Blake's 7: Death-Watch

One of my favourite episodes here, with some of the sharpest writing, and some of the finest direction of the entire series. Deciding that they need a break, the Liberator crew head off to the celebrations surrounding an upcoming war between two adjacent star systems. Rather than fight proper wars, these two cultures appoint champions to fight a one-on-one battle as avatars for the entire populations. When they arrive, the gang discover that the champion for one side is Deeta Tarrant, the alarmingly identical older brother of the galaxy's spangliest space pirate. Gunfire and sequins ensue.

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