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->''"I'm him for the rest of my life, and have been for the last twenty-five years since the show was on. I don't mind that."''
-->-- Talking about his continued association with the role of Kerr Avon from ''Series/BlakesSeven''

Paul Darrow (2 May 1941 – 3 June 2019) was an English actor. He had a long career in British television, but is best remembered for playing the iconic anti-hero Kerr Avon in all four seasons of ''Series/BlakesSeven'' from 1978-81.

Initially a supporting character in the first two seasons, he was elevated to the lead protagonist in the latter two after the original lead actor Creator/GarethThomas (who played the titular Roj Blake) left the series.

He later reprised the role of Avon in [[AudioPlay/BlakesSeven audio form]], first for two BBC Radio plays in the late 1990s, then for Big Finish Productions from 2012 onwards in their ''Blake's 7'' ranges: ''The Liberator Chronicles'' and ''The Classic Adventures''. His final performance as Avon, in their ''Resoration'' boxset, was recorded in May 2019, just weeks before his death.

Darrow is also known to sci-fi fans for a memorably over-the top performance as guest villain Mailyn Tekker in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E5Timelash Timelash]]".

!!His roles include:

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[[folder: Film ]]

* ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' (2002) -- Doctor

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[[folder: Live-Action TV ]]

* ''Series/TheSaint'', "The Gadic Collection" (1967) -- Omar
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 2 episodes (1969) -- Doctor
* ''Series/ZCars'', 3 episodes:
** "According to Plan": Parts 1 & 2 (1969) -- Jerry Shand
** "Pieces" (1973) -- Trench
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 2 serials:
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E2DoctorWhoAndTheSilurians Doctor Who and the Silurians]]" (1970) -- Captain Hawkins
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E5Timelash Timelash]]" (1985) -- Tekker
* ''Series/TheRivalsOfSherlockHolmes'': "A Message from the Deep Sea" (1971) -- Dr. Hart
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', 2 episodes:
** "Cat-Walk" (1974) -- Pearce
** "Jackpot" (1976) -- Tony Kinsley
* ''Series/HammerHouseOfHorror'', "Guardian of the Abyss" (1980) -- Andrews
* ''Series/BlakesSeven'', 51 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E2SpaceFall Space Fall]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E3CygnusAlpha Cygnus Alpha]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E4TimeSquad Time Squad]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E5TheWeb The Web]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E6SeekLocateDestroy Seek-Locate-Destroy]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E7MissionToDestiny Mission to Destiny]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E8Duel Duel]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E9ProjectAvalon Project Avalon]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E10Breakdown Breakdown]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E11Bounty Bounty]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E12Deliverance Deliverance]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS1E13Orac Orac]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E1Redemption Redemption]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E2Shadow Shadow]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E3Weapon Weapon]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E4Horizon Horizon]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E5PressurePoint Pressure Point]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E6Trial Trial]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E7Killer Killer]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E8Hostage Hostage]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E9Countdown Countdown]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E10VoiceFromThePast Voice From The Past]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E11Gambit Gambit]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E12TheKeeper The Keeper]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E13StarOne Star One]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E1Aftermath Aftermath]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E2Powerplay Powerplay]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E3Volcano Volcano]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E4DawnOfTheGods Dawn of the Gods]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E5TheHarvestOfKairos The Harvest of Kairos]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E6CityAtTheEdgeOfTheWorld City at the Edge of the World]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E7ChildrenOfAuron Children of Auron]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E8RumoursOfDeath Rumours of Death]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E9Sarcophagus Sarcophagus]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E10Ultraworld Ultraworld]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E11Moloch Moloch]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E12DeathWatch Death-Watch]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS3E13Terminal Terminal]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E1Rescue Rescue]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E2Power Power]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E3Traitor Traitor]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E4Stardrive Stardrive]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E5Animals Animals]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E6Headhunter Headhunter]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E7Assassin Assassin]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E8Games Games]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E9Sand Sand]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E10Gold Gold]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E11Orbit Orbit]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E12Warlord Warlord]]", "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E13Blake Blake]]"[[/labelnote]] (1978-81) -- Kerr Avon
* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}'', 12 episodes;
** 3 episodes (1991) -- Patrick
** 9 episodes (2009) -- Eddy Fox
* ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'', 1 episode (2002) -- Judge
* ''Series/LittleBritain'', 1 episode (2004) -- Conservative MP
* ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', 7 episodes (2009-14) -- Justice Prentice

