July 23rd, 2025
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Blake’s 7 The Collection Series 2 Blu-ray UK/USA
Yes we know it’s not Doctor Who but we know some visitors will be interested in this and are already talking about it.
Available to order in the UK from www.amazon.co.uk
Available to order in the USA from www.amazon.com
Also available: Series 1 from www.amazon.co.uk and www.amazon.com
Blake’s 7 Series 2 continues the story of resistance leader Roj Blake and his crew aboard the Liberator as they fight against the totalitarian Terran Federation.
Following the events of Series 1, the Federation, led by Supreme Commander Servalan and her ruthless enforcer Travis, intensifies efforts to destroy Blake and his crew. Over the course of the series, Blake becomes increasingly obsessed with striking a decisive blow against the Federation, leading the team on a series of dangerous missions.
Episodes: Redemption, Shadow, Weapon, Horizon, Pressure Point, Trial, Killer, Hostage, Countdown, Voices From the Past, Gambit, The Keeper, Star One.
Blake’s 7 The Collection: Series 2 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material including:
- IN CONVERSATION Matthew Sweet conducts two new interviews, with Brian Croucher who played Travis, and designer Roger Murray-Leach.
- LIBERATION – SERIES 2 A brand-new feature-length documentary looking back of the making of the series
- ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY Part 2 of the previously unreleased Making Of Blake’s 7, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew
- JACQUELINE PEARCE TRIBUTE A look at the life and career of the iconic British actress, who played Servalan
- DAVID JACKSON TRIBUTE Friends and colleagues remember David Jackson (Gan)
- RARE CONVENTION FOOTAGE Previously unreleased panels with the cast and crew.
- NEW AUDIO COMMENTARIES
- RARE VISUAL EFFECTS FOOTAGE
- HD PHOTO GALLERIES
- PDF WRITTEN ARCHIVE Production paperwork, scripts, studio floorplans and much more, available for the first time
- ARCHIVE TREATS From the BBC archives
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ChrisP
November 6th, 2025 - 12:44pmJust got my dispatch email.
Looking forward to this one, especially the new fx.
Lee
November 6th, 2025 - 5:43pmAlso got the dispatch email, with any luck delivery on Saturday!
Lee
November 8th, 2025 - 6:26pmIt’s arrived, down and safe!
I had intended to go out this evening, now I’m not so sure…;-)
Pablo Barracuda
November 8th, 2025 - 8:54pmCould you list who is on the 4 new commentary tracks, Thank You.
Gordon
November 8th, 2025 - 9:06pmDon’t have my copy yet but found an unboxing that went through the booklet:
Redemption with Sally knyvette (jenna) and Matt Irvine (visual effects)
Horizon, with Sally Knyvette & Brian Miller (Assistant Kommissar)
The Keeper with Sally Kryvette & Brian Croucher (travis)
Star One with Sally Kryvette, Brian
Croucher & Mat Irvine
Gordon
November 5th, 2025 - 11:06amSFX magazine lists all the extras and the pdfs but unfortunately doesn’t list which specific episodes have commentaries when there is more than 1 commentary on a disc and who is in them. I have been able to piece the redemption one (from an unboxing video) as well as the keeper (mentioned on Toby hadoke’s appearance on radio free skaro that it was Sally’s suggestion). Horizon is mentioned but with no names. There is still 1 other to be revealed. Out of a process of elimination it’s probably star one. There are 7 commentaries in total with no repeats. Both stories of disc 1 redemption and shadow have. Disc 2 has horizon. Disc 3 has trial. Discs 4 and 5 don’t have any commentaries listed. The last disc mentions commentaries. Gambit got 1 on the dvd and the keeper got a new one. Thats 6. Just leaves star one.
