Cally follows the voices in her head…

After setting up the underlying conflict for the season in the first part of this boxset, it’s not unreasonable to expect the story to continue in Simon Clark’s tale. However, that’s not the case, and while there may well be elements from this that are picked up on later, it feels more like one of the standalone tales that Big Finish used to produce for the series. We learn a certain amount about the way in which the Federation look at aspects of life, including religion, and get confirmation – if we needed any more – that things are not likely to change under Servalan’s regime!

The focus is very much on Jan Chappell’s Cally in this, with a brief cameo at start and finish by Yasmin Bannerman’s Dayna, further emphasising the feel that this is part of the old format. It’s not one of Clark’s strongest scripts for Big Finish, feeling stilted at times, and even including the dreaded words “as you know”. You can just about get away with that if the other character could need reminding, but when it’s discussing something fundamental to their way of life, it just jars.

Verdict: Some intriguing moments, but by no means one of Big Finish’s strongest Blake’s 7 tales. 5/10

Paul Simpson