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* ''AudioPlay/BlakesSeven'':
** BBC Radio: 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Sevenfold Crown", "The Syndeton Experiment"[[/labelnote]] (1998-99) -- Kerr Avon
** Creator/BigFinish: ''The Liberator Chronicles'': 12 releases / 16 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]'''Volume 1''': "The Turing Test", "Counterfeit"; '''Volume 2''': "The Magnificent Four"; '''Volume 3''': "The Armageddon Storm: Part 1", "The Armageddon Storm: Part 3"; '''Volume 4''': "Kerr"; '''Volume 5''': "Logic"; '''Volume 6''': "Incentive", "Blake's Story"; '''Volume 7''': "Disorder"; '''Volume 9''': "Planetfall"; '''Volume 10''': "Retribution", "Ministry of Peace"; '''Volume 11''': "Brother"; "'''Remnants'''"; '''Volume 12''': "Corners of the Mind"[[/labelnote]] (2012-2016) -- Kerr Avon
** Creator/BigFinish: ''The Classic Audio Adventures'': 20 releases / 35 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Warship ", "Fractures", "Battleground", "Drones", "Mirror", "Cold Fury", "Caged", "Scimitar", "Fortuitas", "Mindset", "Ghost Ship", "Devil's Advocate", "Truth and Lies", '''''The Spoils of War''''': "Liberation", "Close Enough", "Solus"; '''''Crossfire Part 1''''':"Paradise Lost", "Resurgence"; '''''Crossfire Part 2''''':"Funeral on Kalion", "Shock Troops", "Erebus", "The Scapegoat"; '''''Crossfire Part 3''''':"Ministry of Truth ", "Refuge", "Kith and Kin ", "Death of Empire"; '''''The Way Ahead''''': "Project Aquitar", "Dissent"; '''''Restoration Part 1''''': "Damage Control", "The Hunted", "Abandon Ship"; '''''Restoration Part 2''''': "The New Age", "Happy Ever After", "Hyperion"; '''''Restoration Part 3''''': "Imperium"[[/labelnote]] (2013-2020[[note]]''Restoration Part 3'', featuring Darrow in "Imperium", was released posthumously after his death in 2019[[/note]]) -- Kerr Avon
* ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho Main Range'': "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho064TheNextLife The Next Life]]" (2004) -- Guidance

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[[folder: Video Game ]]

* ''VideoGame/GenderWars'' (1996) -- Professor Jonathan Henry Smythe (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/MediEvil'' (1998) -- Zarok (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/HostileWaters'' (2001) -- Walker (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/{{Primal}}'' (2003) -- Ferai Shaman/The Watcher (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/MediEvilResurrection'' (2005) -- Zarok (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/EmpireAtWar'' (2006) -- Grand Moff Tarkin (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' (2011) -- Overseer Tremel (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/EliteDangerous'' (2014) -- [=MinuS=] (Voice)
* ''VideoGame/{{Contradiction}}'' (2015) -- Paul Rand (Live-action)

!! Tropes that apply with his work:

* BreakoutCharacter: In ''Series/BlakesSeven'', his character Avon was initially just supposed to be TheLancer to the titular Blake, but show creator Creator/TerryNation (not to mention the audience) loved the spins that Darrow would put on his lines so much that by the second season he was a full-fledged {{Deuteragonist}} and when Creator/GarethThomas (Blake) left the series, it continued on for two more seasons with Avon as the lead protagonist.
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