]

dude she may be a nerd but she is one hot nerd, once she takes those sexy librarian glasses of she will be a godess in the bedroom

[sixstanger00]

It was actually confirmed in a magazine a few years ago that men/women said that they enjoyed sex with "geeks" or "nerds" more than "cool people." No lie. I keep tellin people - a library is only a cage for those geeky chics that work there - turn 'em loose in your bedroom and hold on for the ride.

[TheNightWriter101]

@sixstanger00 right on brother and merry christmas

[wildone106]

I really loved the dialogue, especially Avon's delivery was spot on and always made me laugh at how badass he is. But generally great back & forth between characters.

[bangtwister]

Thanks for uploading :)

[dramaticguy]

If they did a sequel,Jenna could have a son called Blake,though she was said to be dead,we don't know for definate.

[SPeacock]

There's some debate to that - Blake was probably just making it up to judge Tarrant's reaction (To see if Tarrant really was against the Federation).

[JAYROX1969]

There was also a Blake clone as well in the episode WEAPON, how do we know it wasn't the clone that Avon killed in that final episode? Possibilities are endless!!

[dramaticguy]

Yes you're right,I met Paul Darrow once,really nice guy.

[JAYROX1969]

Now that's cool!!!!!!!!!!

[SPeacock]

I think it was the real Blake that Avon killed, because Blake's actions in the final episode (and the fact that he knew about Jenna - he could have been making it up, though) contradict the clone theory.

[Ylirey]

Thanks! I love him!

[gibbie7842]

It would be great if they could do a 3D version, with the same cast voice over. Sadly without Peter Tuddenham an David Jackson.

[230Vince23]

I was one of those kids who was quite upset it ended with the Federation winning, not only because it was the bad guys who won and that's not right, but because I was in love with Soolin.

[galuidi]

This is what was so good about B7, they weren't afraid to try an be different, and, come on, one ship, seven people and a plastic box (Orac) arn't going to defeat the Federation. If you want predictable endings, watch all that American sci-fi shite.

[SPeacock]

You know, I always thought Soolin could have had an episode to herself instead of being used as just a replacement for Cally.

[parsnipvin]

@230Vince23 Im still in love with Servalan.

[SciFiAssasin]

I taped this off the TV at the time. Been looking for it for years! Thanks for postificating.

[MrWombatPPC]

Hell Yaa Id love to see another series of Blakes 7. Come on BBC get your ruddy finger out, ive been paying my TV Licence for long enough now. !! OW and keep the original Crast..

[Rodimus78]

I don't want a knockoff of the show, I want a sequel.

-R78

[MrWombatPPC]

I totaly agree

[blakesspace]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting it.