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"Breakdown"
Series Blake's 7
Season 1, Episode 10
Blake's 7 1x10 001
Air date March 6th, 1978
Writers Terry Nation
Director Vere Lorrimer
Producers David Maloney
Starring Gareth Thomas; Sally Knyvette; Paul Darrow; Jan Chappell; Michael Keating; David Jackson; Peter Tuddenham
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"Breakdown" is the tenth episode of series one of the British science fiction television series Blake's 7. It was directed by Vere Lorrimer with a script written by Terry Nation. It first aired on Monday, March 6th, 1978 on BBC One. In this episode, Olag Gan's neural implant aggression limiter begins to fail. The crew of the Liberator must seek out a neurosurgeon without alerting the Federation. The surgeon they find however, has his own agenda, which puts the entire crew at great risk.

Synopsis[]

Cast[]

Principal Cast[]

Actor Role
Gareth Thomas Roj Blake
Sally Knyvette Jenna Stannis
Paul Darrow Kerr Avon
Jan Chappell Cally
Michael Keating Vila Restal
David Jackson Zen

Guest Stars[]

Actor Role
Julian Glover Professor Kayn
Ian Thompson Farren
Christian Roberts Doctor Renor

Notes & Trivia[]

  • This episode is included on the Blake's 7 Season One region 2 DVD box set and Blake's 7: The Complete Collection, 20-disc set.
  • Actor Michael Gaunt plays XK72 personnel in this episode, as well as the voice of the pursuit ship leader. He is uncredited for his participation in this episode.

Quotes[]

  • Kerr Avon: Blake! In the unlikely event that we survive this...
  • Roj Blake: Yes?
  • Kerr Avon: I'm finished. Staying with you requires a degree of stupidity of which I no longer feel capable.

....

  • Kerr Avon: Staying with you requires a degree of stupidity of which I no longer feel capable.

....

  • Kerr Avon: I can talk or I can work, but I can't do both.

....

  • Kerr Avon: What about Gan?
  • Roj Blake: He's still out. We've run the diagnostic checks, it might show up something.
  • Kerr Avon: Yes. And that something will tell you what you already know. Why don't you face it?
  • Roj Blake: Because I don't know what to do about it! And if it "is" the limiter, I don't know how we can help him. Unless neurosurgery is one of your particular talents.
  • Kerr Avon: Unfortunately, no.
  • Roj Blake: Suppose Zen gave us the necessary information and detailed instructions.
  • Kerr Avon: Oh, come on, Blake! This is not something you do by numbers, not even highly sophisticated ones. This is an area that has remained the exclusive province of specialists.
  • Roj Blake: Yes, I know, I know.
  • Kerr Avon: There are quicker ways that you could kill him, but there are none more certain.

See also[]

Blake's 7

Doctor Who

Primeval

Torchwood

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