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Disc 1:
Redemption
Shadow
All episodes in series 2 are available with optional new fx
Audio commentary on redemption with sally knyvette and Matt Irvine*
Audio commentary on shadow with Chris Boucher, Jan Chappell and David Maloney
Liberation: series 2 documentary*
Spaceworld model shots*
Clean opening and closing credits for series 1 and 2: Both original and new FX versions*
Introducing: orac
Trails and continuities: series 2*
HD Photo gallery: Redemption/shadow*
PDF Documentation*:
Radio times series 2
Series 2 concept document
BBC drama early warning synopsis
Programme-as-completed documents
Audience research reports
Death squad unmade draft script
Redemption: production documentation, rehearsal script, camera script
Shadow: transmission camera script
Weapon: rehearsal script, camera script
Horizon: rehearsal script, transmission camera script
Pressure point: camera script
Trial: rehearsal script, transmission script, liberator scenes camera script
Killer: rehearsal script, transmission camera script
Hostage: rehearsal script, transmission camera script
Countdown: rehearsal script, transmission camera script
Voice from the past: revised rehearsal script, camera script
Gambit: camera script
The keeper: camera script
Star one: rehearsal script, camera script
Disc 2
Weapon
Horizon
Horizon commentary*
Brian Croucher In conversation with Matthew sweet*
Tellycon convention 1999: Brian Croucher*
DVD Easter egg: Brian Croucher on auditioning for Blake’s 7
Series 2 visual effects*
HD Photo gallery: weapon/horizon*
Disc 3
Pressure Point
Trial
Commentary on trial with Brian Croucher, David Maloney, Jan Chappell and Chris Boucher
Giant: The life of David Jackson*
The making of Blake’s 7 series 2 (unseen dvd documentary)*
HD photo gallery: pressure point/trial*
Disc 4
Killer
Hostage
Maximum: The life of Jaqueline Pearce*
DVD Easter egg: Sally knyvette talking about the character Inga
HD photo gallery: killer/hostage*
Disc 5
Countdown
voice from the past
Roger Murray-leech in conversation with Matthew Sweet*
Multi-coloured swap shop BBC one 10 march 1979: with Gareth Thomas and Jaqueline Pearce
Deliverance 1998 panel with Sally knyvette and Jacqueline Pearce*
Season 2: the collection blu ray trailer*
DVD Easter egg: Brian Croucher talking about voice from the past
HD photo gallery: countdown/voice from the past*
Disc 6
Gambit
The keeper
Star one
Audio commentary on gambit with Brian Croucher, Jaqueline Pearce, Michael Keating and David Maloney
Audio commentary on the keeper*
Pebble mill bbc one 11 April 1979: radiophonic workshop
Small world bbc two 28 August 1980: models documentary
Ask Aspell bbc one one 12 June 1979: Paul Darrow*
DVD Easter egg: Sally knyvette on Bruce Purchase
DVD Series 3 trailer
Mats models
Mutoids featurette
The ballad of travis II
DVD cg opening sequence, season 2
DVD menu theme loop
Star one audio bloopers*
HD photo gallery: gambit/keeper/star one*
Ricky
September 25th, 2025 - 9:51amThose big finish audios are fantastic ,and to have those animated would be something special indeed. I’m sure it’s a long shot so we can live in hope, but then again I thought Blake’s 7 bluray remasters alone was just a dream years ago,but with all the love ,effort and attention it’s just incredible! You never know.
Gordon
September 26th, 2025 - 1:35amI’d love to see it but I’m not quite sure how possible it is. BBC studios only has the physical media rights of the original episodes due to the vhs releases. They didn’t retain the broadcast rights after broadcast. Nation got to keep those.
plus warship was produced at a time where the rights were with B7 media (the cd box has their logo on it) which may complicate things and assuming their contract is for audio only might even more complicate it.
The rights for b7 has been a bit of a pass the parcel minefield. Nation had it, his estate had it after he passed on, b7 media bought it before the nation estate eventually getting the rights back. There may have been others. That doesn’t include Paul Darrow who fell out with b7 media and thus wasn’t able to contribute much on the first 2 series dvd releases. Plus sky was also after it for an attempted reboot.
