Sky One to resurrect sci-fi classic Blake's 7

B7 Productions, the production arm of licence holder B7 Media, is developing the 6 x 60-minute series, which originally ran for four seasons from 1978 to 1981 on BBC1.

Sky One commissioning editor Elaine Pyke has ordered two scripts for a potential series.

Created by Terry Nation, Blake's 7 is set in the future and follows the exploits of the revolutionary Roj Blake as he leads a band of reluctant rebels against the totalitarian Federation which rules the galaxy with an iron fist.

The Federation controls the citizens by a number of methods, including mass surveillance and brainwashing.

Pyke will work alongside Andrew Mark Sewell at Blake 7 Productions to reinvent the show.

“At a time when science-fiction shows often discard good storytelling for overblown visual effects - and following the lead of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica - the time is ripe for a revival of a show that represents the best traditions of the genre,” said Pyke.

The show will form part of Sky One's eight-figure investment in HD drama over this year and next.

The original Blake's 7 was sold to more than 40 territories worldwide.

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