This is masculine drama. It treats the genre of sci-fi as a science and not a soap. Watching this treat, it's easy to see where the idea for Blake's 7 came from. Other classics of British TV sci-fi are also seen here, including UFO, Space 1999 and even the first ten years of Doctor Who. This episode is still as captivating and entertaining today (2019) as it was over fifty years ago.
It also holds a few lessons for modern TV makers, mainly that the story is the thing. It's not necessary to have special effects, noisy explosions and sappy women to create first rate drama.
A great hour of television.
It also holds a few lessons for modern TV makers, mainly that the story is the thing. It's not necessary to have special effects, noisy explosions and sappy women to create first rate drama.
A great hour of television.