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Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn). Copyright: UKTV
Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

  • TV sitcom
  • U&Dave / BBC Two
  • 1988 - 2020
  • 74 episodes (13 series)

Science fiction sitcom based in space. The crew aboard the damaged mining spaceship Red Dwarf are doomed to drift in space for the rest of eternity. Stars Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett and more.

  • Due to return for Untitled three-part special
  • Series III, Episode 6 repeated Thursday at 10pm on BBC2
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Series X, Episode 4 - Entanglement

Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Lister (Craig Charles), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: UKTV
Lister loses Rimmer in a game of poker to a group of Biologically Engineered Life Forms.

Further details

In return for Rimmer, Lister gets an unwanted gift: a groinal exploder programmed to detonate in 24 hours unless Lister pays his debts. Meanwhile, Kryten and Cat become quantum entangled and do everything in perfect unison.

Red Dwarf. Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John-Jules). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions
Red Dwarf. Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Lister (Craig Charles), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 25th October 2012
Time
9pm
Channel
U&Dave
Length
40 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Guest cast
Steven Wickham Begg Chief
Peter Elliott Chimp
Sydney Stevenson Professor Edgington
Emma Campbell-Jones TV Character 1
Nick Barber TV Character 2
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Andrew Ellard Script Editor
Production team
Doug Naylor Director
Richard Naylor Producer
Charles Armitage Executive Producer
Doug Naylor Executive Producer
Nick Ames Editor
Michael Ralph Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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