RIP Michael Keating 1947-2026
May. 21st, 2026 10:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
julesjones Sad news today with the death of Michael Keating, known and loved by Blake's 7 fans as Vila. As kalypso notes, we have been watching the Blu-ray box sets saying "I hope they get a new interview with Michael Keating". With any luck they did.
We'd got to the end of series B last week and were contemplating rewatching Gambit to do a bit of research for a possible story. It will be no hardship to watch it again just to say farewell to the actor - it was a superb and very funny performance.
kalypso notes, we have been watching the Blu-ray box sets saying "I hope they get a new interview with Michael Keating". With any luck they did.We'd got to the end of series B last week and were contemplating rewatching Gambit to do a bit of research for a possible story. It will be no hardship to watch it again just to say farewell to the actor - it was a superb and very funny performance.
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Date: 2026-05-21 10:18 pm (UTC)Blake's 7 fandom has been a large part of my life for many years, even when the conversation drifted away from the show. And now we are losing the people who made it what it is. Bereft is the word for it.
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