Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985, English. Directed by Michael E. Briant & Vere Lorrimer & Pennant Roberts.
In the far future, freedom fighter Roj Blake, framed by the all-powerful but corrupt Galactic Federation, escapes his captors from his sentence to a harsh penal colony and, helped by a handful of fellow convicts and armed with a superbly-equipped alien spaceship, sets about restoring freedom to the galaxy.
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Michael E. BriantDirector
- Vere LorrimerDirector
- Pennant RobertsDirector
- Gareth ThomasRoj Blake
- Sally KnyvetteJenna Stannis
- Paul DarrowKerr Avon
- Jan ChappellCally
- Michael KeatingVila Restal
- David JacksonOlag Gan
- Peter TuddenhamZen
- Robert BeattyBran Foster
- Gillian BaileyRavella
- Alan ButlerDal Richie
- Jeremy WilkinDev Tarrant
- Robert JamesVen Glynd
Details
- Released
- 9 September 1985
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Terry Nation
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Blake's 7: The Beginning runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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Which OTT platform is Blake's 7: The Beginning on?
Blake's 7: The Beginning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 September 1985. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Blake's 7: The Beginning?
If you liked Blake's 7: The Beginning, try Jonathan, Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol, Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven.
Who directed Blake's 7: The Beginning?
Blake's 7: The Beginning (1985) was directed by Michael E. Briant and Vere Lorrimer and Pennant Roberts and stars Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Paul Darrow.