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Blake's 7 Stars Announced
December 11th

Today's press release reveals eagerly anticipated casting news - for your reading pleasure, here's the full text:

LONDON, December 11, 2006: UK-based independent media production company, B7 Productions[1], has announced the return of the cult television classic, BLAKES 7 as a series of original audio dramas.

Taking full advantage of BLAKES 7 (circa 1978-1981) cult status and enduring popularity, B7 Productions has produced a series of original audio adventures based on the format and characters created by the late Terry Nation. The broadcast platform is currently under negotiation.

In what the producers promise to be a radical new re-interpretation of Terry Nations original series, DEREK RIDDELL (No Angels, Doctor Who) heads an all new cast as the eponymous rebel leader, Roj Blake. COLIN SALMON (best known for his film roles in James Bond, Alien vs. Predator and Resident Evil), assumes the iconic role of Kerr Avon with DANIELA NARDINI (This Life) as the rebels arch nemesis Supreme Commander Servalan.

Other cast members include CRAIG KELLY (Queer as Folk), CARRIE DOBRO (Babylon 5); MICHAEL PRAED (Robin of Sherwood), DOUG BRADLEY (Hellraiser) and INDIA FISHER (Doctor Who).

BLAKES 7 will be produced as a series of all new 36 x 5-minute audio dramas based on the original cult series broadcast on the BBC in the 1970s. The audio adventures were recorded last week and will debut in spring 2007. A special extended CD edition will be released for retail the month following broadcast.

Ben Aaronovitch, Marc Platt and James Swallow wrote the audio plays based on the format and characters created by the late Terry Nation, one of Britains foremost television writers of the 1960s and 1970s.

Simon Moorhead, Executive Producer, B7P comments: Representing the best traditions of the original television series these all-new audio adventures will be a fresh and dramatic interpretation of this much loved cult classic. Whilst they are intended to appeal to fans of the original series, equally we hope theyll capture the imagination of the next generation of fans who love science fiction and enjoy compelling radio drama

Audio Director, Andrew Mark Sewell believes that radio is an ideal medium for reviving a show that represents the best traditions of the genre. In the 1970s, BLAKES 7 heralded a new creed of television science fiction. Radio represents the ideal medium to re-introduce BLAKES 7 and to remind people what a rich and imaginative world Terry Nation created.

Sewell adds: With the superb cast weve brought together were set to deliver a compelling but very different take on the original show, with the added benefit of no wobbly sets or dodgy special effects.

About Blakes 7

In the original series (circa 1978-1981), Terry Nation, one of Britains foremost television writers of the 1960s and 1970s, gave the world a vision of the future, a future where the galaxy is ruled by the iron fist of a galactic federation, in which freedom and justice are things of the past. Into this vision he cast a small band of outlaws, who by pure chance found themselves in control of the most powerful space vessel in the known galaxy the Liberator. Led by the enigmatic Roj Blake this group of rebels would strike at the very heart of the Federation and change the face of science fiction television forever.

To this day, BLAKES 7 retains a cult following second only to Doctor Who.

About B7 Productions

B7 Productions is a creative partnership that develops and produces original programming and formats for radio, television and film. Following its debut feature Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (UK Producer for Claremont Films) B7P is currently working on its next feature, the psychological thriller, Twisted Love. Future projects include the one-off factual documentary Best Evidence, a radio sitcom The Victorians and the much anticipated live action revival of the cult SF classic Blakes 7.

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