Blake's 7 (audio drama)
There have been three producers of Blake's 7 audio dramas: BBC Radio, B7 Productions and Big Finish Productions.
BBC Radio
In 1998, the series returned to the BBC on the radio. The stories are set between the season D episodes "Stardrive" and "Animals". They were broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The roles of Dayna and Soolin, played by Josette Simon and Glynis Barber in the TV series, have been recast with Angela Bruce and Paula Wilcox.[1]
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sevenfold Crown | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Peter Tuddenham as Orac/Slave, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Angela Bruce as Dayna, Paula Wilcox as Soolin, Pip Donaghy as King Gheblakon, Janet Dale as Jelka, Christian Rodska as Dr Kapple, Graham Padden as Vledka, Simon Carter as Unknown, Kim Durham as Unknown, Cornelius Garrett as Unknown, Susan Jeffrey as Unknown, Katherine Mount as Unknown and Rob Swinton as Unknown | Barry Letts | 17 January 1998 |
| 2 | The Syndeton Experiment | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Peter Tuddenham as Orac/Slave, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Angela Bruce as Dayna, Paula Wilcox as Soolin, Judy Cornwell as Gaskia, Peter Jeffrey as Dr Rossum and Graham Padden as Vledka | Barry Letts | 10 April 1999 |
In 2006, B7 Productions announced that it had recorded a series of 36 five-minute audio adventures. The new series was broadcast on BBC Radio 7 as three hour-long episodes.[2]
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Rebel | Derek Riddell as Blake, Colin Salmon as Avon, Carrie Dobro as Jenna, Dean Harris as Vila, Owen Aaronovitch as Gan, Alistair Lock as Zen/Ship Voices, Daniela Nardini as Servalan, Craig Kelly as Travis, India Fisher as Lora Mezin, Frances Barber as Judge Helga Ramotswe, James Gaddas as Sub-Commander Raiker, Michael Praed as Soris, Nick Brimble as Borchu, Tim Plester as Clinician Havant, Sarah Matravers as Revella, Johnathan Rhodes as Prosecutor, Dominic Cotter as Reporter, Robert Lock as Captain (The London), Daniel J Geduld as Trooper Tanzig and Barbara Joslyn as Sheeva/Computer Voices. | Ben Aaronovitch | 22 December 2007 |
| 1.2 | Traitor | Derek Riddell as Blake, Colin Salmon as Avon, Carrie Dobro as Jenna, Dean Harris as Vila, Owen Aaronovitch as Gan, Alistair Lock as Zen, Daniela Nardini as Servalan, Craig Kelly as Travis, India Fisher as Lora Mezin, Rula Lenska as Dr Ruth Ashaya, Jake Maskall as Lt Jorge Garcia, Johnathan Redwin as Cassim Rafat, Kevin Jon Davies as Councillor Singh, William Johnson as Police Scout, Andy Thomas as Refinery, Johnathan Rhodes as Sky Leader and Barbara Joslyn as Control. | Marc Platt | 29 December 2007 |
| 1.3 | Liberator | Derek Riddell as Blake, Colin Salmon as Avon, Carrie Dobro as Jenna, Dean Harris as Vila, Owen Aaronovitch as Gan, Alistair Lock as Zen, Daniela Nardini as Servalan, Craig Kelly as Travis, India Fisher as Lora Mezin, Doug Bradley as Nico, Jake Maskall as Lt Jorge Garcia, Evangelo Kioussis as Lt Nix, Barbara Joslyn as Security Monitor, Robert Maloney as Operator, Colin Ravey as The Captain (Raptor One) and Vanda Opalinski as The Avatar. | James Swallow | 5 January 2008 |
The Early Years
B7 Productions also produced series of 30-minute prequel audio episodes, which explored the earlier histories of the central characters. These were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 2010.[3]
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | When Vila Met Gan | Michael Keating as Vila, Owen Aaronovitch as Gan and Alistair Lock as Zen | Ben Aaronovitch | 4 June 2010 |
