Gareth Thomas (The eponymous "Blake" of Seven fame) has died.
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I rewatched Blake's 7 about a year ago, while bed-ridden with a dose of the flu.
It's refreshingly cynical stuff, compared to the generally optimistic sci-fi that came out of the US. And the whole Blake-Avon dynamic is terrific.
It went downhill when Thomas left at the end of series two, leaving Avon running the show for series three, and series four was rubbish (with the notable exception of the very final episode, where he famously reappeared).
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I don't think he was ever particularly happy about Blake being his most renowned role. I suppose it didn't help that Paul Darrow got most of the best lines. Still, he never played the role with anything less then 100% conviction. He was at his best in the very first episode, which played out more like a dystopian political thriller; and of course, the very last.
Stumpy Pepys wrote: It's refreshingly cynical stuff, compared to the generally optimistic sci-fi that came out of the US. And the whole Blake-Avon dynamic is terrific
Satchmo Distel wrote: Avon is one of the greatest TV characters ever portrayed. I'm not so sure about Blake
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Guy Profumo wrote:Originally posted by SquarewheelbikeMany years ago I worked a production of MacBeth starring Paul Darrow and Jack Smethurst!
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Squarewheelbike wrote:Originally posted by Guy ProfumoOriginally posted by SquarewheelbikeMany years ago I worked a production of MacBeth starring Paul Darrow and Jack Smethurst!
Who'd've thunk?
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