Ricky
October 2nd, 2025 - 9:59pmCheers for that info Gordon ,I didn’t realise things were that complicated .
Whatever happened to that reboot attempt? Seemed to be on the cards but then seemed to fizzle out and didn’t get mentioned again .
Gordon
October 3rd, 2025 - 8:46amI don’t think it really got that far in discussions. Personally I think any attempted remake or reboot is a mistake. Most of the original cast are irreplaceable. Good luck trying to replace Darrow or Thomas or Pearce or keating to just name just 4. A 50 year on continuation with a new set of rebels inspired by the events of the original series has more appeal for me.
Ricky
October 3rd, 2025 - 11:47amI would of been curious to see it but for me it wouldn’t of come close to the original series,it’s something you cannot recreate ,these classics are one off treasures , and not always by design in the first place .
Of course something that continues the story is a great idea ,but that’s a very difficult thing to do and get right ,and appeal to old and new audiences at the same time, I think it’s best it never got of the ground.
Gordon
September 22nd, 2025 - 1:10amJust had a thought. Maybe they could do a 5th box set with the 4 vhs compilations and include the optional effects from the previous season sets and produce new biographies (if not covered and other documentaries. I even have a name:
Blake’s 7: Legacy
Disc 1: The Beginning: (footage from: The Way Back, Spacefall, Cygnus Alpha and Time Squad)
Bonus:
optional new effects
VHS quality version
Biography
Disc 2: Duel: (Footage from Seek–Locate–Destroy, Duel and Project Avalon)
Bonus:
optional new effects
VHS quality version
Biography
Disc 3: orac: (containing footage from Deliverance, Orac and Redemption
Bonus:
optional new effects
VHS quality version
Biography
Disc 4: the aftermath: (containing footage from Aftermath, Powerplay and Sarcophagus)
Bonus:
optional new effects
VHS quality version
Biography
Disc 5:
A novel approach: history of Blake’s 7 in various books magazines and other forms. Also cover the excellent b7 diary’s.
A rebellion fit for audio: history of b7 on audio
The collectors: Blake 7 edition.
Strike back?: the history of attempted reboots over the years
Who are you?: a feature looking at the various doctor who guest stars and comparisons.
Federation propaganda: Blake’s 7 in the press (think tomorrows times but a Blake 7 version of it)
Disc 6:
A special dimension: the making of the new special edition effects
Split screen comparison of the new effects
As for biographies a choice of these. Bear in mind there is a good chance at least some of them will get done for s3 or 4 and some may get done for doctor who instead (nation/maloney/simpson)
Terry Nation
David Maloney
Vere Lorrimer
Chris Boucher
Gareth Thomas
Paul Darrow
Peter Tuddenham
Dudley Simpson
Ricky
September 22nd, 2025 - 9:05pmWell thought out Gordon , if anything like this would come about it would be a day one purchase for me!
I remember those compilation videos well ,exciting times. If they did the VHS quality versions imagine those on a 65 inch oled! Lol.
MIKK89
September 23rd, 2025 - 12:38amI agree with Both Gordon and Ricky, my First experience proper with any Blake’s 7 adventure was the Aftermath Tape (though later in life found a lot of confusion that it added ‘Sarcophagus’ which to my knowledge had nothing to do with ‘Aftermath’ and ‘Power Play’ in plot, always thought it should have ‘Star One’ instead but i digress) but as well, I’d love to see an idea I put forward when they first Announced Series 1 come to fruition… Either use a telesnap idea or even as a Blu-Ray Exclusive for the Legacy Boxset, Animate the Bridging story of Series 2 & 3, Warship… Beautiful audio that gave us the adventure between Star One and Aftermath that we never got on TV…. Especially if they can get it done alongside a few DW animations and work with Big Finish