| 1.2 | Point of No Return | Craig Kelly as Travis, Jake Maskall as Sub. Lt. Garcia and Peter Guinness as Carl Varon | James Swallow | 31 December 2011 |
| 1.3 | Eye of the Machine | Colin Salmon as Avon, Keeley Hawes as Anna Grant and Geoffrey Palmer as Ensor | Ben Aaronovitch | 31 May 2010 |
| 1.4.1 | Blood & Earth | Jan Chappell as Aunty Cally Secundus, Amy Humphreys as Ariane Cally, Barbara Joslyn as Jorden Cally and Julian Wadham as Commissioner Van Reich | Ben Aaronovitch | 1 June 2010 |
| 1.4.2 | Flag & Flame | Susannah Doyle as Katrina "Skate" Cally, Natalie Walter as Merrin Cally and Michael Cochrane as Commander Gresham | Marc Platt | 7 January 2012 |
| 1.5.1 | The Dust Run | Carrie Dobro as Jenna Stannis and Benedict Cumberbatch as Max Townsend | Simon Guerrier | 2 June 2010 |
| 1.5.2 | The Trial | Carrie Dobro as Jenna Stannis, Stephen Lord as Nick and Benedict Cumberbatch as Max Townsend | Simon Guerrier | 3 June 2010 |
| 2.1 | Escape Velocity | Zoe Tapper as Pilot, Jason Merrells as Healer, Sam Woodward as Gunner, Pamela Banks as Tech, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Avatar and Alistair Lock as Zen | James Swallow | 24 December 2011 |
BBC Audiobooks
Audiobook readings novelising episodes from season A of the TV series released by BBC Audio.
| # | Title | Narrator | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way Back | Gareth Thomas | Trevor Hoyle | April 2009 |
| 2 | Cygnus Alpha | Paul Darrow | Trevor Hoyle | April 2009 |
| 3 | Project Avalon | Jacqueline Pearce & Paul Darrow | Trevor Hoyle | May 2013 |
The Liberator Chronicles
A series of enhanced audiobooks from Big Finish Productions with members of the TV series reprising their roles.[4]
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | The Turing Test | Paul Darrow as Avon and Michael Keating as Vila | Simon Guerrier | February 2012 |
| 1.2 | Solitary | Michael Keating as Vila and Anthony Howell as Nyrron | Nigel Fairs | February 2012 |
| 1.3 | Counterfeit | Gareth Thomas as Blake and Paul Darrow as Avon | Peter Anghelides | February 2012 |
| 2.1 | The Magnificent Four | Jan Chappell as Cally and Paul Darrow as Avon | Simon Guerrier | August 2012 |
| 2.2 | False Positive | Gareth Thomas as Blake and Beth Chalmers as Lian | Eddie Robson | August 2012 |
| 2.3 | Wolf | Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Jan Chappell as Cally and Anthony Howell as Nyrron | Nigel Fairs | August 2012 |
| 3.1 | The Armageddon Storm: Part 1 | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally and Tom Chadbon as Grant | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright | February 2013 |
| 3.2 | The Armageddon Storm: Part 2 | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally and Tom Chadbon as Grant | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright | February 2013 |
| 3.3 | The Armageddon Storm: Part 3 | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally and Tom Chadbon as Grant | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright | February 2013 |
| 4.1 | Promises | Jan Chappell as Cally and Stephen Greif as Travis | Nigel Fairs | May 2013 |
| 4.2 | Epitaph | Sally Knyvette as Jenna and Michael Keating as Vila | Scott Harrison | May 2013 |
| 4.3 | Kerr | Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan and Paul Darrow as Kerr | Nick Wallace | May 2013 |
| 5.1 | Logic | Louise Jameson as Pol, Paul Darrow as Avon, Sally Knyvette as Jenna and Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan | Simon Guerrier | August 2013 |
| 5.2 | Risk Management | Gareth Thomas as Blake and Sally Knyvette as Jenna | Una McCormack | August 2013 |
| 5.3 | Three | Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan and Joseph Kloska as Cullen | James Goss | August 2013 |
