Blake's 7TV

[Har1MAS1415]

I have recently discovered it. I like it! Anybody else at least heard of it?

 

[Abarth_71]

Yeah, I was born in 71 so remember it well.

 

[666666]

I loved this when I was a kid, but it’s not stood the test of time for me. I tried watching it again during the first lock down a couple of years ago.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

I discovered it through the now-sadly off-air Forces TV and quickly fell in love with it. I have since acquired the full series on DVD and watched the whole thing! I don't think they should have bothered with a Series 4 in hindsight now that I have seen it for myself.

 

[TheCracker]

I remember watching it back in the day, because it was sci-fi, but I was probably too young to appreciate what it was really about. I’ve seen bits of it more recently but it just comes across as typical at the time low budget British TV. Shoddy sets with RADA acting.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

I remember watching it back in the day, because it was sci-fi, but I was probably too young to appreciate what it was really about. I’ve seen bits of it more recently but it just comes across as typical at the time low budget British TV. Shoddy sets with RADA acting.

Or RSC acting in the case of the late Gareth Thomas (Blake).

 

[UKMikey]

My favourite episode is the one on the gambling planet with Deep Roy.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

My favourite episode is the one on the gambling planet with Deep Roy.

My favourite is City at the Edge of the World but I am biased in this respect because I like Vila the most.

 

[sirjim73]

I have recently discovered it. I like it! Anybody else at least heard of it?

Confirmed.

I discovered it through the now-sadly off-air Forces TV and quickly fell in love with it. I have since acquired the full series on DVD and watched the whole thing! I don't think they should have bothered with a Series 4 in hindsight now that I have seen it for myself.

Oh how I miss Forces TV. It was the perfect channel for my taste in TV, showing a lot of great stuff from 70s/80s that noone else will broadcast. And noone else seems to be interested in filling that niche - although clearly not a massive audience, the viewers of Forces TV seemed to be a loyal one. Occasional glimpses of the 80s such as ITV4 showing the original Magnum, but not much else since it's closure.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Confirmed.

Oh how I miss Forces TV. It was the perfect channel for my taste in TV, showing a lot of great stuff from 70s/80s that noone else will broadcast. And noone else seems to be interested in filling that niche - although clearly not a massive audience, the viewers of Forces TV seemed to be a loyal one. Occasional glimpses of the 80s such as ITV4 showing the original Magnum, but not much else since it's closure.

I miss Forces TV too. I was just really getting into some of the other old series it was showing besides Blake's 7 when it went off the air.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Confirmed.

Oh how I miss Forces TV. It was the perfect channel for my taste in TV, showing a lot of great stuff from 70s/80s that noone else will broadcast. And noone else seems to be interested in filling that niche - although clearly not a massive audience, the viewers of Forces TV seemed to be a loyal one. Occasional glimpses of the 80s such as ITV4 showing the original Magnum, but not much else since it's closure.

ITVX has started showing Surgical Spirit and Watching which also used to be on Forces TV.