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 IV, Episode 4 repeated Monday at 1am on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 153
Episode menu
Series XII, Episode 1 - Cured
Notes
This episode was accidentally named in 2016 as Here No Evil.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 12th October 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 40 minutes
Cast & crew
| Chris Barrie | Rimmer |
| Craig Charles | Lister |
| Danny John-Jules | Cat |
| Robert Llewellyn | Kryten |
| Adrian Lukis | Professor Telford |
| Ryan Gage | Hitler |
| Chloe Hawkins | Messalina |
| Callum Coates | Stalin |
| Philippe Spall | Vlad the Impaler |
| Doug Naylor | Writer |
| Andrew Ellard | Script Editor |
| Doug Naylor | Director |
| Richard Naylor | Producer |
| Kerry Waddell | Producer |
| Doug Naylor | Executive Producer |
| Simon Lupton | Executive Producer |
| Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
| Peter Oliver (as Peter H Oliver) | Editor |
| Keith Dunne | Production Designer |
| Linda Glover | Casting Director |
| Howard Burden | Costume Designer |
| Ed Moore | Director of Photography |
| Vanessa White | Make-up Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |
Videos
Poker Face
A preview clip from the first episode of Series 12. Watch the full episode on UKTV Play a week before its TV premiere, from Thursday 5th October.
Featuring: Craig Charles (Lister) & Danny John-Jules (Cat).
A cure for being evil
The crew come across the bodies of people who have been cured of evil.
Featuring: Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat) & Robert Llewellyn (Kryten).
Press
Red Dwarf XII proves ratings success
Red Dwarf XII has attracted, in all, 700,800 viewers according to official figures. That makes it the top rated non-public service broadcasted scripted show of its week. In fact, it was third overall amongst subscription service channels, trailing only two different football matches on Sky Sports.
Cult Box, 24th October 2017Red Dwarf XII episode 1 review: Cured
In the opening episode of Red Dwarf's twelfth series, the crew encounter some of history's most infamous villains who have supposedly been cured of their evil.
Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 19th October 2017How Red Dwarf became classic comedy, wobbly sets & all
The classic sitcom has been enjoying a revival of sorts on the BBC: Still Open All Hours, a Keeping Up Appearances prequel, and now even a new series of Porridge (surely a crime in itself). Meanwhile, three million years into deep space - or as it's better known, the comedy channel Dave - Red Dwarf is re-launching for its 12th series. Unlike those other sitcoms though, Red Dwarf, which first aired in February 1988, has never really been away.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 12th October 2017Red Dwarf's Leopard Lager becomes a reality
It's often the first thing Dave Lister drinks of a morning, and even helped defeat the fearsome Mutton Vindaloo Beast. Now fans of Red Dwarf can sample the Jupiter Mining Corporation's standard-issue beer, Leopard Lager - and for free.
Chortle, 12th October 2017Red Dwarf XII - Cured review
The boys from the Dwarf are back once again on Dave, and facing some people most evil.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 12th October 2017Red Dwarf XII episode 1 review: Cured
Available to watch now online ahead of its TV premiere next week, here's our spoiler-filled review of the Red Dwarf series 12 opener...
Mark Harrison, Den Of Geek, 5th October 2017