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it is strange that none of them did much after BLAKE'S 7.

posted 9 years ago by ib011f9545i
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I was always a huge BLAKE'S 7 fan but I was thinking about the cast and it struck me that none of them went on to anything bigger than Blake's seven.

I don't include JOSETTE SIMON or GLYNIS BARBER in these comments.

Gareth Thomas is a highly respected actor but he seems to have ran away from the limelight.

Hopefully none of them are starving but they were never again in a big tv series and I wonder about their earnings.

I don't mean to be nosy but I wonder if being in Blake was enough to set them up for life? do they get a cut of the DVD sales? they could not have got paid that much while making the thing could they?

I expect that BLAKE was just a lucky break in otherwise less interesting careers?

[–] The_Khazi 9 years ago

I saw Michael Keaton in an episode of Eastenders a few months ago playing a priest and although not privy to his current earning power, it seemed the jammy whotsit hadn`t lost any more hair; unless of course he had an expensive syrup!

[–] Bel_Zedar 9 years ago

You're not taking British culture into account. It isn't all about the TV screen. Gareth is a renowned actor in the theatre. Paul Darrow is always a safe pair of hands for any historical roles. Jacqueline has long departed and is, I understand, running an animal statuary in Africa. And though Blake's 7 was a fan favourite, it really wasn't a big production, what with shaky sets and locations like industrial estates, Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest.

Anyway, here's an article saying what I said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-561790/As-Blakes-7-returns-TV-original-cast-inter-galactic-warriors-doing-now.html

[–] roland-rockerfella 9 years ago

Many of the B7 actors also have strong careers in theatre, something that is still very big in the UK.

[–] fiero-49251 9 years ago

Both Darrow and Pearce made an appearance in "Doctor Who" if you didn't know!

- http://scifiblogs3.blogspot.com/2011/01/introduction-to-blakes-7.html

- - http://www.childrenofrassilon.com/blakes-7.html - Blake's 7 Homage - -

- http://scifiblogs3.blogspot.com/2011/08/children-of-rassilon-kapla.html -

- http://scifiblogs3.blogspot.com/2011/09/doctor-who-other-sci-fi-program-comments.html -

- Jamie/Fiero425 - http://www.childrenofrassilon.com/doctor-who.html -

[–] andrewking-48975 9 years ago

For most British actors, theatre is their first love, and all the B7 cast have gone back to that (with a few tv appearances). Unfortunately typecasting does exist, and a lot of sci fi actors (including most of the Trek franchise) have found it restricting.
I've just watched a great interview with Paul Darrow, and as much as he loves B7, he felt he was limited in tv roles afterwards.