Jenny wrote:
Sally wrote:
Judith wrote: <for those who don't know, Chris was the script editor on Blake's 7
and also wrote many of my favourite episodes such as Rumours of Death.>
and Jenny Kaye:
<Thanks for that Judith, though I think it's also best to add that for those who don't know, Blake's 7 was a British science fiction drama series that ran from 1978 to 1981. Some of you might have seen it, or even possess the odd episode on video.>
?!?! I'm sorry if I'm being thick, but I'm not sure I understand this comment?
Okay. Blake's 7 was a television programme that appeared in the United Kingdom (an island in Europe). It was broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation for four years. When I say "for four years", I mean not continually, I mean just for 13 episodes per year. Usually they started running in the first month of every year (January). For the first run of 50 minute episodes it went out on the first day of the week (Monday), but for the second series it went out on the second day of the week (Tuesday). Then for the next two series it went back to Monday again. This was very confusing for some of the UK's population, who complained bitterly when series 3 started that they had "somehow missed" series 2. The BBC in response refused to repeat series 2, and have stuck by that decision ever since. Two ships were occupied by the crew of Blake's 7. The first one was big and white, but at the end of series three it got blown up. Then they got a second ship called Scorpio. This one was orange. This ship is often disliked by fans because it's not big and white. That crash-landed on Gauda Prime. This isn't some reference to a Danish cheese or anything, it's the name of a planet (these can usually be found orbiting around various suns). In the very last episode of the series Blake and his crew were all shot dead. Some fans don't like to watch this episode because it upsets them. Others have denied its existence, and still others have tried to say that it was all Vila's dream (a particularly honest and loveable character from the series, who wouldn't harm anyone, not even a fly). Possibly the most memorable character to appear in the series was Avon, played by Paul Darrow (he was an actor). This character is very controversial. Some people maintain he was a ruthless bastard, who treated his crew with contempt and eventually got them all needlessly killed. Others however, take the opposite view, and see Avon as a deeply caring and lovely human being, who only acted like an evil bastard because deep down he was a deeply caring and lovely human being. Anyway, I hope this information has been in someway helpful to you...
Phew, what a relief! I *am* on the right list.
Una