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| Hugbot |
Posted on 26-01-2025 08:11
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As promised, my new Blake gnomes for the Christmas tree. I guess the gnomes named Ann were all bought by trekkies. After all, it's their motto: '...where gnome Ann has gone before!' |
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| Brad |
Posted on 26-01-2025 19:31
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As promised, my new Blake gnomes for the Christmas tree. I guess the gnomes named Ann were all bought by trekkies. After all, it's their motto: '...where gnome Ann has gone before!' 
. .  Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 30-01-2025 19:39
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As promised, my new Blake gnomes for the Christmas tree. I guess the gnomes named Ann were all bought by trekkies. After all, it's their motto: '...where gnome Ann has gone before!' I second that eye roll. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 02-02-2025 12:23
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The other day, I watched the 1977 version of Treasure Island starring lots of B7 actors, including both Travii! (There is even a scene where Travis II shoots at Travis I, but misses.) On John Silver's side, we have Travis I, Zukan and Deva (plus Survivor's veteran Tom Price and the Second Doctor). The Jim Hawkins party includes Travis II and the nameless System slave from Redemption, and his father is none other than Groff. There is also Jack Watson as Billy Bones, who was a regular on Arthur of the Britons (which had Tom Chadbon in the first episode). Edited by Hugbot on 02-02-2025 12:29 |
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| cyberwarriormondas |
Posted on 02-02-2025 21:42
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Julian Glover Was In The Film Version Of Quatermass & The Pit Which Was Shown Recentley On The Legend Channel As Colonel Breen |
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| Paula |
Posted on 03-02-2025 20:49
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Julian Glover Was In The Film Version Of Quatermass & The Pit Which Was Shown Recentley On The Legend Channel As Colonel Breen And don't forget Gareth Thomas as the miner at the beginning, and Barbara Shelley (Dr. Plaxton) as Andrew Keir's assistant. Great flick. Resist the Host
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| Paula |
Posted on 03-02-2025 20:54
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Watching Revenge of the Cybermen today on the Doctor Who channel and was pleasantly surprised to see Jeremy Wilkin (Dev Tarrant from The Way Back), Ronald Leigh-Hunt (Auron central control from Children of Auron), David Collings (Deva from Blake), Kevin Stoney (Joban from Hostage) and Pat Gorman (various cameo appearances) as a Cyberman. Wow!
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| briggsy1 |
Posted on 04-02-2025 11:57
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Two B7 connections in this week's Doomwatch episode on TPTV. First Hildegard Neil as a white coated scientist - wife of Brian Blessed of course. Secondly, Robert James who appeared in ep1 of B7, The Way Back as Ven Glynd. |
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| Paula |
Posted on 04-02-2025 20:11
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Watching Doctor Who The Armageddon Factor, guest starring from Blake's 7 were William Squire (the Shadow and the Kommissar from Horizon, Davyd Harries (Shapp and and Doran in Moloch) Valentine Dyall (Black Guardian and Sherm in City at the Edge of the World) Barry Jackson (Drax and Kendall in Mission to Destiny) and Pat Gorman (pilot and various episodes of B7)
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| Paula |
Posted on 04-02-2025 20:22
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I was watching the ROKU channel on our tv the other night and an ad came on for some sort of film- no idea what it was about as I was too astonished and laughing too hard to notice. The title was Blake vs Justin.
