Blake's 7 - Inside Story
By Sheelagh Wells and Joe Nazarro
Alphabetical Index
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actors, anecdotes, 77-96
actors, difficult conditions for, 78, 106-107
actors, injured, 46-47, 78-80, 82, 84-85, 104
actors, list of, 19
actors, miscast, 89
actors, recent history of, 121-127
actors, replacements for, 41, 89
Adams, Martin (prop maker), 59
Aftermath (episode C1), 43-44, 68, 91, 126
Aftermath (episode C1), color photos [between 96-97]
Animals (episode D5), 85, 101, 103, 127
Assassin (episode D7), 102, 104, 127
Assassin (episode D7), color photos [between 96-97]
Auron. See also Children of Auron.
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), at his most menacing, 81
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), 21
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), costumes of, 65, 68
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), enigmatic smile, 115
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), hairstyles of, 61, 62
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), increasingly paranoid; seen as insane at end, 115
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), kills Blake, 109 ff.
Avon, Kerr (Paul Darrow), seen by Terry Nation as heartless and cynical, 21
Barber, Glynis (Mutoid), 95
Barber, Glynis (Soolin), and Steven Pacey, 96
Barber, Glynis (Soolin), 37, 44, 106, 111, 123
Barber, Glynis (Soolin), casting of, 95
Bartolomew. See Grant, Anna.
battle of the sexes, 103
battle scenes, choreography of, 25
BBC, Broadcasting House, 94
BBC, commissions the show, 9
BBC, labor relations, 78-79
BBC, Makeup Department, 92
BBC, rules and regulations, 79
BBC, Special Effects department, 14, 49
BBC, Special Effects department. See also special effects.
BBC, Television Centre, 77, 111
Blake (episode D13), 108-119, 127
Blake (episode D13), studio floorplan for, 114
Blake (episode D13), synopsis of plot, 112
Blake, Roj (Gareth Thomas), character of, 9, 110-111
Blake, Roj (Gareth Thomas), costumes of, 64, 74-75
Blake, Roj (Gareth Thomas), killed by Avon, 109
Blake, Roj (Gareth Thomas), living on Gauda Prime, 112
Blake, Roj (Gareth Thomas), return of, 110
Blake, Roj (Gareth Thomas), seen by Gareth Thomas as Orwellian non-hero, 18
Blake, Roj (Gareth Thomas), seen by Terry Nation as heroic, idealistic, 21
Blake's 7, 1st season, 9, 31, 89
Blake's 7, 2nd season, 89
Blake's 7, 3rd season, 43, 82, 92
Blake's 7, 4th season, 96, 97-119
Blake's 7, cast and crew as jokesters, 33, 82-85
Blake's 7, episode guides, 125-127
Blake's 7, fans, 79, 85, 88
Blake's 7, fans, in the U.S., 121-122
Blake's 7, final episode, 108-119
Blake's 7, final episode, viewers' reaction to, 117
Blake's 7, origin of the idea, 9
Blake's 7, parodies, 124
Blake's 7, scripts, becoming predictable, 97
Blake's 7, scripts, Michael Keating comments on, 109
Blake's 7, scripts, Steven Pacey comments on, 94-95
Blake's 7, without Blake, 92
block filming, 12
blood and gore, 114-115
bloopers, 101
Boucher, Chris (script editor), and last episode, 118
Boucher, Chris (script editor), 9, 12, 81, 97, 110, 115, 116, 121
Boucher, Chris (script editor), discusses killing off main characters, 109
Boucher, Chris (script editor), relation with new producer, 99
bounty hunters, 112
Bounty (episode A11), 81, 125
bracelets, teleport, design of, 52
Breakdown (episode A10), 125
Breakdown (episode A10), color photo [between 96-97]
Briant, Michael (director), 10-11, 15
Briant, Michael (director), conceives series as philosophical, 15
broadswords, 104
Brown, Bobbie (Zeeona), 107
budget, minuscule, 14, 17, 105
Byrne, Peter (Justin), 104-105
Cally (Jan Chappell), 121, 125, 38, 45, 82
Cally (Jan Chappell), clone twin of. See Zelda.
