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Gavin Collinson of the British Film Institute's website Screenonline wrote " The premise of Blake's 7 held nothing remotely original.

The outlaw group resisting a powerful and corrupt regime is an idea familiar from Robin Hood and beyond.

He added " Blake's 7s triumph lay in its vivid characters, its tight, pacey plots and its satisfying realism ... For arguably the first time since the 1950s Quatermass serials, the BBC had created a popular sci-fi / fantasy show along adult lines.

" His review concludes " Ultimately, the one force the rebels could not overcome proved to be the BBC's long-standing apathy towards science fiction.

However, the bloody finale, in which Avon murders Blake, exemplified the programme's strengths – fearless narratives, credible but surprising character development and an enormous sense of fun.