I am not expendable, I’m not stupid, and I’m not going.
Character Notes
Avon almost pulled off the greatest computer swindle of all time – 500 million credits from the Federation Banking System. An electronics and computer genius, again unrecognized, he is unsentimental and trusts no-one but himself.
He escaped from the convict ship with Blake and remained in an uneasy alliance with him until Blake was lost. Avon is pragmatic with no time for idealism. He would unhesitatingly shoot an enemy in the back but if the time came when it was necessary to kill a friend (for want of a better word) he would look them in the face while he did it. He is cynical, bitter, with a dry wit and a brilliant mind. He is probably now more dependent on the others than he or they realize. He does not particularly hate the Federation except on the purely practical grounds that they are trying to kill him.
Little is known of his early background and he is unwilling to talk. He did love a girl called Anna Grant and they were both involved in something illegal as he was wanted by the Federation. Her death at the hands of interrogators has done nothing to endear the Federation to him.
* Extract from Season 2, 3 or 4 BBC Production Notes, as appropriate.
Episodes
A2-A13, B1-B13, C1-C13, D1-D13
Key Episodes
Details
Played by: Paul Darrow
First appeared: A2: Space Fall
Planet of Origin: Earth (Alpha Grade)
Pre-Appearance Occupation: Computer technician (A2: Space Fall) and conducted computer analysis for the Federation Teleport Project (A3: Cygnus Alpha).
Relatives:
- Brother (A2: Space Fall)
- Anna Grant, girlfriend. Dead, shot by Avon. (B9: Countdown, C8: Rumours of Death)
Associates:
- Tynus. Dead; killed in self-defence by Avon (B7: Killer)
- Del Grant, mercenary freedom fighter and brother of Anna Grant. Alive. (B9: Countdown)
- Keiller. Dead; Killed by Servalan and her guards, though exactly who killed him was not recorded. (B9: Gold)
Status: Unknown. Last seen surrounded by Federation Guards; gun fire heard off camera. (D13: Blake)