| 6.1 | Incentive | Paul Darrow as Avon, Steven Pacey as Tarrant and Adrian Lukis as Bracheeni | Peter Anghelides | November 2013 |
| 6.2 | Jenna's Story | Sally Knyvette as Jenna and John Banks as Correl | Mark Wright and Cavan Scott | November 2013 |
| 6.3 | Blake's Story | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon and Alistair Lock as Zen | Steve Lyons | November 2013 |
| 7.1 | Spy | Jan Chappell as Cally, Michael Keating as Vila and Gemma Whelan as Arta | Simon Guerrier | February 2014 |
| 7.2 | Disorder | Michael Keating as Vila and Paul Darrow as Avon | Eddie Robson | February 2014 |
| 7.3 | The Hard Road | Gareth Thomas as Blake and Andrew Whipp as Trel Dekkan | James Swallow | February 2014 |
| 8.1 | President | Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan and Peter Miles as Rontane | Simon Guerrier | May 2014 |
| 8.2 | The Sea of Iron | Jan Chappell as Cally and Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan | Marc Platt | May 2014 |
| 8.3 | Spoils | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Dan Starkey as Dreammaker and Jemma Churchill as Dreammaker | James Goss | May 2014 |
| 9.1 | Defector | Paul Darrow as Avon, Steven Pacey as Tarrant and Tom Chadbon as Grant | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright | August 2014 |
| 9.2 | Planetfall | Paul Darrow as Avon, Jan Chappell as Cally, David Warner as Solvin Tarac and Michael Keating as Vila | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright | August 2014 |
| 9.3 | Secrets | Michael Keating as Vila, Tom Chadbon as Grant and David Warner as Solvin Tarac | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright | August 2014 |
| 10.1 | Velandra | Gareth Thomas as Blake and Stephen Greif as Travis | Steve Lyons | November 2014 |
| 10.2 | Retribution | Michael Keating as Vila, Paul Darrow as Avon and John Banks as Ragnus Lang | Andrew Smith | November 2014 |
| 10.3 | Ministry of Peace | Paul Darrow as Avon and Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan | Una McCormack | November 2014 |
| 11.1 | Brother | Paul Darrow as Avon and Anthony Howell as Gustav Nyrron | Nigel Fairs | February 2015 |
| 11.2 | Poison | Michael Keating as Vila and Samantha Béart as Jance | Iain McLaughlin | February 2015 |
| 11.3 | Escape from Destiny | Jan Chappell as Cally, Michael Keating as Vila, John Leeson as Pasco and Louise Jameson as Lorana | Andrew Smith | February 2015 |
| 11.X | Remnants | Paul Darrow as Avon and Sally Knyvette as Jenna | Simon Guerrier | September 2015 |
| 12.1 | Corners of the Mind | Paul Darrow as Avon and Jan Chappell as Cally | Andy Lane | April 2016 |
| 12.2 | Capital | Steven Pacey as Tarrant and David Warner as Solvin Tavac | Guy Adams | April 2016 |
| 12.3 | Punishment | Michael Keating as Vila and David Warner as Solvin Tavac | Guy Adams | April 2016 |
The Classic Audio Adventures
A series of full cast dramas from Big Finish Productions with members of the TV series reprising their roles.
Special (2013)
A 60 minute special was released in January 2013. It takes place between season B and C of the TV series shortly after the events of "Star One". The roles of Zen and Orac, voiced by Peter Tuddenham in the TV series, has been recast with Alistair Lock. It was also released by Big Finish Productions as a eBook in February 2013.
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.X | Warship | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan and Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac | Peter Anghelides | January 2013 |
Series 1
The first series consisting of six 60 minute episodes were released monthly from January 2014 to June 2014. They are set during season B of the TV series, between "Voice from the Past" and "Gambit".
