Best Jan Chappell Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Jan Chappell — 6 titles spanning Sci-Fi, averaging 3.50 ABR stars.

Jan Chappell is best known to a certain generation as Cally from the classic BBC series Blake's 7, and her work in the Big Finish audio revivals of that universe is essentially a gift to everyone who grew up devoted to that show. Across titles like Blake's 7: 2.2 Fortuitas and the Liberator Chronicles volumes, she brings an understated, precise intelligence to her performances — no scenery-chewing, no overreach, just a crisp, controlled delivery that makes the science fiction feel grounded even when the plots go full space opera. She works seamlessly within an ensemble that includes Steven Pacey and Paul Darrow, holding her own against heavy theatrical hitters. If you're a Blake's 7 loyalist, hearing her reprise this world is genuinely moving. If you're new to it, she's a reliable guide into a deeply strange, rewarding corner of British sci-fi audio drama.

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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)
    2h 41m listening time • Released 2017

    The original cast returning to voice their characters transforms these three stories into something closer to a radio drama than an audiobook, especially when Steven Pacey and David Warner are involved.

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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

    ★ 3.55 ABR Score (16 ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (13) ★ 5 Audible (3)
    2h 57m listening time • Released 2017

    The original cast reunites to deepen these character-driven stories, and hearing Darrow, Keating, Chappell, and Pacey inhabit their roles three decades later gives the whole thing a bittersweet weight that new actors simply couldn't match.

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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

    ★ 3.54 ABR Score (1 ratings)
    ★ 5 Audible (1)
    1h 11m listening time • Released 2016
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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)
    2h 47m listening time • Released 2016
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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)
    1h 13m listening time • Released 2016
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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

    ★ 3.35 ABR Score (4 ratings)
    ★ 3.75 Goodreads (4)
    1h 10m listening time • Released 2016

    The original cast delivers their characters with such lived-in chemistry that this audio drama feels less like a recreation and more like stepping back into the Liberator itself mid-crisis.

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