Blake's 7 Audio Adventures - Series 1 Box Set (3 CD)

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Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Quality - Totally recommended for old and new fans alike !

TheGameplayer | 26/02/2008 | See all TheGameplayer's reviews (3) »

I totally enjoyed listening to this re-imagining of Blake's 7. The cast was superb , and with a line up such as Colin Salmon (James Bond , Resident Evil etc.) and Derek Riddell , the acting quality was excellent. Totally recommend these for listening to in the car , or at home , and its great to see one of my favourite shows from the past coming back like Dr Who has. Not quite sure what the other reviewer meant by a mainly Scottish cast as this was not the case ? If you are an original series fan , or fresh to Blake's 7 you cannot go wrong with these discs !

Customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars If you loved the original Blake's 7...

Alt9thDoctor | 24/02/2008 | See all Alt9thDoctor's reviews (3) »

...then these audio's may NOT be for you! With a total re-cast, and tapering of the scripts, this new attempt to go back and remake Blake's 7 on audio actually has a lot to be desired.
With, what appears to be, a mostly scottish speaking cast (both Blake and Servelan - what I would count as the mainstays of the stories), the tapering of the stories does not make them better, but actually makes them rather unexciting.
There is one positive though - India Fisher from the Big Finish Doctor Who adventures makes an appearance (although is dead quite quickly, albeit in a different manner to the original series).
If you are coming to Blake afresh, then they are probably worth giving a try.

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