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Fractures | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Brian Croucher as Travis, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac and Bethan Walker as Mutoid | Justin Richards | January 2014 |
| 1.2 | Battleground | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Dan Starkey as Voss Ferrell, Tim Bentinck as Abel Garmon and Abigail Hollick as Alexa | Andrew Smith | February 2014 |
| 1.3 | Drones | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Tim Treloar as Bru Renderson and Sara Powell as Dr. Cara Petrus | Marc Platt | March 2014 |
| 1.4 | Mirror | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila/Shopkeeper, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Brian Croucher as Travis, Bethan Walker as Locklan/Mutoid and Hugh Fraser as The President | Peter Anghelides | April 2014 |
| 1.5 | Cold Fury | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Brian Croucher as Travis, Hugh Fraser as The President and Caroline Langrishe as Dr. Tirus | Mark Wright and Cavan Scott | May 2014 |
| 1.6 | Caged | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Brian Croucher as Travis and Hugh Fraser as The President | Mark Wright and Cavan Scott | June 2014 |
Series 2
A second series consisting of six 60 minute episodes were released monthly from November 2014 to April 2015. They are set during season C of the TV series, some time after "Rumours of Death" following on from the Liberator Chronicles volumes 3 and 9. A story arc running across the six episodes concerns the disappearance and subsequent search for Dayna. It sees the return of Tom Chadbon as Del Grant who appeared in the season B episode "Countdown".
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Scimitar | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Buffy Davis as Karlov and Daniel Brennan as Drince | Trevor Baxendale | November 2014 |
| 2.2 | Fortuitas | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hywel Morgan as Marl Ranking and Jo Howarth as Eva | George Mann | December 2014 |
| 2.3 | Mindset | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac and Geoffrey Breton as Reno | Jacqueline Rayner | January 2015 |
| 2.4 | Ghost Ship | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Nick Asbury as Revernant One and Susan Franklyn as Revernant Two | Iain McLaughlin | February 2015 |
| 2.5 | Devil's Advocate | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President and Simone Lahbib as Pelora | Steve Lyons | March 2015 |
| 2.6 | Truth and Lies | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Beverley Hills as Karine Mellanby and Nigel Carrington as Kramer | Justin Richards | April 2015 |
Series 3: The Spoils of War
A third series, titled "The Spoils of War", consisting of four 60 minute episodes was released as a boxset in July 2017. They are set during season C of the TV series, with the first two episodes taking place after "Powerplay" and the third and fourth episodes set after "Rumours of Death". The role of Dayna, played by Josette Simon in the TV series, has been recast with Yasmin Bannerman.
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Liberation | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Daniel Collard as Aquila/Guard 1/Guard 2, Sara Powell as Rokon and Stephen Boxer as Tarkol | Steve Lyons | July 2017 |
| 3.2 | Outpost | Michael Keating as Vila, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Sophia Hannides as Shuuna Rel and Tracy Wiles as Valance/Cravis Roska | Christopher Cooper | July 2017 |
| 3.3 | Close Enough | Paul Darrow as Avon, Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Keith Drinkel as Dr. Leon Kaverin and Charlotte Watson as Imra | Sophia McDougall | July 2017 |
| 3.4 | Solus | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan and Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac | George Mann | July 2017 |
Series 4: Crossfire
The fourth series, titled "Crossfire", consisting of twelve 60 minute episodes was released across 3 box sets from October 2017 to April 2018. They are set during season C of the TV series, between "Death-Watch" and "Terminal". A story arc running across the twelve episodes concerns the attempts of Servalan's predecessor to regain the presidency of the Federation.
