Michael Keating

Yeah, there he is.

I will say this is the first one of, well, at least at least two this series where you can see how Michael Keating can hold a whole scene and a multiple sets of dialogue.

And I mean dialogue when he's pretending he's got another nine, ten men around there.

He can hold and deliver those scenes really well.

Okay, Lynn.

So, I...

I come down to the choice between Michael Keating, who I think, as I said, just for those those solo scenes, if you like, and the thread that he pulls through all of that and bringing the character of Villa just even more to life, I suppose, as he's developed between him and Stephen Pacey.

And again, this is the benefit of all the years since I first saw it when, as I say, I had a bit of a blind spot in terms of thinking it was any good at all.

Old Man was Arthur Hewlett, Fool was Senegas Saner, and Patrol Leader was Ron Tarr.

And before... we uh analyze the episode um i think it's only right as a blake seven podcast uh to pay respects to uh the late great michael keating who uh sadly lost his life over the last couple of weeks since we last did our podcast lynn very sad um to hear of michael's passing uh one of the stalwarts of blake seven of course in fact the stalwart i think he was in every single episode of blake seven So, yes, sad, sad news.

And somebody who we will certainly be paying tribute to at the convention in August.

But your thoughts on Michael Keaton?

But everyone loved Villa.

I can't think of anyone really who had anything negative to say about Villa.

We might talk about how he was written for some of the episodes, but Michael Keating and the character of Villa, and sometimes I find it really hard to separate the two, to be honest, um was yeah i think was was loved by everyone and delivered some of the the best scenes and the most memorable lines um throughout throughout blake seven so um yeah sadly missed so yeah certainly

will be yes nick your your thoughts on the pattern of michael keaton

Yes.

Michael Keating as Villa.

Thoughts?

Well, sod all to do, really.

Lower back.

Lower back cleavage.

Apparently, Michael Keating used to leave his pencils in there.

That's the same place he parked his bike then.