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#21 "Hostage"
w: Allan Prior
d: Vere Lorrimer
February 27, 1979 (51 min.)

Travis contacts Blake from the planet X-Bar where he holds hostage Blake's cousin, Inga.
Servalan Servalan
by Deborah Walsh

While Blake takes the Liberator to X-Bar, Councilor Joban visits the Supreme Commander at Space Command Headquarters to express concern over her failure to eliminate the rebels.

"Many of our citizens now know of Blake's activities," he complains. "They talk of him as a sort of hero. It impedes progress and, more importantly, order. Order, Servalan. It is all that matters."

After Blake goes down to X-Bar, Avon becomes increasingly worried. "I'm going down," he says finally.

"I don't believe it!" Jenna says. "Why?"

"Blake may need some help."

"But you've been against it all until now."

"I know. But I'm still going down."

"It is a trap, isn't it?" Jenna asks Cally after Avon leaves.

"Avon thinks so."

"Avon always thinks so."

"This time Avon feels responsible," Cally says, seeming to realize that Avon has done something he is beginning to regret.

Once down, Avon sends for Vila. Soon Travis and his criminal psychopaths capture Blake, Avon and Vila. Using Vila's weakness and cowardice, Travis is able to get one of his "crimos" onto the Liberator where Cally and Jenna deal with him. Then Travis locks up the other three without air. In a shoot-out which follows their escape, Travis wounds Avon.

Inga decides to stay with her father to help the other people of the planet, and Blake promises to come back for her later.
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Additional Cast
Ushton - John Abineri
Inga-Judy Buxton
Joban - Kevin Stoney
Space Commander - Andrew Robertson
Mutoid - Judith Porter
Molok - James Coyle

Additional Credits (See Regular Series Credits)
Stunt Co-ordinator - Peter Brayham
Production Assistant - Geoffrey Manton
Film Cameraman - Max Samett
Costume Designer - Barbara Kidd
Designers - Gerry Scott
    Stephen Brownsey

Back#14 "Redemption" | #15 "Shadow" | #16 "Weapon"
#17 "Horizon" | #18 "Pressure Point" | #19 "Trial" | #20 "Killer"
#21 "Hostage" | #22 "Countdown" | #23 "Voice from the Past"
#24 "Gambit" | #25 "The Keeper" | #26 "Star One"
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