The Best Episodes of Blake's 7 Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(417 votes)

   #1 - The Way Back

   S1:E11/2/1978

   A rebel leader, his memory altered by an oppressive galactic government, suffers injustice after witnessing a massacre.

   Director:Michael E. Briant

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Michael E. Briant

   Writer:Terry Nation
2. 

   8.1/10(361 votes)

   #2 - Space Fall

   S1:E21/9/1978

   Blake and some criminals attempt to seize control of the prison ship London as it passes a space war where an abandoned ship is found.

   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Terry Nation
3. 

   7.0/10(342 votes)

   #3 - Cygnus Alpha

   S1:E31/16/1978

   Blake tries to rescue the remaining prisoners from the prison planet Cygnus Alpha only to find they have a disease that can be cured by the power mad high priest Vargas.

   Director:Vere Lorrimer

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Vere Lorrimer

   Writer:Terry Nation
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   6.8/10(325 votes)

   #4 - Time Squad

   S1:E41/23/1978

   A ship whose crew had been put in suspended animation is picked up by the Liberator, while Blake attempts to destroy the Federation Communication base on Saurian Major.

   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Terry Nation
5. 

   6.6/10(331 votes)

   #5 - The Web

   S1:E51/30/1978

   The Liberator runs into a web created by psionic means; the crew meets the race of genetically-engineered Decimas. Blake learns of the attempt at genocide being waged against the Decimas by the creator of the Web.

   Director:Michael E. Briant

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Michael E. Briant

   Writer:Terry Nation
6. 

   7.8/10(313 votes)

   #6 - Seek-Locate-Destroy

   S1:E62/6/1978

   The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit and accidently leave Cally behind. Travis finds her and decides to use her in a hostage trap for Blake.

   Director:Vere Lorrimer

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Vere Lorrimer

   Writer:Terry Nation
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   7.2/10(307 votes)

   #7 - Mission to Destiny

   S1:E72/13/1978

   The crippled spaceship Ortega presents Blake and his companions with a series of mysteries. Who murdered the pilot and sabotaged the controls ? What happened to the crew and why ? For Avon and Cally, the answers become a matter of life and death.

   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Terry Nation
8. 

   7.4/10(351 votes)

   #8 - Duel

   S1:E82/20/1978

   The flight of Federation pursuit ships, commanded by Travis, finally succeed in trapping the Liberator.

   Director:Douglas Camfield

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Douglas Camfield

   Writer:Terry Nation
9. 

   7.6/10(294 votes)

   #9 - Project Avalon

   S1:E92/27/1978

   Travis devises a plan to destroy Blake and capture the Liberator.

   Director:Michael E. Briant

   Writer:Terry Nation

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   Director:Michael E. Briant

   Writer:Terry Nation
10. 

    7.0/10(269 votes)

    #10 - Breakdown

    S1:E103/6/1978

    Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station XK-72 to have it repaired, at the risk of being discovered. The neurosurgeon notifies the Federation and delays surgery long enough for Federation forces to arrive.

    Director:Vere Lorrimer

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:Vere Lorrimer

    Writer:Terry Nation
11. 

    6.7/10(277 votes)

    #11 - Bounty

    S1:E113/13/1978

    The crew land on the planet Lindor, where a deposed leader has been held in exile. Blake and Cally ask him to return to his people. Meanwhile, a ship in distress is helped by the Liberator, only to encounter a group of bounty hunters who seek to turn Blake and the Liberator over to the Federation.

    Director:Pennant Roberts

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:Pennant Roberts

    Writer:Terry Nation
12. 

    7.0/10(262 votes)

    #12 - Deliverance

    S1:E123/20/1978

    The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew up while delivering some medical supplies to Ensor, the survivor's father. Jenna is captured on the planet, while the survivor of the destroyed ship forces Blake to leave the planet by holding Cally at gunpoint. On the planet, Avon is considered a god by a priestess leading her people there.

    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:Michael E. Briant

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13. 

    7.7/10(283 votes)

    #13 - Orac

    S1:E133/27/1978

    The Liberator crew fly to Aristo to deliver the supplies to Ensor, in exchange for radiation drugs and the computer Orac, which Ensor gives to Blake before he dies. Orac predicts the destruction of the Liberator.

    Director:Vere Lorrimer

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:Vere Lorrimer

    Writer:Terry Nation