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No
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Title
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Air Date
& Time
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Author
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Director
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Overview
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Notes
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01
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The Way Back
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02/01/78
49:04
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Terry Nation
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Michael E. Briant
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Former Federation resistance leader Roj Blake learns that his memories have been selectively
tampered with by the Federation,and is being accused of crimes he did not commit.
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Intro: Blake, Jenna, Vila.
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02
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Space Fall
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09/01/78
52:05
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Terry Nation
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Pennant Roberts
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Blake's attempt to seize control aboard the Federation prison ship London meets with failure.
The London encounters the abandoned Liberator, which Blake and Jenna manage to control over after Zen kills several members of the London crew.
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Intro: Avon, Gan, Zen (Liberator).
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03
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Cygnus Alpha
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16/01/78
51:46
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Terry Nation
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Vere Lorrimer
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Blake tries to rescue the rest of the prisoners from the prison colony on Cygnus Alpha, and
from the clutches of the high priest Vargas.
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Brian Blessed stars as Vargas.
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04
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Time Squad
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23/01/78
51:20
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Terry Nation
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Pennant Roberts
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A ship whose crew had been put in suspended animation is picked up by the Liberator, while
Blake attempts to destroy the Federation Communication base on Saurian Major.
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Intro: Cally.
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05
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The Web
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30/01/78
49:36
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Terry Nation
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Michael E. Briant
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The Liberator runs into a web created by psionic means; the crew meets the race of
genetically-engineered Decimas. Blake learns of the attempt at genocide being waged against the Decimas by the creator of the Web.
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06
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Seek--Locate-- Destroy
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06/02/78
51:17
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Terry Nation
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Vere Lorrimer
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The crew steals a Federation deciphering unit, only to leave Cally behind. Travis finds her
alive and holds her hostage as a trap for Blake.
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Intro: Servalan & Travis.
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07
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Mission To Destiny
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13/02/78
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Terry Nation
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Pennant Roberts
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A spaceship is found drifting, and the crew drugged - and then the first body is discovered.
Whoever is behind the murders is after the precious cargo, and Blake offers to take it to its destination, a farming planet gripped by a plague which is devastating the plantlife. He leaves Avon and
Cally behind as insurance on his return, and they eventually discover who in the crew is the traitor.
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John Leeson stars as Pasco.
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08
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Duel
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20/02/78
51:10
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Terry Nation
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Douglas Cramfield
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The Liberator, low on power, engages three Federation ships in combat. Before the battle
reaches its conclusion, the goddess Sinofar suspends the battle and sets Blake and Travis in a one-on-one death battle on a forest planet.
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09
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Project Avalon
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27/02/78
52:27
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Terry Nation
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Michael E. Briant
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Another freedom-fighter, Avalon, is held hostage by Travis in a Federation detention cell,
and is recovered by Blake's crew. Travis devises a plan to destroy Blake and his crew using Avalon.
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Glynis Barber stars as a mutoid.
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10
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Breakdown
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06/03/78
51:19
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Terry Nation
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Vere Lorrimer
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Gan's limiter malfunctions, and the crew go to space station XK-72 to have it repaired, at
the risk of being discovered. The neurosurgeon notifies the Federation and delays surgery long enough for Federation forces to arrive.
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11
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Bounty
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13/03/78
51:51
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Terry Nation
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Pennant Roberts
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The crew land on the planet Lindor, where a deposed leader has been held in exile. Blake and
Cally ask him to return to his people. Meanwhile, a ship in distress is helped by the Liberator, only to encounter a group of bounty hunters who seek to turn Blake and the Liberator over to the
Federation.
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12
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Deliverance
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20/03/78
49:09
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Terry Nation
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Michael E. Briant
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The Liberator crew brings back the survivor of a ship that blew up while delivering some
medical supplies to Ensor, the survivor's father. Jenna is captured on the planet, while the survivor of the destroyed ship forces Blake to leave the planet by holding Cally at gunpoint. On the planet,
Avon is considered a god by a priestess leading her people there.
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13
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Orac
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27/03/78
51:45
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Terry Nation
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Vere Lorrimer
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The Liberator crew fly to Aristo to deliver the supplies to Ensor, in exchange for radiation
drugs and the computer Orac, which Ensor gives to Blake before he dies. Orac predicts the destruction of the Liberator.
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Intro: Orac.
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14
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Redemption
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09/01/79
49:35
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Terry Nation
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Vere Lorrimer
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The crew encounter the System, builders and original owners of the Liberator (known to them
as Deep Space Vehicle-2). They disable its defense systems in an attempt to try to get their craft back. A sister ship (DSV-1), in pursuit, is destroyed by Orac.
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15
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Shadow
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16/01/79
50:27
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Chris Boucher
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Jonathan Wright Miller
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The Liberator reaches Space City where Blake seeks the assistance of the Terra Nostra, a
criminal group who control the deadly drug Shadow. Blake must find out what the link with the Federation is, and why Orac is telepathically torturing Cally. The key appears to be the planet Zonda.
