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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 IV, Episode 4 repeated Monday at 1am on U&Dave
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Series V, Episode 6 - Back To Reality

Red Dwarf. Credit: BBC
The Dwarfers start to explore an abandoned space ship on the ocean bed, and slowly they start to realise that the bodies they are finding are all victims of suicide.

Further details

They were forced to suicide by a creature called a despair squid which emits a kind of ink and makes them hallucinate. Unfortunately, the same happens to the Dwarfers and before long, they believe they are in an artificial reality game where the Cat is a dork called Dwane Dibbley and Lister is a dangerous mass murderer working for the CGI!

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 26th March 1992
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Hattie Hayridge Holly
Guest cast
Timothy Spall Andy
Lenny Von Dohlen Cop
Anastasia Hille New Kochanski
Marie McCarthy Nurse
John Sharian New Lister
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Rob Grant Writer
Production team
Doug Naylor Director
Rob Grant Director
Hilary Bevan Jones Producer
Doug Naylor Executive Producer
Rob Grant Executive Producer
Graham Hutchings Editor
Peter Bates Editor
Mel Bibby Production Designer
Stephen Bradshaw Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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