Cally (Jan Chappell), costume of, 67
Cally (Jan Chappell), killed on Terminal, 118
Cally (Jan Chappell), physical appearance of, 13
Cally (Jan Chappell), wig and makeup, 66
Camfield, Douglas (director), 33-34
cast members, anecdotes about, 77-96
cast members, list of, 19
cast members, recent history of, 121-127
cast members, relationship with one another, 95
casting, task of, 21-23, 92
Chappell, Jan (Cally), 13
Chappell, Jan (Cally), casting of, 21, 25
Chappell, Jan (Cally), elegant, dark, and interesting, 67
Chappell, Jan (Cally), leaves show, 98
Chappell, Jan (Cally), unhappy with role, 95
Chappell, Jan (Cally), with RSC, 123
characterization, interchangeable, 94
characterization, shifting, 25
Chesku, Sula. See Grant, Anna.
Children of Auron (episode C7), 53, 62, 66, 127
City at the Edge of the World (episode C6), 45, 82, 126
City at the Edge of the World (episode C6), color photo [between 96-97]
Clay, Jim (set designer), 85-86
computers, large systems. See also Control; Moloch; Star One; System, The; Ultraworld.
computers, on-board. See Orac, Slave, Zen.
condom, 40-foot-long, 78
condom, full of blood, 114
Control (Federation computer network). See also Star One.
costumes, 59-75
costumes, budgerigar, 69
costumes, Decimas, 59
costumes, Earth Dome, 60
costumes, Federation troops, 59
costumes, flamboyant, 75
costumes, huge spider, 54
costumes, Kentucky Fried Chicken, 84
costumes, monster suit, 53
costumes, pantomime horse, 81
costumes, Phibian, 81
costumes, Redemption, 39
Countdown (episode 9), 86, 126
creatures, Decimas, 32-33
creatures, Decimas, color photo [between 96-97]
creatures, Decimas, costumes of, 59
creatures, exploding monster, 100
creatures, Links, 100
creatures, Links, color photo [between 96-97]
creatures, Mutoids, 37, 63-64
creatures, reptilian, 57, 101
creatures, shape coming out of smoke, 72
creatures, spider ("Brian"), 54
creatures, spider ("Brian"), color photo [between 96-97]
crew of the series, list of, 19
Croucher, Brian (Travis), 66, 84, 89, 123
Croucher, Brian (Travis), leaves series, 91-92
Cygnus Alpha (episode A3), 125
Cygnus Alpha (episode A3), color photos [between 96-97]
Daleks, 36, 117
Darrow, Paul (Avon), and dangerous action scenes, 106-107
Darrow, Paul (Avon), and Mary Ridge, 100
Darrow, Paul (Avon), as writer, 98
Darrow, Paul (Avon), 80
Darrow, Paul (Avon), casting of, 21, 23
Darrow, Paul (Avon), dialog for, 10, 12
Darrow, Paul (Avon), falls downhill, 31
Darrow, Paul (Avon), forms theater company, Satchel Productions, 122
Darrow, Paul (Avon), knowledgeable about wine, 95
Darrow, Paul (Avon), lack of privacy, 18
Darrow, Paul (Avon), minefield and, 52-53
Darrow, Paul (Avon), prop-breaker, 23, 54-55, 77
Darrow, Paul (Avon), Shakespearean actor, 23
Darrow, Paul (Avon), talent for mimicry, 28
Darrow, Paul (Avon), teddy bear and, 46, 47, 124
Darrow, Paul (Avon), wanted series to continue, 119
Darrow, Paul (Avon), Western buff, 23
Dawn of the Gods (episode C4), 74, 126
Dayna Mellanby (Josette Simon), and bomb, 83
Dayna Mellanby (Josette Simon), 42
Dayna Mellanby (Josette Simon), costumes of, 67-68
Dayna Mellanby (Josette Simon), shot by Arlen, 112
Death-Watch (episode C12), 127
Deep Space Vehicle 2. See Liberator, The.
