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"Orac"
Series Blake's 7
Season 1, Episode 13
Blake'7 1x13 001
Air date March 27th, 1978
Writers Terry Nation
Director Michael E. Briant; Vere Lorrimer
Producers David Maloney
Starring Gareth Thomas; Sally Knyvette; Paul Darrow; Jan Chappell; Michael Keating; David Jackson; Peter Tuddenham
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"Orac" is the thirteenth episode of series one of the British science fiction television series Blake's 7. It was directed by Michael E. Briant and Vere Lorrimer with a script written by Terry Nation. It first aired on Monday, March 27th, 1978 on BBC One. In this episode, Roj Blake and the others must recover Orac - an artificial intelligence that could determine the future of the Federation. To get it however, they must confront Servalan.

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
Derek Farr Ensor/Orace/Satellite
Stephen Greif Space Commander Travis
Jacqueline Pearce Servalan

Co-Stars[]

Actor Role
James Muir Phibian
Paul Kidd Phibian

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.

Allusions[]

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Quotes[]

  • Roj Blake: Our only hope is if they have a supply on Aristo.
  • Vila Restal: But if they don't?
  • Roj Blake: They will have.
  • Vila Restal: But if they don't?
  • Roj Blake: They will have.
  • Kerr Avon: There's no point in hiding it, our condition will deteriorate rapidly. If we don't get drug treatment very soon, we shall die.
  • Vila Restal: Die? I can't do that.
  • Kerr Avon: I'm afraid you can. It's the one talent we all share, even you.

....

  • Kerr Avon: Blake!
  • Roj Blake: What is it?
  • Kerr Avon: Look at the locator.
  • Roj Blake: It's setting the co-ordinates.
  • Kerr Avon: By itself. It looks as if our computers are being over-ridden again, being programmed from another source.
  • Cally: Perhaps we should move out while we've still got a chance.
  • Kerr Avon: While some of us have still got a chance.
  • Cally: Oh, I forgot. I'm sorry, Avon.
  • Roj Blake: Frankly, I doubt whether we could even if we wanted to. From what we've seen already it's obvious that machine could totally immobilize us.
  • Kerr Avon: Then let's get on with it.

....

  • Roj Blake: Maybe we should try and capture it. Perhaps Avon would like it as a pet. We seem to have arrived.
  • Cally: Shall we split up and search?
  • Roj Blake: No, we'd end up looking for each other as well as Orac and Ensor. Come on.

....

See also[]

Blake's 7

Doctor Who

Primeval

Torchwood

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