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
Episode menu
Series IV, Episode 5 - Dimension Jump
In an alternate universe, we see another Arnold Rimmer. He's a test pilot in the Space Corps, and is more fondly named "Ace".
Further details
When Red Dwarf collides with Ace's space ship, leaving them stranded in a storm, he bravely goes into save them and repair the Cat's broken leg. We also meet Cat's, Holly's, Lister's and Kryten's alternative personalities in his universe. Lister is known as "Spanners", Cat is a Jamaican "Padre", Holly is "Melly" and Kryten is "Bongo".
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 14th March 1991
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Monday 25th November 2024 at 1:35am on U&Dave
Cast & crew
| Chris Barrie | Rimmer |
| Craig Charles | Lister |
| Danny John-Jules | Cat |
| Robert Llewellyn | Kryten |
| Hattie Hayridge | Holly |
| Simon Gaffney | Young Rimmer |
| Kalli Greenwood | Mrs Rimmer |
| Robert Llewellyn | Bongo |
| Henrietta Baynes (as Hetty Baynes) | Cockpit Computer |
| Doug Naylor | Writer |
| Rob Grant | Writer |
| Ed Bye | Director |
| Ed Bye | Producer |
| Doug Naylor | Producer |
| Rob Grant | Producer |
| Graham Hutchings | Editor |
| Mel Bibby | Production Designer |
| Howard Goodall | Composer |