Deliverance (episode A12), 125
dinosaur, flying, 53
directors, 1st season, 10-11
directors, competitive, 50
directors, list of, 19
Doctor Who, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 124, 36, 54, 59, 74, 79
dreamlike sequence (in Terminal), 111
Drewett, Steve (special effects designer), 55
Duel (episode A8), 34-35, 63, 125
Duel (episode A8), color photos [between 96-97]
Duel (episode A8), shooting of exteriors, 33-34
Ealing Studios, 77, 81, 111, 115
Earth Dome, 60
England, There'll Always Be an, 32
episodes, list of, 125-127
explosions, 50-52, 87, 100-101, 107, 112, 114-115
fan clubs, 122
fans, 79, 85, 88, 89, 121-122
Farr, Derek (original voice of Orac), 27
Federation, discovers location of Xenon Base, 112
Federation prison ship. See ships, London, The.
Federation pursuit ships, design of, 17
Federation troops, overrun base on Gauda Prime, 112-113
Federation troops, standing over Avon, 109
Fell, Stuart (stunt arranger), color photo [between 96-97]
Ferrier, Kathleen, 81
filming, block, 12
filming, location. See location filming.
filming, night. See night filming.
filming procedures, 12
filming, strike, 12
filming, studio, 77, 104-105
financial problems. See budget.
Flynn, Errol, 40-41, 67
Forrestal, Terry (stunt arranger), 107
Francis, Jim (special effects designer), 54-55, 86, 99, 111, 115, 117, 121
furry helicopter, 46
Gambit (episode 11), 126
games master. See Belkov.
Games (episode D8), 127
Gan (David Jackson), 121, 125
Gan (David Jackson), costumes of, 65-66
Gan (David Jackson), killed off in 2nd season, 90-91
glue gun, used on costumes, 59, 61
Gold (episode D10), 127
Gough, Richard (Hower), 79
gramophone records, 81
Greif, Stephen (Travis), 28, 34, 89, 123
Greif, Stephen (Travis), costume of, 62-63
Greif, Stephen (Travis), injured, 82
gun, Avon's in last episode, 115
guns, designs for, 16, 54, 56-57
guns, first used in series, 25
guns, noisy, 103
Hardcore Leather (shop), 62-63, 64-65
Harvest of Kairos, The (episode C5), 53, 126
Harvest of Kairos, The (episode C5), color photo [between 96-97]
Headhunter (episode D6), 100, 101, 105, 127
Heep, Uriah, Slave computer as, 96
Hill, Juliet Hammond (Pella), 103, 104
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 55
Hommicks, 101
Horizon (episode 4), 126
Horizon (fan club), 122
Hostage (episode 8), 41, 126
Hower (Richard Gough), 79
Hudson, June (costume designer), 64, 67, 121
humor, in scripts, lack of, 91, 94
Interviews, Thomas, Gareth, 123
Jackson, David (Gan), 21, 25, 90, 122
Jackson, David (Gan), in Harrods, 26
Jenna Stannis (Sally Knyvette), 21, 61, 62
Jenna Stannis (Sally Knyvette), character disappointing to actress, 91
Jenna Stannis (Sally Knyvette), costume of, 67
Jenna Stannis (Sally Knyvette), relationship with Cally, 91
Keating, Michael (Vila), 21, 23-24, 62, 109, 117
Keating, Michael (Vila), returns to the theater, 121, 122
Keeper, The (episode 12), 40, 126
Kelt, Mike (Vis-FX and spider), 54, 57, 113, 121
Killer (episode 7), 126
Knyvette, Sally (Jenna), 21, 24, 122, 124
Knyvette, Sally (Jenna), open, blonde, bouncy, sexy, 67
Knyvette, Sally (Jenna), wants to leave series, 90-91
Lane, Barbara (costume designer), 59, 62, 75, 121
leather costumes, Avon, 65
leather costumes, Travis, 62-63
Liberator, The, design of, 12-15, 49-50
Liberator, The, design of, illustrated, 13
Liberator, The, destruction of [in Terminal], 55, 87, 110
Liberator, The, flight deck, 14, 76, 77
Liberator, The, in flight, color photo [between 96-97]
Liberator, The, set of. See Sets, Liberator.