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| BlueyH |
Posted on 06-02-2025 23:16
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Finished watching Seek-Locate-Destroy on Blu-Ray the other night, and when I switched back to regular TV, who was the first face I saw? it was Gareth Thomas in an episode of Heartbeat being aired on 7mate (a channel down here in Aus) A couple of days earlier, Brian Croucher popped up in an advert for some brand of tiles whilst watching a retro TV You Tube channel. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 07-02-2025 10:25
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Watching Doctor Who The Armageddon Factor, guest starring from Blake's 7 were William Squire (the Shadow and the Kommissar from Horizon, Davyd Harries (Shapp and and Doran in Moloch) Valentine Dyall (Black Guardian and Sherm in City at the Edge of the World) Barry Jackson (Drax and Kendall in Mission to Destiny) and Pat Gorman (pilot and various episodes of B7) I am working my way through classic Who on the iplayer. Nearly at the end of Jon Pertwee's run. The number of B7 faces in this last series is getting ridiculous. Family time! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 08-02-2025 11:27
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A couple of days earlier, Brian Croucher popped up in an advert for some brand of tiles whilst watching a retro TV You Tube channel. "I'm 'aving a spot of bov-ver!" |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 08-02-2025 11:29
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The Satellite Show (1989) - check out the intergalactic news readers about 1'23" in. Both ends of the spectrum here, costume-wise: Travis S1 and Avon S4. |
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| Paula |
Posted on 09-02-2025 19:10
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Watched a favorite film of ours last evening- 'Where Eagles Dare' starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Also starring Robert Beatty (Bran Foster from The Way Back) and William Squire (Kommissar from Horizon). Brad always says it should have been Avon in Richard Burton's place, Tarrant in Clint Eastwood's place, Jenna in Mary Ure's place and Cally in Ingrid Pitt's place. A good flick.
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| Anniew |
Posted on 16-02-2025 19:10
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Tom Chadborn seen recently in Midsummer Murders and Father Brown.
Play the hand fate deals you.
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| Paula |
Posted on 16-02-2025 20:14
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Tom Chadborn seen recently in Midsummer Murders and Father Brown. I've seen both episodes! Resist the Host
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| Paula |
Posted on 16-02-2025 20:16
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Watched Journey to the Center of the Earth the other day. It's a favorite of ours and we try and watch it at least once a year. Then, we watched Sink the Bismarck last evening and enjoyed that one. And still watching one episode of Thunderbirds per week and loving it.
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 16-02-2025 20:30
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Tom Chadborn seen recently in Midsummer Murders and Father Brown. I've seen both episodes! Why am I not surprised? |
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| briggsy1 |
Posted on 17-02-2025 16:28
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Glynis Barber is on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip this week. I wonder if they will mention her B7 appearances? Certainly Eastenders and Dempsey and Makepeace will get a mention. |
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| Paula |
Posted on 17-02-2025 21:22
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Watching Doctor Who Robots of Death on our ROKU channel today, I know most people know that the cast included a number of B7 actors and writers like writer Chris Boucher, actors Pamela Salem from The Way Back, David Bailie, from Project Avalon, Brian Croucher, Travis II, David Collings, Blake, but I also spotted those metallic blue shelving units seen in Seek, Locate, Destroy, and also the couch seen in the Way Back- in Ven Glynd's office-now in the lounge of the Sandminer! BBC rule number one- never waste a prop!
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| BlueyH |
Posted on 17-02-2025 22:56
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Watching Doctor Who Robots of Death on our ROKU channel today, I know most people know that the cast included a number of B7 actors and writers like writer Chris Boucher, actors Pamela Salem from The Way Back, David Bailie, from Project Avalon, Brian Croucher, Travis II, David Collings, Blake, but I also spotted those metallic blue shelving units seen in Seek, Locate, Destroy, and also the couch seen in the Way Back- in Ven Glynd's office-now in the lounge of the Sandminer! BBC rule number one- never waste a prop! The mention of Kaldor City in both Robots of Death and Headhunter is usually cited as the link to prove that B7 and DW exist in the same universe. Personally I always found the presence of the same couch in both universes far more compelling. If Space Ikea furniture is good enough for the Sand Miners, it's good enough for the Federation Legal Department. I also like to think of B7's Malcolm Travis as the twin brother of DW's Borg Travis. I look exactly as Avon reasoned I would.
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| OracVZen |
Posted on 26-02-2025 20:01
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Watching last episode of the young ones "summer Holiday" Brian Croucher =Travas MK2 bank robber B7 Norman Lovett =Holly Arcade man with change in Queue Red Dwarf I plan to live forever,or die trying.