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release
Date | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4.1 | Paradise Lost | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President, John Green as Enton Mordekain and Clare Vousden as Alana Winterhaven | Steve Lyons | October 2017 | ||||||||
| 4.2 | True Believers | Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Rebecca Grant as Gwen Parker, Walles Hammonde as Gunner Kalvert, Roger Parrott as Storekeeper Mavlek and Becky Wright as The Goddess/The Distributor/The Curator | Simon Clark | October 2017 | ||||||||
| 4.3 | Resurgence | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Del Tarrant/Deeta Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, David Warner as Solvin Tavac and Abi Harris as Alta-Six | Mark Wright | October 2017 | ||||||||
| 4.4 | Fearless | Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera Vos, Donovan Christian-Carey as Herrick and Daniel Collard as Jallen | David Bryher | October 2017 | ||||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4.5 | Funeral on Kalion | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President and Trevor Littledale as Maldor. | Trevor Baxendale | January 2018 | ||||||||
| 4.6 | Shock Troops | Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Paul Darrow as Avon, Imogen Church as Niner, Tam Williams as Jay and Tania Rodrigues as Captain | Cavan Scott | January 2018 | ||||||||
| 4.7 | Erebus | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Issy Van Randwyck as Eve/Nada, Hugh Fraser as The President and Anthony Townsend as Commander/Robot | Paul Darrow | January 2018 | ||||||||
| 4.8 | The Scapegoat | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President, John Green as Mordekain, Toby Longworth as Lockwood and Kerry Skinner as Zheanne. | Steve Lyons | January 2018 | ||||||||
| Part 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4.9 | Ministry of Truth | Paul Darrow as Avon, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera, Dan March as Verner and Susie Riddell as Bowkan | Una McCormack | April 2018 | ||||||||
| 4.10 | Refuge | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera and Bruce Alexander as Galon | Trevor Baxendale | April 2018 | ||||||||
| 4.11 | Kith and Kin | Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Paul Darrow as Avon, Jan Chappell as Cally, Malcolm James as Dev Tarrant, Charlotte Strevens as Reeva and Peter Aubrey as Kimar | Christopher Cooper | April 2018 | ||||||||
| 4.12 | Death of Empire | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera, Hugh Fraser as The President and John Green as Mordekain | Steve Lyons | April 2018 | ||||||||
Special: The Way Ahead (2018)
A 40th anniversary special, titled "The Way Ahead", consisting of two linked 60 minute episodes was released in January 2018. The first episode takes place during season A of the TV series, some time between "Project Avalon" and "Orac". The second episode takes place during season C of the TV series, some time around "Rumours of Death". A framing device, using continuity established by Paul Darrow's trilogy of "Lucifer" novels, is set some time after season D of the TV series. The role of Avalon, played by Julia Vidler in the TV series, has been recast with Olivia Poulet.
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Project Aquitar | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Stephen Grief as Travis, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Glynis Barber as Magda, Olivia Poulet as Avalon, Sam Woodward as Sheltak/Freighter Captain, Catherine Bailey as Mutoid/Captain and Fanos Xenofós as Interceptor Commander/Trooper | Mark Wright | January 2018 |
| 1.2 | Dissent | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Glynis Barber as Magda, Gareth Thomas as Blake, Olivia Poulet as Avalon, Kate Brown as Cassandra, Sam Woodward as Sheltak/Freighter Captain, Catherine Bailey as Mutoid/Captain and Fanos Xenofós as Interceptor Commander/Trooper | Mark Wright | January 2018 |
Series 5: Restoration
A fifth series, titled "Restoration", consisting of twelve episodes was released across three box sets beginning in January 2019 and ending in February 2020 the main storyline concerning the urgent repairs to the Liberator after being badly damaged and the return of The President's rule over The Federation.