lights, pea, 53
location filming, airfield in Bovington, 54
location filming, 12, 29, 31-47, 77, 103
location filming, Bamburgh Castle, 43-44, 68
location filming, Bamburgh Sands, color photos [between 96-97]
location filming, Betchworth Quarry, Reigate, 30-31, 38, 50-51, 61, 65, 101-102
location filming, Betchworth Quarry, Reigate, color photos [between 96-97]
location filming, Betchworth Quarry, Reigate, "an evil place to film," 103
location filming, Black Park, 32-33, 59
location filming, Black Park, color photo [between 96-97]
location filming, chalk quarries, 31
location filming, coal mine, 40
location filming, color photos [between 96-97]
location filming, disused tunnels, 31
location filming, finding perfect place, 37
location filming, forests near Camberley, Berkshire, 111
location filming, green bridge, 105-106
location filming, Hertfordshire, 37
location filming, makeup team and, 38
location filming, Ministry of Defence tunnels near Corsham, 31-32
location filming, New Forest, 34
location filming, New Forest, color photo [between 96-97]
location filming, Oldbury-on-Severn Nuclear Power Station, 38-40
location filming, Perton Hill, Oxfordshire, 46, 100
location filming, Wookey Hole caves, 31, 36
location filming, Yorkshire Moors, 45
Lorrimer, Vere (director), and Geoffrey Manton, 81
Lorrimer, Vere (director), and Josette Simon, 92-93
Lorrimer, Vere (director), 10, 12, 24, 36, 38, 39, 40, 68, 80-82
Lorrimer, Vere (director), flings himself into filing cabinet, 82
Lorrimer, Vere (producer), and final episode, 115, 118
Lorrimer, Vere (producer), discusses killing off main characters, 109
Lorrimer, Vere (producer), more recent writing, directing, teaching jobs, 121
Lorrimer, Vere (producer), personality of, 99-100
Lorrimer, Vere (producer), producer of 4th season, 97
Mair, Eileen (makeup designer), 59, 61
makeup, 59-75
makeup team, 2nd season, 41
makeup team, location filming and, 38
Maloney, David (producer), 9, 23, 78, 89, 90, 91, 93
Maloney, David (producer), designers and, 59, 64
Maloney, David (producer), has task of casting, 21, 92, 94
Maloney, David (producer), leaves series, 97
Maloney, David, later directing and acting jobs, 121
Man of Iron (proposed script by Paul Darrow), 98
Manton, Geoffrey (assistant director), and Vere Lorrimer, 81
Manton, Geoffrey (assistant director), 80
Marsden, Berry (guest actress), 104
Marsh, Ronnie (head of season), 92
matter transmitters. See also teleport.
Mellanby, Dayna. See Dayna Mellanby.
metronome, 40
midgets (as Decimas), 32-33, 59, 61
minefields, 52-53
minerals. See also gems; ores.
miniatures and models, 48 ff., 57
miniatures and models, color photo [between 96-97]
Mission to Destiny (episode A7), 125
Mitchell, A.J. (electronics effects engineer), 81
Moloch (episode C11), 84, 127
Murray-Leach, Roger (designer), 13-15, 49, 77-79, 121
music, 37, 40, 81
Nathan-Turner, John, 74
Nation, Terry (season creator), and 4th season, 97, 109, 117
Nation, Terry (season creator), and script for Bounty, 81
Nation, Terry (season creator), 15, 21, 92
Nation, Terry (season creator), proposes idea of show, 9
night filming, 34, 40
nine-take shot, 106-107
Nuclear Power Station, problems with, 38-40
opening title sequence, 13
Orac (computer), 27, 95, 96, 112
Orac (computer), voice of, 26-27
Orac (episode A13), 81, 25
Oracs, baby, 15
Orbit (episode 11), 107, 127
ores. See also minerals.
