CM> The BBC were under tough instructions to cut back on their spending.  For
 CM> them, Blake's 7 was quite a big production, very expensive and not really
 CM> main stream.  Towards the end of the third series, a directive came from
 CM> above that Terry Nation and his staff were to be given one last series and
 CM> (according to an interview with Nation) "It must be finished.  There can
 CM> be no more episodes".

 CM> At that meeting, Terry Nation resigned on the spot and shortly afterwards
 CM> he headed for America.  A new crew was put in place to finish the story
 CM> off.  The third series was finished as originally planned, but according
 CM> to the same interview, the fourth series was "going to be quite
 CM> different".

Interestingly, I thought the 4th series was easily the best, with
Avon in charge instead of Blake.  Perhaps Terry Nation wasn't a
god after all?  Although he would have created Avon in the first
place, so maybe he was.  BFN.  Paul.
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