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16
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Weapon
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23/01/79
51:37
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Chris Boucher
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George Spenton- Foster
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The rebels and the Federation are searching for the stolen prototype of Imipak, a deadly new
weapon. Servalan and Travis use a Blake clone to get information on this weapon from one of Blake's friends.
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17
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Horizon
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30/01/79
51:31
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Allan Prior
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Jonathan Wright Miller
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Horizon is a mysterious planet which neither Zen nor Orac can shed any light on. After
teleporting down the crew are captured by Federation guards. Avon considers leaving the planet by himself with the Liberator.
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18
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Pressure Point
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06/02/79
49:21
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Terry Nation
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George Spenton- Foster
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The Liberator returns to Earth, and Blake wants to capture Federation Control, in the belief
that it would cripple the Federation.
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An important epsiode for the series, and also one of the best.
Gan dies.
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19
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Trial
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13/02/79
51:17
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Chris Boucher
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Derek Martinus
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Blake is questioning his purpose and motives after Gan's death and goes to a barren planet to
reflect on things. Travis is put on trial and court-martialled for the deaths of civilans all courtesy of Servalan.
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20
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Killer
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20/02/79
51:05
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Robert Holmes
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Vere Lorrimer
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The Liberator crew journey to a planet where a friend of Avon's works, in order to get TP
crystals. The derelict spaceship K-47 is retrieved, and an on-board virus spreads throughout the complex.
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21
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Hostage
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27/02/79
51:03
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Allan Prior
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Vere Lorrimer
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The Liberator is ambushed by several Federation ships. Travis captures Blake's cousin. He
claims to want to join Blake's crew.
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22
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Countdown
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06/03/79
51:04
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Terry Nation
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Vere Lorrimer
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The crew travels to the planet Albian in search of information on the location of the
Federation computer system Star One. Avon defuses a bomb with the help of Del Grant, who had thought Avon deserted his sister.
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Important background information for Avon's character in this episode..
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23
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Voice From The Past
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13/03/79
48:34
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Roger Parkes
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George Spenton- Foster
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A "time bomb" planted in Blake's memory by the Federation has been stimulated. He
goes to an asteroid to meet with the legendary Shivar and Governor Le Grand, who also wish to overthrow the Federation.
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24
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Gambit
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20/03/79
51:48
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Robert Holmes
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George Spenton- Foster
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Blake believes Docholli knows the location of Star One, and has traced him to Freedom City, a
gambler's paradise. At the Big Wheel gambling casino, a miniaturized Orac helps Avon and Vila win large amounts of money. Little do they know Servalan has got there ahead of them.
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John Leeson stars as Toise.
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25
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The Keeper
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27/03/79
51:16
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Allan Prior
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Derek Martinus
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In their quest for information on the location of Star One, the crew search for a member of
the royal family of Goth who has an amulet containing a brain print.
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26
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Star One
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03/04/79
48:18
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Chris Boucher
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David Maloney
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The crew reach Star One, only to find it is already being overtaken by Andromedan forces.
While Blake plots the destruction of Star One Travis plots the destruction of the entire human race. Avon kills Travis and the Federation computer is destroyed. Blake is seriously hurt.
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An important episode for the series.
Last episode for Blake as regular character. Last episode for Jenna and Brian Groucher's
Travis.
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27
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Aftermath
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07/01/80
51:45
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Terry Nartion
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Vere Lorrimer
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Severely damaged by combat in the Galactic War, the Liberator disperses its crew while it
repairs itself. Avon lands on a planet and is rescued by the daughter of a former revolutionary. Priceless scenes between Avon and Servalan.
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One of the best episodes of the series.
Richard Franklin stars as First Trooper.
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28
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Powerplay
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14/01/80
50:32
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Terry Nation
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David Maloney
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Avon and Dayna return to the Liberator, only to find it has been claimed by Tarrant. The rest
of the crew are rescued by a medical ship and eventually brought back to the Liberator.
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Intro: Tarrant.
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29
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Volcano
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21/01/80
51:36
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Allen Prior
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Desmond McCarthy
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The crew search for a new home base on the planet Obsidian, whose volcanic outbursts -- and a
nuclear device buried in the planet's core by its inhabitants -- protect the planet from being overtaken. Servalan employs an elaborate plan to take control of the Liberator.
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Michael Gough stars as Hower.
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30
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Dawn Of The Gods
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28/01//80
50:54
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James Follett
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Desmond McCarthy
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Orac steers Liberator off course to investigate a black hole and the Thaarn reach out to
Cally from her childhood stories. Liberator lands on the artificial planet Crador.
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The only episode where you see Liberator parked.
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31
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The Harvest Of Kairos
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04/02/80
51:26
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Ben Steed
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Gerald Blake
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One of Servalan's former subordinates, critical of her inability to catch the Liberator, is
given an opportunity to catch it. Kairopan crystals harvested from the planet Kairos are taken aboard the Liberator after an attack run on the Federation freighter transporting them. Servalan boards the
Liberator for the first time.