| # | Title | Cast | Writer | Release
Date | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5.1 | Damage Control | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac/Mutoid, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera and John Green as Mordekain | Trevor Baxendale | January 2019 | ||||||||
| 5.2 | The Hunted | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Hugh Fraser as The President, John Green as Mordekain and Jan Shepard as Mutoid | Iain McLaughlin | January 2019 | ||||||||
| 5.3 | Figurehead | Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Olivia Poulet as Avalon, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera, Jonathan Christie as Jaryss Vull and Harriet Collings as Kestra | Scott Harrison | January 2019 | ||||||||
| 5.4 | Abandon Ship | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Orac and Ian Brooker as Keel Ozaban | Steve Lyons | January 2019 | ||||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5.5 | The New Age | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Orac, Carolyn Pickles as Vulkris and Richard Keith as Remek | Mark Wright | November 2019 | ||||||||
| 5.6 | Happy Ever After | Paul Darrow as Avon, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Lisa Bond as Queen Janylle, Heather Bleasdale as Illyne, Cliff Chapman as Tyrric and Dawn Murphy as Karna | Steve Lyons | November 2019 | ||||||||
| 5.7 | Siren | Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Catherine Bailey as Mida, Phillipe Bosher as Veskar, Sophie Bleasdale as Alta-Nine and Ruth Siller as Alta-Ten | Sophia McDougall | November 2019 | ||||||||
| 5.8 | Hyperion | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Evie Dawnay as Selene Shan, Vincenzo Nicoli as Sherna and Richard Reed as Krent | Trevor Baxendale | November 2019 | ||||||||
| Part 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5.9 | Parasite | Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Evie Dawnay as Selene, Trevor Littledale as Valren and Becky Wright as Zoraya | Trevor Baxendale | February 2020 | ||||||||
| 5.10 | Failsafe | Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Orac, Evie Dawnay as Selene, Hugh Fraser as The President and John Green as Mordekain | Steve Lyons | February 2020 | ||||||||
| 5.11 | Reunion | Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen, Evie Dawnay as Selene and Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera | David Bryher | February 2020 | ||||||||
| 5.12 | Imperium | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Gareth Thomas as Blake, Evie Dawnay as Selene, Hugh Fraser as The President, and Sheila Ruskin as Alta-One | Trevor Baxendale | February 2020 | ||||||||
Lucifer Trilogy
These form a trilogy of audiobook releases written and read by Paul Darrow taking place 20 years after season D of the TV series. The third volume in the trilogy titled "Lucifer: Genesis" has yet to be released as an audiobook having been published by Big Finish Productions as a novel in May 2015.
| # | Title | Narrator | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucifer | Paul Darrow | Paul Darrow | June 2013 |
| 2 | Lucifer: Revelation | Paul Darrow | Paul Darrow | March 2015 |
Short-Story Anthology
Heroes
| # | Title | Narrator | Writer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate | Michael Keating | Una McCormack | November 2017 |
| Blake and Cally attempt to find the descendants of scientist colonists on the planet Whyway. Note: Set between season A episodes "Seek-Locate-Destroy" and "Mission to Destiny". | ||||
| 2 | Rock Star | Michael Keating | Paul Darrow | November 2017 |
| The Liberator crew rescue the lead singer of a rock band, whose music incites rebellion, from the Federation. Note: Set during season C. | ||||
| 3 | Dominator | Michael Keating | Jonathan L Howard | November 2017 |
| The Liberator crew discover a powerful new Federation ship designed to destroy the Liberator. Note: Set between the season A episodes "Project Avalon" and "Breakdown". | ||||
| 4 | Metanoia | Michael Keating | LM Myles | November 2017 |
| Blake and Cally meet up with a Federation commander who wants to defect. Note: Set between the season B episodes "Killer" and "Hostage". | ||||
| 5 | Contagion | Michael Keating | Trevor Baxendale | November 2017 |
| Avon, Cally and Tarrant follow a distress signal to the planet Malorbis where Federation scientists are developing a powerful new computer virus. Note: Set between the season C episodes "Moloch" and "Deathwatch". | ||||
| 6 | Seven Magnificent Dirty Expendables on an Impossible Mission | Michael Keating | Gary Russell | November 2017 |
| Travis assembles a team of experts to assist in a scheme to kill Blake and capture the Liberator. Note: Set between the season A episodes "Seek-Locate-Destroy" and "Mission to Destiny". | ||||
See also
References
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