Pacey, Steven (Tarrant), and Glynis Barber, 96
Pacey, Steven (Tarrant), 44, 47, 111, 123
Pacey, Steven (Tarrant), casting of, 92-94
Pacey, Steven (Tarrant), opinion of last episode, 118
pea lights, 53
Pearce, Jacqueline (Servalan), and George Spenton-Foster, 89
Pearce, Jacqueline (Servalan), and makeup artists, 68
Pearce, Jacqueline (Servalan), 27-28, 121, 122-123
Pearce, Jacqueline (Servalan), statuesque, voluptuous, confidant, 67
Pegrum, Peter (visual effects designer), 50-51, 121
Pella [leader of the Seska] (Juliet Hammond Hill), 103
photos, A. J. Mitchell, 81
photos, Aftermath (episode C1), 91
photos, Aftermath (episode C1), color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Alta Two (Harriet Philpin)
photos, Animals (episode D5), 104
photos, Assassin (episode D7), 102
photos, Avon, about to shoot Blake, 119, P[13]
photos, Avon, 23, 55, 51, 65, 73, 102, 106, 116, 128
photos, Avon, Blake, Decimas, P[5]
photos, Avon, Blake, Vila, 10, 22, 76
photos, Avon, Dayna, 80
photos, Avon, Dayna, Vila, Soolin, Tarrant, Vere Lorrimer, P[12]
photos, Avon in silver, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Avon, Jenna, 61
photos, Avon, Mary Ridge, 100
photos, Avon, Pella, 103
photos, Avon, Servalan, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Avon, Soolin, Tarrant, 44
photos, Avon, Tarrant, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Avon, Vila, 107
photos, Blake (as bounty hunter), 108, 128
photos, Blake, about to be shot by Avon, 119, P[13]
photos, Blake, Avon, Decimas, P[5]
photos, Blake, Avon, Vila, 10, 22, 76
photos, Blake, 11, 20, 28, 29, 38, 47, 64
photos, Blake, Cally, 45
photos, Blake, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Blake, Jenna, 10
photos, Blake, Travis, 34, 63
photos, Blake, Vila, Ralli, Cauder, 86
photos, Breakdown (episode A10), color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Cally, 24, 74
photos, Cally, Blake, 45, P[4]
photos, Cally, Dayna, Servalan, David Malony, 91
photos, Cally, Jenna, Gan, Vila, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, City at the Edge of the World (episode C6), color photo [between 96-97]
photos, costumes, original, 61
photos, Countdown (episode 9), 86
photos, crew, 1st season, 7, 8, 20, 76, P[2]
photos, crew, 3rd season, 91
photos, crew, 4th season, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, crew, 4th season, P[3]
photos, Cygnus Alpha, color photos [between 96-97]
photos, David Jackson, 90
photos, David Malony, Cally, Dayna, Servalan, 91
photos, Dayna, Avon, 80
photos, Dayna, 42, 69, P[11]
photos, Dayna, Cally, Servalan, David Malony, 91
photos, Dayna, reptile, 101
photos, Dayna, Tarrant, 68, 93, 94
photos, Dayna, Vila, Soolin, Tarrant, Avon, Vere Lorrimer, P[12]
photos, Decimas, 32, P[5]
photos, Deep Roy as a Decima, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Dr. Plaxton (Stardrive), 104
photos, Duel, 34-35
photos, fans and cast members, 89
photos, Federation troops, 18, 38
photos, Gan, 25, 90
photos, Gan, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Gan, Jenna, Cally, Vila, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Gareth Thomas in other roles, 120, 121, 122
photos, Harvest of Kairos (episode C5), color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Headhunter (episode D6), 100
photos, Hower, Servalan, 79
photos, Jacqueline Pearce, 123
photos, Jan Chappell, 123
photos, Jenna, Avon, 61
photos, Jenna, 24
