Blake's 7

Zen: Repair monitors report explosive device attached to primary power channel. Blake: Where? Zen: Hold three, access duct seven. Blake: Can the automatics neutralize it? Zen: No. Blake: Why not? Zen: There is no damage. Avon: Computer logic. Until the bomb explodes there is nothing for the repair system to repair. Zen, can you reprogram the automatics? Zen: Preemptive interference in crew activity is forbidden. Blake: Oh, he'll clear up after us, but he won't stop us making a mess.

Blake: (after Avon saves his life) Thank you. (Pause) Why? Avon: Automatic reaction. I'm as surprised as you are. Blake: I'm not surprised.

Jenna: (about Cally) It wasn't what she was doing. It was the way she was. If you looked into her eyes it wasn't her looking back at you. Gan: Avon says that's because she's an alien. Vila: Everyone's an alien to him.

Zen: This star system is largely uncharted. Vila: Oh, that's marvellous. We're not sure where we are, but if we were sure, they wouldn't know where it was anyway.

Gan: What about the automatic repair system? Avon: Oh, it'll do the job. Eventually. It's very methodical. It starts at the beginning and it works its way through. It's slow. You should appreciate that problem.

Avon: There's always a market for technology like this. Gan: I don't think Blake would agree to that. Avon (smiling): There will come a time when he won't be making the decisions.