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Blake's 7: Aftermath (1980)
Why did I stop watching Blakes 7 after the first two series?
An avid viewer when these were first broadcast by the BBC, and not having seen them since until recently, a question that I had completely forgotten was answered.
Why was I not so avid a viewer after the first two series?
The answer? Josette Simon
What a bad piece of miscasting at the time. She may have gone on to greater things, but her acting skills were frankly awful here, to the point that maybe she should have gone back to the Central School of Speech and Drama - from whence she was plucked for this show - for a refresher. For me she detracted hugely from my enjoyment of the show, and was not believable as Dayna Mellanby - expert in arms and combat. Give me strength!
How she got the role over Marina Sirtis, we may never know, but how different Blakes 7 would have been.