Just goes to prove what I’ve always said, stealing’s quicker.
Character Notes
Vila grew up in the labour grades with a high and unrecognized IQ. A non-aggressive delinquent, he developed a natural talent for breaking locking and security systems to a point where it borders on genius. Unable to stop his urge to express this genius by stealing anything and everything, the Federation condemned him to a life on the penal planet of Cygnus Alpha. He was rescued by Blake and remained with him partly out of loyalty and partly because there was nowhere else to go.
He is easily led, weak-willed and a quite rational coward.
* Extract from Season 2, 3 or 4 BBC Production Notes, as appropriate.
Episodes
A1-A13, B1-B13, C1-C13, D1-D13
Key Episodes
Details
Played by: Michael Keating
First appeared: A1: The Way Back
Planet of Origin: Earth (Delta Grade)
Pre-Appearance Occupation: Thief
Relatives: Unknown
Associates: Unknown
Status: Presumed dead. Shot during Federation ambush (D13: Blake)
