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The Way Back

Roj Blake meets up with a woman named Ravella, and after assuring her that he has been without food or drink for the last 36 hours is led to meet another man, Richie. Richie and Ravella convince Blake to go outside with them, despite this being a category 4 crime. Once outside they make their way to a meeting of a resistance group led by a man named Foster. Foster tells Blake that like himself, he was once with the resistance but that he was captured and basically 'reprogrammed' so that he would be an example to citizens of the Federation. Foster also informs Blake that the Viz tapes he gets from his family on the outer colonies are fakes. They were executed on arrival, just after Blake was first captured. Blake is stunned by the news and goes off to be by himself, he witnesses Federation troops approaching the area and watches helplessly as the resistance group, all of whom are unarmed, are mercilessly gunned down. Blake himself is captured a while later, while re-entering the city.

English
  • Originally Aired January 2, 1978
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code A1
  • Network BBC One
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created February 17, 2008 by
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  • Modified June 14, 2022 by
    frasieret
Name Type Role
Terry Nation Writer
Gillian Bailey Guest Star
Margaret John Guest Star
Robert James Guest Star
Alan Butler Guest Star
Nigel Lambert Guest Star
Garry McDermott Guest Star
Rodney Firago Guest Star
Robert Beatty Guest Star
Michael Halsey Guest Star
Jeremy Wilkin Guest Star
Pippa Steel Guest Star
Susan Field Guest Star
Michael E. Briant Director