photos, Jenna, Blake, 10
photos, Jenna, Cally, Gan, Vila, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Jenna, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Justin (in "Animals"), 105
photos, Liberator, The, 4, 8, R[1]
photos, Liberator, The, flight deck, 14, 76, P[2]
photos, London, The, 78
photos, London, The, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Mary Ridge, Avon, 100
photos, Michael Keating, 124
photos, model ships, 56-57
photos, Mutoids, Servalan, 62
photos, Orac, Slave, Peter Tuddenham, 95, P[9]
photos, Orbit, 107
photos, Paul Darrow, 122
photos, Pella, Avon, 103
photos, Peter Tuddenham, 26, 95, P[9]
photos, promotional postcards, color photos [between 96-97]
photos, Redemption, 38-39
photos, robot from "Headhunter," 105
photos, Sally Knyvette, 24
photos, Scorpio, 98, P[7]
photos, Scorpio, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Scorpio, flight deck, P[3]
photos, Scorpio model, 56, P[10]
photos, Scorpio model, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Seek, Locate, Destroy (episode A6), 36
photos, Servalan, Avon, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Servalan, 41, 43, 67, 70, 110, 117, 128
photos, Servalan, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Servalan, David Malony, Cally, Dayna, 91
photos, Servalan, Federation guards, P[6]
photos, Servalan, Hower, 79
photos, Servalan, Mutoids, 62
photos, Servalan, Travis, 89
photos, Slave, Orac, Peter Tuddenham, 95, P[9]
photos, Soolin, 37
photos, Soolin, Dayna, Tarrant, Avon, Vere Lorrimer, Vila, P[12]
photos, Soolin, Tarrant, Avon, 44
photos, Space Rats, 71
photos, spider, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Stardrive (episode D4), 104
photos, tarantula, 84
photos, Tarrant, Avon, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Tarrant, Avon, Soolin, 44
photos, Tarrant, 92, 113, P[7]
photos, Tarrant, Dayna, 68, 93, 94
photos, Tarrant, Dayna, Vila, Soolin, Avon, Vere Lorrimer, P[12]
photos, Tarrant, Vila, Hommicks, 101
photos, Terminal, 47
photos, Terminal, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Time Squad, 30, 50
photos, Travis, 66
photos, Travis, Blake, 34, 63
photos, Travis, Servalan, 89
photos, Ultras, 72
photos, Vere Lorrimer, 42, P[12]
photos, Vila, Avon, 107
photos, Vila, Avon, Blake, 10, 22, 76
photos, Vila, Blake, Ralli, Cauder, 86
photos, Vila, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Vila, Jenna, Cally, Gan, color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Vila, P[8]
photos, Vila, Soolin, Dayna, Tarrant, Avon, Vere Lorrimer, P[12]
photos, Vila, Tarrant, Hommicks, 101
photos, Volcano (episode C3), 79
photos, Warlord (episode D12), 107
photos, Web, The (episode A5), color photo [between 96-97]
photos, Zeeona, 107
Picture of Dorian Grey, The. See Dorian.
planets, Auron, 24
planets, Bucol 2, 105
planets, Gauda Prime, 110
planets, Goth, 40
planets, Kairos. See Harvest of Kairos.
planets, Saurian Major, 31
planets, Terminal, 46
Plaxton, Doctor (Barbara Shelley), 104
Power (episode D2), 101, 127
Powerplay (episode C2), 126
practical jokes, of cast and crew, 82-85
Pressure Point (episode 5), 52, 126
producers, list of, 19
production team formed, 9
Project Avalon (episode A9), 37, 125
props, 54
props. See also special effects.
Proudfoot, David Sullivan (director), 104
RADA, 29, 92
rebellion. See resistance movements; revolution.
rebels. See resistance movements.
