B12: The Keeper: More Wine, Gola. More Wine
About this episode
The episode discusses the penultimate episode of Blake's 7, 'The Keeper', exploring character dynamics and behind-the-scenes insights.
Teleporting in... welcome to Federation Strike: A Journey Through Blake's 7! This week we're on the Series B penultimate episode, The Keeper and a strange one to find sitting in that slot. We debate whether it does what a penultimate episode should do, and whether that even matters when there's this much to enjoy. We get into Bruce Purchase's Gola, Freda Jackson as Tara, the sibling dynamic between those two, the Vila moments that had us both pausing the episode, what Jenna finally gets to do this week, and the behind-the-scenes story of how this script ended up on screen. We're teleporting out for now! Thanks for listening, and don't forget to follow and subscribe on your preferred podcast app so you never miss an episode. You can also join the conversation and stay updated by following us on Twitter/X and Bluesky . We'd love to hear your thoughts and theories! Join us next time as we continue our journey through the universe of Blake’s 7.
People in this episode
Hosts: Garry Aylott, Adam Charlton
Topics covered
- Blake's 7
- The Keeper episode analysis
- character dynamics
- behind-the-scenes stories
- science fiction television
Keywords
- Blake's 7
- The Keeper
- Bruce Purchase
- Freda Jackson
- character analysis
- science fiction
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Keeper, Blake's 7
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- From Redemption to Star One: Our Series B Wrap-Up
- B13: Star One: Keeping Mankind In or Something Else Out?
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