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| briggsy1 |
Posted on 11-03-2025 22:28
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Next Saturday's leg of the Paris-Nice cycle race is a 175km route from Nice to Auron. Blimey, I always imagined Cally's home planet was a lot further away than that. |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 03-04-2025 09:44
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I watched part one of the 1977 BBC "Treasure Island", with the ever-excellent Alfred "Frank Marker" Burke as Long John Silver and Patrick Troughton as Israel Hands. Every time Blind Pew spoke, I thought "That's David Collings", but I couldn't recognise him with his hat and blind-eye contact lens. As I watched it further, I realised that the boy playing Jim Hawkins was Ashley Knight, who I knew as Ken, the inventor of Metal Mickey. Because of this, I was glued to the credits. Not only was David Collings there to make a B7 connection, but Roy Boyd was in it, and Stephen Greif -- and I didn't even spot him. Michael E. Briant was the producer. (I'd forgotten this was full of familiar faces - Mr Cheeseman from Dad's Army (Talfryn Thomas), Jo Kendall, Barry Letts directing, etc. Plus Brian Croucher turns up in a later episode.) |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 03-04-2025 20:07
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I watched part one of the 1977 BBC "Treasure Island" [...]I'd forgotten this was full of familiar faces You missed a few; see post 284 further up the page  |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 03-04-2025 21:37
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Thanks Hugbot. Jack Watson is a particularly good fit for this, as Billy Bones, with his hard-worn features. |
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| Paula |
Posted on 04-04-2025 19:41
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Julian Glover Was In The Film Version Of Quatermass & The Pit Which Was Shown Recentley On The Legend Channel As Colonel Breen And as you probably also know, Gareth Thomas was in it as the workman at the start of the flick, Barbara Shelley, Dr. Plaxton from Blake's 7 was in it and Duncan Lamont, who was slated to play the character of Blake before his untimely death. It's a great little flick. Resist the Host
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 12-04-2025 10:57
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I've probably spotted this one before, but one of our local channels does an admirable job at repeating repeats, so I was overjoyed to see Paul Darrow and Nick Brimble (General - "Traitor" appearing together in Law & Order UK S7 E5, "Mortal", Mr. Brimble as Dr Hastings and PD as Justice Prentice. Paul Darrow clearly enjoyed playing the ascerbic judge.
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Deva |
Posted on 15-04-2025 11:25
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I've just started watching the 1965 ABC serial Undermind, I've watched the first two so far. It stars Jeremy 'Very Tragic' Wilkin. Episode 2 features Michael 'Oh, are you?' Gough.
"Time really is getting short, you know..."
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| dodgyville |
Posted on 15-04-2025 22:58
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I've probably spotted this one before, but one of our local channels does an admirable job at repeating repeats, so I was overjoyed to see Paul Darrow and Nick Brimble (General - "Traitor" appearing together in Law & Order UK S7 E5, "Mortal", Mr. Brimble as Dr Hastings and PD as Justice Prentice. Paul Darrow clearly enjoyed playing the ascerbic judge.I sought this out to watch it and oof L&O UK was a tired show based on this ep. The actors were largely phoning it in and it was just so flat and uninspired. I get the feeling they had Peter Davison for one day and filmed a whole seasons worth of scenes with him in the same room. But of course always great to see B7 alumni! |
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 19-04-2025 10:53
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Watching Doctor Who Robots of Death on our ROKU channel today, I know most people know that the cast included a number of B7 actors and writers like writer Chris Boucher, actors Pamela Salem from The Way Back, David Bailie, from Project Avalon, Brian Croucher, Travis II, David Collings, Blake, but I also spotted those metallic blue shelving units seen in Seek, Locate, Destroy, and also the couch seen in the Way Back- in Ven Glynd's office-now in the lounge of the Sandminer! BBC rule number one- never waste a prop! The mention of Kaldor City in both Robots of Death and Headhunter is usually cited as the link to prove that B7 and DW exist in the same universe. Personally I always found the presence of the same couch in both universes far more compelling. If Space Ikea furniture is good enough for the Sand Miners, it's good enough for the Federation Legal Department. I also like to think of B7's Malcolm Travis as the twin brother of DW's Borg Travis. Do you have the Kaldor City discs? https://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/b7/...ndex.html# Well worth it. Many of the actors appear in them. Sadly we've lost almost all of them. Just click on Kaldor City in the top menu. Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Obsidian |
Posted on 19-04-2025 11:00
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A great weeks' viewing on Law & Order UK here in Oz. Glynis Barber as the mother of a former drug addict in ep 7.06 "Dependent". Mother and daughter don't really get along any more, with good reason.
