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The Federation was the evil empire in this series, and the heroes were a bunch of escaped convicts who couldn't stand each other and would sell each other out in a heartbeat, led by idealistic rebel Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas), who had to watch his back against his own crew members, especially his amoral second-in-command[...]

After Gareth Thomas, who played Blake, left the show after the first series, Darrow effectively took over as the lead Avon was still cynical but reluctantly led the rebellion in Blake's absence. BBC Darrow studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and shared a flat with fellow actors John Hurt and Ian McShane[...]