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• Actors: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Peter Tuddenham, Jan Chappell, Jacqueline Pearce
• Writers: Terry Nation
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Bfs Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302287715
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,691 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The birth of a legend, June 7, 2001

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Michael J. Mazza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blake's 7, Vol. 01 - The Way Back / Space Fall [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"The Way Back" and "Space Fall" are the first two episodes of the classic British sci-fi series "Blake's 7." B7 is a sort of "anti-Star Trek." Like ST, it takes place in a future where humans have interplanetary space travel and have established a federation of worlds. But in B7, the Federation is an oppressive, totalitarian regime that keeps its citizens docile with drugs, and ruthlessly crushes those who stand for freedom. The heroes of B7 are rebels who oppose the Federation.

"The Way Back" effectively establishes the dark, grimy tone of the series, as hero Blake is falsely charged with a crime by the Federation justice system. But this episode is mostly set-up, with Blake seeming almost like a secondary character. The second episode, "Space Fall," is better. This exciting story involves a revolt on a Federation transport that is bringing prisoners to a penal colony. The character dynamics that distinguish the series really begin to emerge in "Space Fall." And the drama involving the crew of the transport ship is an effective counterpart to the interactions of Blake and his cohorts.

Yes, the special effects fairly primitive, but the acting, dialogue, and daring vision of series creator Terry Nation make this video special. These episodes are good science fiction on their own, and are the foundation for even better episodes to come.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the story of Blake and how he took back the universe, March 11, 2002

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Jacob "RavenLoc" (Virgina, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Blake's 7, Vol. 01 - The Way Back / Space Fall [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Blake 7 is a wonderful BBC t.v. production. Many Doctor Who fans should note that Terry Nation was head writer for many of the epsiodes. Anyway on to the first installment of Blake 7 entitled "The Way Back". We are given the setting of earth in the distant future where most of the human population live inside of domes due to the severe radiation outside of the domes. The domes are run by the federation a world goverment whose hand has reached to the stars themselves and has much influence. We are intoduced to a man called Roj Blake who from watching the first few minutes is a rather normal person. However when he meets a few of his freinds his life takes on a new twist. He finds that the earth has never had radation and that the human population insdie of the dome is a lie. He then finds out that he was once the leader of a rebel band bent on stopping the true agenda of the Fedeartion total domiantion of the universe. Soon freinds turn into false memories his future uncertain his life is without meaning and then the Federation find him with the new rebels. He is soon brought on false charges and a mockery of a trail sends Blake to the penal planet to live out the rest of his life. This is the first installment of the Blake 7 story. Although this is by no means the first epsiode. In the next epsiodes to come Blake has his fighters and a reason to stop the Federation.
In the Epsiode entilted "Space Fall" Blake is being shipped to the penal planet Cygnus Alpha. Along with Blake he meets Avon the egocentric computer genuis, Jan the tough as nails female piolt, Villa the cowardly safe cracker and Gan the brutal yet computer controled chipped prisoner. Blake trying to find a way to take over the ship and start his plans of stopping the Federation. The captain of the prisoner ship finds a large ship dirfiting unkonwing it would be the doom of most aboard. He sends men over to try and take over the ship. They end up mad or dead. The captain sends Blake over along with Jan and Avon. Soon Blake is confronted by the ships computer called Zen who tries and kill those with false images. Blake overcomes and takes over the newly dubbed ship the Liberator. Now with a ship and gathering a crew is easy. But the captain has written off Blake and the others dead and heads on to the penal planet to drop off the remaining prionsers. Blake speeds off to try and save those others and begin his plans to stop the Fedeartion. ...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Show, February 17, 2004

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Kenneth E. Black (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blake's 7, Vol. 01 - The Way Back / Space Fall [VHS] (VHS Tape)

From start to finish, the entire run of Blake's 7 was a great show. I have the entire VHS set and would replace them all with DVD the moment they come out -- which I have found it is doing so, but unfortunately it's an overseas release and therefore not in NTSC format. But hopefully this means it will be released here sometime after that.