Don't philosophise at me you electronic moron.
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| Paula |
Posted on 19-04-2025 20:12
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Watching Doctor Who Robots of Death on our ROKU channel today, I know most people know that the cast included a number of B7 actors and writers like writer Chris Boucher, actors Pamela Salem from The Way Back, David Bailie, from Project Avalon, Brian Croucher, Travis II, David Collings, Blake, but I also spotted those metallic blue shelving units seen in Seek, Locate, Destroy, and also the couch seen in the Way Back- in Ven Glynd's office-now in the lounge of the Sandminer! BBC rule number one- never waste a prop! The mention of Kaldor City in both Robots of Death and Headhunter is usually cited as the link to prove that B7 and DW exist in the same universe. Personally I always found the presence of the same couch in both universes far more compelling. If Space Ikea furniture is good enough for the Sand Miners, it's good enough for the Federation Legal Department. I also like to think of B7's Malcolm Travis as the twin brother of DW's Borg Travis. Do you have the Kaldor City discs? https://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/b7/...ndex.html# Well worth it. Many of the actors appear in them. Sadly we've lost almost all of them. Just click on Kaldor City in the top menu. You know, I never got around to listening to Kaldor City and should. I do know about it and remember when it came out! Thanks for the link! Resist the Host
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| BlueyH |
Posted on 30-05-2025 05:31
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My lovely wife bought me the Doctor Who Classic Season 14 Blu-Ray for my birthday last week. Had the chance to sit down and watch my way through Talons of Weng-Chiang last night, which includes a wonderful appearance from Patsy 'Giroc' Smart as a disgustingly spittle encrusted old crone. I've never seen anything like it in all my puff! I look exactly as Avon reasoned I would.
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| SupremeCommanderDiane |
Posted on 31-05-2025 11:03
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My lovely wife bought me the Doctor Who Classic Season 14 Blu-Ray for my birthday last week. Had the chance to sit down and watch my way through Talons of Weng-Chiang last night, which includes a wonderful appearance from Patsy 'Giroc' Smart as a disgustingly spittle encrusted old crone. I've never seen anything like it in all my puff! Patsy Smart really did have 'disgusting old crone' down to a fine art, didn't she? I was curious to know what she looked like as a young actress but haven't managed to find any pictures of her online in anything before her Upstairs Downstairs role - as if she was born old. |
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| BlueyH |
Posted on 01-06-2025 23:00
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SupremeCommanderDiane wrote: ↑ Patsy Smart really did have 'disgusting old crone' down to a fine art, didn't she? I was curious to know what she looked like as a young actress but haven't managed to find any pictures of her online in anything before her Upstairs Downstairs role - as if she was born old. If IMDB is to be believed, she didn't have her first TV appearance until her late 30's. I wouldn't say that's in any way old, but back then in the 1950's I suspect your average 40-year-old looked very much like a 60yo does today! I think you'd have to dig very deep back into her theatre days to find any 'young' Patsy photographs. Edited by BlueyH on 01-06-2025 23:08 I look exactly as Avon reasoned I would.
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 04-06-2025 15:19
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Patsy Smart appeared as the uncredited 'Mother' in the 1957 film, "The Flying Scot", more than 20 years before she appeared in B7. |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 04-06-2025 15:20
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The film was known as "The Mailbag Robbery" in the USA. |
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| Joe Dredd |
Posted on 04-06-2025 15:21
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Her young son is slightly mischievious, though mostly due to his restless energy. (Click to enlarge.)  |
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