Cally and Tarrant are dragooned into stopping a rebellion that’s led by an old friend…

Scott Harrison’s return to the worlds of Blake’s 7 puts the spotlight on Cally and Tarrant (although intriguingly, without much reference to the serious problems that the two had working together in the first story of this set). Stephen Pacey and Jan Chappell are each given strong threads, as deceit follows deception – quite definitely one of those stories where delving into the plot too deeply will spoil things for the listener, but it’s certainly one of those stories that you need to listen to carefully! And as with all the stories so far in this set, there’s a clever double edge to the title…

Figurehead features a welcome return for Olivia Poulet’s Avalon, and Rebecca Crankshaw’s Zeera Vos is involved in the double-dealings – although quite how she escaped her fate at the end of the previous story isn’t delved into. David Roocroft’s sound design and music blend well into the aural texture and director John Ainsworth keeps things moving at a steady pace.

Verdict: An engaging and constantly shifting storyline with strong performances. 8/10

Paul Simpson