Redemption (episode 1), 38-39, 67, 126
Rees, Sheelagh (makeup artist), 11, 15
Rees, Sheelagh (makeup artist), disagrees with Nicky Rocker, 72
Rees, Sheelagh (makeup artist), leaves series, 97
Rees, Sheelagh (makeup artist), Makeup Designer for 3rd season, 92
Rescue (episode D1), 57, 72, 74, 101, 127
resistance movements. See also revolution.
Restal, Vila. See Vila Restal.
Ridge, Mary (director), and last episode, 110-111
Ridge, Mary (director), and practical jokes, 85
Ridge, Mary (director), and producer of 4th season, 99
Ridge, Mary (director), 24, 25-26, 46, 47, 69, 103-104, 115, 117
Ridge, Mary (director), opinion of Gareth Thomas, 118-119
Ridge, Mary (director), Paul Darrow's opinion of, 100
Ritelis, Viktors (director), 106-107
Roberts, Pennant (director), 11, 50, 77, 79, 81, 121
robots, 105
robots, flame-throwing, 50
robots, security, 36-37, 49
Robson, Dee (costume designer), 67-69, 75
Rocker, Nicky (costume designer), 68-69, 71, 99
Rocker, Nicky (costume designer), disagreement with Sheelagh Rees, 72
Rocker, Nicky (costume designer), flamboyant character, 71
Roy, Deep (actor/stuntman), 33, 46-47, 124
Roy, Deep (actor/stuntman), color photo [between 96-97]
Roy, Deep (actor/stuntman), injured, 46-47, 84-85
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. See RADA.
Royal Shakespeare Company, 90-91, 93, 123
RSC. See Royal Shakespeare Company.
Rumours of Death (episode C8), 127
Sand (episode D9), 127
Sarcophagus (episode C9), 66, 127
Sarkoff, President, 81
Sarren Warriors, color photos [between 96-97]
Saymon (collection of identities), suspended in tank, 78
Scoones, Ian, first visual effects designer for the show, 49
scripts, Michael Keating comments on, 109
scripts, Steven Pacey comments on, 94-95
Seek-Locate-Destroy (episode A6), 27, 36, 50, 125
Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), always loses to Blake, 97
Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), 27, 43
Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), costumes of, 62, 67, 70
Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), fate uncertain, 110
Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), model of her ship, 53
Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce), not in last episode, 118
sets, Blake (episode D13), 114
sets, Liberator, The, 12, 77
sets, Scorpio, flight deck, 98-99, 116
sets, tours of for fans, 79
sexes, battle of the, 103
Shadow (episode 2), 126
Shakespeare, 23, 90, 93, 109
Shelley, Barbara (Dr. Plaxton), 104
ships, 600-year-old ship
ships, Federation prison ship. See ships, London, The.
ships, Federation pursuit ships, design of, 17
ships, Liberator, The. See Liberator, The.
ships, London, The, 78
ships, London, The, color photo [between 96-97]
ships, London, The, model of, 48, 53
ships, new one for 4th season, 97-98. See also ships, Scorpio.
ships, Ortega, designs for, 51
ships, planet-hopper Mark II. See ships, Scorpio.
ships, Scorpio, 98
ships, Scorpio, crash-lands on Gauda Prime, 111-112
ships, Scorpio, design of, 55-56, 97
ships, Servalan's, 53
ships, Wanderer Class planet-hopper Mark II. See ships, Scorpio.
Simon, Josette (Dayna), and RSC, 93
Simon, Josette (Dayna), at RADA, 92
Simon, Josette (Dayna), 42, 92, 93, 111, 123
Simon, Josette (Dayna), casting of, 92-93
Simon, Josette (Dayna), exquisitely beautiful, 67
Simpson, Dudley (composer), 40
Slave (computer), 95, 96, 112
Slave (computer), voice of, 26-27
Sleer, Commissioner. See Servalan.
