Blake's 7 Cosmic Strike Force

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This one blew my mind, UK Toy distributor Jotastar (who sold a lot of AHI stuff in the UK) plastered the Blake's Seven logo on some unrelated friction space ships in the early 1980s.

They have no relation to the program but I must admit I want them. For those not in the know, Blake's Seven was a series produced by the BBC and created by Terry Nation who also spawned the Daleks.


While it had lower production values than Doctor Who, it was kind of a dark show and really ahead of it's time. Which makes the concept of cheapy rack toys even more sublime...

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[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I remember there was a toy like that of the actual ship from the show, and they were sold here in HUGE quantities in generic packaging. I had a few of them, even though I didn't know what they were until years later when YTV ran the show.

Don C.

[Bruce Banner]

I had a couple of small die cast versions of the Liberator, made by Corgi if I recall.

[palitoy]

Yeah, I had the Corgi too, it was not hard to find in Canada. I don't know if it was because of Starlog but I had the vaguest notion that there was a show called "Blake's 7". One of my friends had even claimed to see it on family trip to the states.

When YTV started playing it in the 80s, i realized I had been playing with my Liberator backwards for years.

[Gorn Captain]

I have the diecast Liberator, thought that was pretty much it.

[JediJaida]

I'd like to see a few customs of this series. Kerr Avon was awesome!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Man, I somehow missed this show all together. I've heard the name, that's it. I have no idea what it's even about.

Chris

[palitoy]

Chris, it wasn't hard to miss as I don't think it saw a lot of US airtime. It aired for a while in Canada during the late 1980s, which how I ever got into it. I don't think it's available on DVD either, it's like they don't want people to see it.

The show is very dystopian and deals with a lot of adult themes. It is somewhat hampered by it's production values but it's a solid, well acted premise. The way the characters bicker and fight kind of reminds me of the BSG remake and other shows.

[cjefferys]

Man, I somehow missed this show all together. I've heard the name, that's it. I have no idea what it's even about.

I'm in the same boat, but it does sound interesting.

[Bruce Banner]

When YTV started playing it in the 80s, i realized I had been playing with my Liberator backwards for years.

I did exactly the same thing! I had the Corgi ships quite a while before I actually saw the show, and when I finally saw an episode I was like... huh? It flies that way?

[vulcan2074]

I am such a huge fan of Blake's 7. I remember when they started playing it, I was against it until I saw a few episodes. Great TV.
Sammy

[palitoy]

I did exactly the same thing! I had the Corgi ships quite a while before I actually saw the show, and when I finally saw an episode I was like... huh? It flies that way?

Ha! Good to know I wasn't alone.

[ddgaff1132]

We got Blake 7 back in the 90's on our local PBS. Must have been a package deal when they got the Old Doctor Who episodes. They ran it out of sequence and it seemed episodes were missing which made it hard to follow. So I lost interest quick. I would have like to see it in order and beginning to end. Much like the older Dr. Who. I really like well writen and acted Sci-Fi reguardless how poor the special effect budget is.

[peterr88]

I had a couple of small die cast versions of the liberator