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The Worlds of Blake’s 7 releases continue later this year with two new box sets.

After the War, due for release in November 2022, is hotly pursued by December’s The Worlds of Blake’s 7: Allies and Enemies.

Sally Knyvette and Jan Chappell are back as resistance rebels, Jenny and Cally, alongside both Brian Croucher and Stephen Greif —each playing renegade Federation officer Travis at various stages in his life.

Plus, for the first time since she betrayed Blake in the TV series’ infamous, bloody and final episode, Sasha Mitchell reprises the role of Federation officer Arlen.

The three adventures in After the War are:

Andromeda One by Trevor Baxendale
Fallout by Steve Lyons
The Enemy by Katharine Armitage

Producer Peter Anghelides said: “We’ve done The Worlds of Blake’s 7 episodes set in the third TV series before, but we haven’t explored the motivations and experience of the aliens from the cliffhanger ending of the second series. The three new stories in After the War bring Jenna, Cally and Travis face-to-face with creatures from the next galaxy for the first time.”

The three stories in Allies and Enemies are:

Saurian Major by Lizbeth Myles
No Name by Simon Guerrier
Sedition by Jonathan Morris

Anghelides continued: “Arlen plays a vital role in Chris Boucher’s startling conclusion to Blake’s 7. I’ve always wondered what her backstory was because, in a single TV episode, you can only cover so much. Now these three new stories in Allies and Enemies reveal who she is and how she trained.”

The Worlds of Blake’s 7: After the War and The Worlds of Blake’s 7: Allies and Enemies are each available for just £22.99 per title (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £18.99 per title (download only) from the Big Finish website.