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• Actors: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell, Jacqueline Pearce
• Directors: David Maloney, Derek Martinus, George Spenton-Foster, Jonathan Wright-Miller, Vere Lorrimer
• Writers: Allan Prior, Chris Boucher, Robert Holmes
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: BBC
• Run Time: 650 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001Y9Z9M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,257 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Blakes 7 - Series 2 [Region 2] [1978]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Remastered, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: In the third century of the second calendar, after the chaos of the intergalactic wars, a powerful dictatorship has risen to dynamic proportions and engulfed most of the populated worlds. Liberty has become a crime punishable by death and the majority of the population lives in a drug-induced state of docility. This tyrannical authority fulfils George Orwell's prophecy of 1984 to its most terrifying extremes. This government is known as the Federation. Each world has its share of rebels who either turned to crime or the Resistance. This is the story of one such group of rebels, led by a man named Blake. His group is largely composed of escaped convicts, thieves and smugglers, who are thrown together by chance. Contains all thirteen episodes of the second series: 1. Redemption 2. Shadow 3. Weapon 4. Horizon 5. Pressure Point 6. Trial 7. Killer 8. Hostage 9. Countdown 10. Voice From The Past 11. Gambit 12. The Keeper 13. Star One ...Blakes 7 - Series Two - 5-DVD Box Set ( Blakes Seven ) ( Blakes Seven - Entire Series 2 )

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This, too, is a fantastic season for a fantastic series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, March 8, 2006

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G. Wilkins "Lover of books and learning!" (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blakes 7 - Series 2 [Region 2] [1978] (DVD)

The second season was different than the first and, despite that I much like Stephen Grief over Brian Croucher's interpretation of Travis (hey, that makes me a fan) Series B has it's strengths:

1. 'Shadow' written by Script Editor Chris Boucher. A break from the Terry Nation mold.
2. The emergence of Jaqueline Pearce as a truly bad...gal? She starts down the road of personifiying her bad-a$$ self. And she looks *FINE* doing it!!
3. The story arc that starts with 'Gambit' and ends with 'Star One'

I just like ALL 4 series of this classic. It is one of the unsung heroes of British Sci-Fi

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Band on the Run., February 24, 2007

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Armchair Pundit "Armchair Pundit." (Durham City, England.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blakes 7 - Series 2 [Region 2] [1978] (DVD)

BACKGROUND.
Unlike in the cosy world of Star Trek where The Federation exerts a benevolent influence on it's member Planets. The Federation in Blake's 7 is a total antithesis of the Trek version, by being belligerent and bullying to it's members, with coercion a daily part of life.
(Like a Negative Universe to Trek's Positive)
Terry Nation, the shows creator was loosening his reins on the show by this season and making plans to move to Hollywood, thus allowing script editor Chris Boucher (Star Cops creator.) more of an influence on the finished product.
Blake's 7 was always a show in which the Hero's lost just as much as they won, and were always,
a band on the run.
Behind the scenes many of the cast members were becoming disaffected with their characters, Gareth Thomas who played Blake left the show at the end of this season to go back into theatre, only to return in the last ever episode.
So Season 2 was certainly a time of change, in front of and behind the Camera's.
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THE CHARACTERS.
The crew range in personality traits from the Iconoclastic and Brave Blake, to the Perfidious Avon, by way of the Pusillanimous Vila.
The slightly less seen crew members were the telepathic and decorous Cally, the strong giant, man of few words Gan,and the assertive and decorative Jenna.
The two Non-Organic members were the arrogant; "box of tricks" super computer Orac (A perspex box with flashing lights!), and the Liberator's always calm and serene; "in built" computer Zen.
When the crew weren't fighting amongst themselves their chief antagonist was Servalan, whom during the course of the series wore some of the most impractical clothes for trudging across barren Alien landscapes ever seen on TV!
I presume that look was deliberate, but I don't know why, as it certainly wasn't very practical.
But it is just another facet which only adds to the charm of this show.
I have all four seasons in my collection but tend to watch the first two seasons more.
As I prefer the more bleaker feel to the stories,and the personality clashes between Blake and Avon.
I also preferred the aesthetically pleasing Liberator, to that orange brick Scorpio.(In Series 4)
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Series 2, story titles:~
Redemption.*
Shadow.
Weapon.
Horizon.
Pressure point.
Trial.*
Killer.*
Hostage.
Countdown.*
Voice from the past.
Gambit.
The keeper.
Star one.*
(*Personal favourites.)
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OPINION.
Overall opinion a crackingly good Space-opera that the BBC just doesn't make anymore.
Joss Weadon's, interesting "Firefly" seem's to me to be an updated version of Blakes 7.
Original BBC broadcast dates for Season 2:~9/1/79-3/4/79

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a scam at all, July 9, 2006

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This review is from: Blakes 7 - Series 2 [Region 2] [1978] (DVD)

The series is excellent, and the reviewer who wrote "It's a scam" simply failed to note that the DVD is clearly labeled "PAL" and "Region 2." True, it will not play on standard U.S. DVD players -- but that's exactly what the description says. I purchased this set for an academic library that does have a Region-2 DVD player, and the video quality is very good.