Best Paul Darrow Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Paul Darrow — 8 titles spanning Sci-Fi, averaging 3.52 ABR stars.

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Paul Darrow is inseparable from Avon, the coldly brilliant antihero he played on the BBC's Blake's 7 for four television series — and in these audio productions, he steps back into that skin like he never left. His voice is a controlled instrument: clipped, sardonic, with a silken menace that makes every line feel like a calculated move. Across titles like Blake's 7: 2.2 Fortuitas and Blake's 7: 2.3 Mindset, he anchors ensemble casts that include fellow series veterans Michael Keating and Steven Pacey, lending the productions an authenticity that no recasting could replicate. Darrow isn't a chameleon narrator in the Ray Porter mold — he's more like a gravitational center, and everything orbits his presence. If you were a fan of the original series, these recordings will feel like a reunion. If you're new to Blake's 7 entirely, Darrow's performance is reason enough to start.

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    Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles

    Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 6

    by Peter Anghelides, Steve Lyons, Mark Wright, Cavan Scott, Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Sally Knyvette, Steven Pacey

    Narrated by Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Sally Knyvette, Steven Pacey

    ★ 3.58 ABR Score (27 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (22) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)
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    Original series stars Paul Darrow, Steven Pacey, and Sally Knyvette return to continue Blake's 7 adventures, finally revealing Jenna's untold story while the crew searches for their lost leader.

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    Blake's 7: Lucifer

    by Paul Darrow, Xanna Eve Chown, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Nicholas Briggs, Cavan Scott, Andrew Mark Sewell, Terry Nation, Anthony Lamb

    Narrated by Paul Darrow

    ★ 3.57 ABR Score (23 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (2) ★ 4.29 Audible (21)
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    Paul Darrow returns as Kerr Avon in this continuation picking up directly after Blake's death and the Scorpio's destruction. Darrow's own narration adds authenticity to Avon's desperate solo survival story.

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    Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles

    Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 12

    by Andy Lane, Guy Adams, Lisa Bowerman

    Narrated by Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Michael Keating, Steven Pacey, David Warner

    ★ 3.56 ABR Score (16 ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (11) ★ 5 Audible (5)
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    Paul Darrow's Avon faces mind-destroying puzzles while the crew encounters weapons of planetary destruction. Original cast members return with decades of character knowledge, handling both intimate psychological horror and epic space opera elements.

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    Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles

    Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 9

    by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright

    Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon, David Warner

    ★ 3.54 ABR Score (16 ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (13) ★ 5 Audible (3)
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    Paul Darrow's Avon faces mind-destroying puzzles while the crew encounters weapons of planetary destruction. Original cast members return with decades of character knowledge, handling both intimate psychological horror and epic space opera elements.

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    Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles

    Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 7

    by Simon Guerrier, Eddie Robson, James Swallow, Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Gemma Whelan

    Narrated by Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Gemma Whelan

    ★ 3.54 ABR Score (21 ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (19) ★ 4.5 Audible (2)
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    Original cast members return to voice new adventures aboard the Liberator, their chemistry intact as Cally and Vila navigate Federation conspiracies and space station disasters.

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    Blake's 7 2.4 Ghost Ship

    by Iain McLaughlin

    Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon

    ★ 3.53 ABR Score (1 ratings)
    ★ 5 Audible (1)
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    Blake's 7: 2.2 Fortuitas

    Blake's 7: Classic Audio Adventures #2.2

    by George Mann

    Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon

    ★ 3.47 ABR Score (34 ratings)
    ★ 3.71 Goodreads (34)
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    Blake's 7: 2.3 Mindset

    by Jacqueline Rayner

    Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon

    ★ 3.36 ABR Score (4 ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (4)
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    Cally hears mysterious voices while Vila abandons the crew seeking mythical water of life. Paul Darrow and the original cast return for this audio drama set in paradise turned dangerous.

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