Smith, Judith (production secretary), 93
Soolin (Glynis Barber), 37, 44
Soolin (Glynis Barber), comes from Gauda Prime, 112
Soolin (Glynis Barber), first appearance, 95
Soolin (Glynis Barber), has no character at all, 96
Space Fall (episode A2), 25
Space Rats (psychopaths who love speed and violence), 71, 104
spaceships. See ships.
special effects, 48-57
special effects, on a shoestring, 15-17
Spenton-Foster, George (director), and Brian Croucher, 89, 92
Spenton-Foster, George (director), flamboyant personality, 89
Stannis, Jenna. See Jenna Stannis.
Star One (episode 13), 51-52, 110, 126
Star Wars, impact of special effects, 15, 56
Stardrive (episode D4), 71, 104, 127
strike filming, 12
studio filming, 77
studio tours, 79
stunt arranger, color photo [between 96-97]
stunt girls, 37
stunt men, 34, 43, 46, 63
Tarrant, Del (Steven Pacey), 44
Tarrant, Del (Steven Pacey), costumes of, 67, 68
Tarrant, Del (Steven Pacey), crash-lands on Gauda Prime, 112
Tarrant, Del (Steven Pacey), seen as swashbuckling, 67
tautological inexactitude, 82
teddy bear, Paul Darrow's, 46, 47
telepaths, 91. See also Cally.
teleport bracelets, design of, 52
teleportation systems. See also matter transmitters.
Terminal (episode C13), 46-47, 85, 87, 97, 100, 110, 111
Terminal (episode C13), color photo [between 96-97]
Terran Federation. See Federation.
Thaarn, Lord (god from Auron mythology), 74
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), and last episode, 109, 111 ff., 119
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), as Shakespearean actor, 90-91, 93, 111
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), at RADA, 29
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), 11, 121
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), casting of, 11, 21-22
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), injured, 78-80
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), interview with, 123
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), lack of privacy, 18
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), Liberator flight deck and, 77
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), minefield and, 52
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), more recent acting roles, 120-122, 123
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), plays Blake as Orwellian character, 18
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), relation with show's crew, 22
Thomas, Gareth (Blake), wants to leave series, 90, 92
Time Squad (episode A4), 30, 32, 50, 79, 125
Time Squad (episode A4), first episode with entire cast, 31
tours of sets for fans, 79
Traitor (episode D3), 127
Travis (Brian Croucher), 66
Travis (Stephen Greif), 28
Travis (Stephen Greif), eyepatch, 63
Travis (Stephen Greif), leather costume, 62-63
Trial (episode 6), 126
Tuddenham, Peter (voice of Zen, Slave, Orac), 26-27, 95, 96, 122
Ultra, The, costumes of, 72
Ultraworld (episode C10), 72-73, 82, 127
video effects, 83
Vikings, 40
Vila Restal (Michael Keating), 21
Vila Restal (Michael Keating), costumes of, 62, 65
Vila Restal (Michael Keating) teaches Orac riddles, 88
Vis-FX [visual effects] crew, and practical jokes, 85
Vis-FX [visual effects]. See special effects.
Visigoths, 41
Voice from the Past (episode 10), 126
Volcano (episode C3), 79, 126
Warlord (episode D12), 106-107, 127
Way Back, The (episode A1), 11, 15, 17-18, 31, 125
Way Back, The, (episode A1), color photo [between 96-97]
Weapon (episode 3), 126
weapons, 54, 56-57
weapons. See also bow and arrows; broadswords; guns; Imipak.
weather and filming, 46-47, 101-103
Web, The (episode A5), 78, 125
Web, The (episode A5), color photo [between 96-97]
Web, The (episode A5), costumes for, 59
Web, The (episode A5), location for, 32
Wells, Sheelagh, color photos [between 96-97]
Western films, references to, 23
Wilde, Oscar. Picture of Dorian Gray. See Dorian.
Wilton, Ralphie ["Rollie"] (assistant director), 102-103
wine, and Paul Darrow, 95
Xenon Base, destroyed, 112
Zeeona (Bobbie Brown), 107
Zen (computer), 14, 96
Zen (computer), voice of, 26
Zukan (powerful warlord), 107, 112
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