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32
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The City At The Edge Of The World
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11/02/80
51:31
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Chris Boucher
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Vere Lorrimer
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The crew strike a deal for crystals needed for Liberator's weapon systems. In exchange, Vila
must help in obtaining a treasure on the planet Keezarn but in doing so he finds a gateway to another world.
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Vila's best episode in the series.
Colin Baker stars as Bayban the Berzerker and Valentine Dyall as Norl.
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33
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Children Of Auron
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19/02/80
48:44
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Roger Parkes
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Andrew Morgan
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Servalan introduces a plague to the people of Auron, and the crew journey to Cally's
homeworld to save them. Servalan uses this plan as bait to get the Liberator, and to make clones in her image, the only offspring she feels she could trust.
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An important episode for the development of Servalan's character, and much background
information on Cally's character.
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34
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Rumours Of Death
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25/02/80
50:58
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Chris Boucher
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Fiona Cumming
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Avon wishes to hunt down the Federation inquisitor, Shrinker, who killed his former
girlfriend, Anna Grant. He finds her alive, now working as an agent of the Federation.
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An important episode for the development of Avon's character.
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35
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Sarcophagus
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03/03/80
52:07
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Tanith Lee
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Fiona Cumming
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The crew find a drifting ship, whose artifacts have a strange effect on Cally. An alien
avoiding death has possessed her, and Avon has to break the spell.
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36
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Ultraworld
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10/03/80
48:58
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Trevor Hoyle
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Vere Lorrimer
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The crew go to the planet Ultraworld, only to discover it is a mental reprocessing plant.
Vila saves the crew by telling riddles to Orac.
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37
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Moloch
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17/03/80
51:26
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Ben Steed
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Vere Lorrimer
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Tarrant is teleported into a spaceship bound for the invisible planet Sardos, which the crew
of Liberator discover after nearly crashing into it. Servalan is interested in the matter replication technology developed by the inhabitants of the planet.
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38
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Death-Watch
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24/03/80
51:01
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Chris Boucher
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Gerald Blake
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The crew visits the Teal and Vandor systems, currently at war with each other. A
representative of each system is chosen for a battle. Tarrant kills the warrior who killed his brother.
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39
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Terminal
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31/03/80
54:00
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Terry Nation
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Mary Ridge
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Avon secretly takes over the ship and flies it through a field containing enzymes which eat
away at the Liberator's hull. They reach the planetoid Terminal, where Avon believes Blake is residing.
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Another important episode, both for the series and for Avon's character.
Penultimate appearance by Blake. Liberator destroyed along with Zen.
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40
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Rescue
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28/9/81
49:50
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Chris Boucher
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Mary Ridge
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Dorian, owner of the spaceship Scorpio, rescues the crew from Terminal. He tries to enlist
the help of Orac to build a teleport mechanism for Scorpio and attempts to kill the crew.
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Intro: Scorpio, Slave, and Soolin. Cally Dies.
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41
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Power
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05/10/81
49:56
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Ben Steed
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Mary Ridge
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The Scorpio, rendered inaccessible by an elaborate security system, is stolen by a native of
the planet who seeks to escape. Avon completes the Scorpio teleport system with the help of Orac.
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42
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Traitor
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12/10/81
49:20
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Robert Holmes
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David Sullivan Proudfoot
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The planet Helotrix is falling easily to attack from a new Federation pacification drug, as
are many other star systems. Tarrant and Dayna teleport down to the surface to investigate. Servalan, deposed of her presidency in the Federation, is back under the alias Commissioner Sleer having wiped
all records connecting herself with the identity of Servalan.
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43
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Stardrive
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19/10/81
49:01
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James Follett
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David Sullivan Proudfoot
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After attempts to match the course of an asteroid for cover result in collision with the
asteroid and severe damage to Scorpio's engines, the crew search for an experimental stardrive developed by an ex-Federation designer who is now working for a terrorist group.
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One of Avon's more vicious episodes.
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44
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Animals
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26/10/81
50:00
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Allen Prior
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Mary Ridge
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Dayna meets an old friend, Justin, to seek help with synthesizing an antidote to the
Federation pacification drug. Servalan learns of Scorpio's visit to Justin's planet and of the genetic research he is performing there.
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45
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Headhunter
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02/11/81
49:31
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Roger Parkes
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Mary Ridge
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The crew rescue a protege of Ensor's who instead turns out to be his android creation seeking
to unite with Orac.
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Orac verbally slams Avon near the end of the episode. Lynda Bellingham stars as Vena.
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46
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Assassin
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09/11/81
49:30
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Rod Beacham
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David Sullivan Proudfoot
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Servalan hires an assassin to kill the crew by luring them to a trap set aboard the
assassin's ship.
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Richard Hurndall stars as Nebrox.
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47
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Games
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16/10/81
49:28
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