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 VII, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at Midnight on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 114
Press clippings Page 17
Red Dwarf review
Red Dwarf was such a big part of my teenage years and influenced my taste in comedy (alongside Blackadder), so I'll watch every new series that comes along out of brand loyalty and nostalgia. But I've now made peace with the fact Red Dwarf will never be as good it once was, when its two creators worked in unison and the younger cast looked the part.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 22nd September 2016Red Dwarf XI, episode 1: Twentica - review
It has been a strong start to the series and hopefully the rest of Series XI will continue in the same vein.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 22nd September 2016Red Dwarf behind the scenes
A trip to outer space - or Pinewood Studios, whichever's closer.
David Brown, Radio Times, 21st September 2016Red Dwarf XI Episode 1 review
The boys from the Dwarf are back in this ambitious, enjoyable opener to the long-running sci-fi comedy's eleventh season.
Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 20th September 2016Red Dwarf XI, episode one review
As always with Dwarf, the jokes are a mix of the smart and the dumb, with quips about quantum mechanics tempered with daft jokes about Kryten's nipple attachments of banter aimed at the uptight Rimmer. Odds are, you already know if you like the Dwarf brand of humour or not, and this is unlikely to change minds either way, but the pace of the narrative keeps things interested.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th September 2016Review: Red Dwarf XI, Dave, episode one, Twentica
There are lots of things to enjoy here, from the impressive (thought probably v cheap) special effects to Kevin Eldon on superb form as a deadpan alien. The script is peppered with some delicious lines mixing the scientific with the everyday. And you'll never believe where the jump leads have to be attached to kickstart Kryten when his battery flatlines. I wish I could say more but that would spoil the fun. Let's just say it's good to have these intergalactic reprobates back...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2016Red Dwarf XI episode 1 review: Twentica
The first episode of Red Dwarf XI is an ideal series opener and available now on UKTV Play.
Pete Dillon-Trenchard, Den Of Geek, 15th September 201628 years a smeghead
Bazookoids at the ready! Head behind-the-scenes as Lister, Rimmer and co buckle up for another ride in Starbug. Will the strap-on dreads survive the trip?
Luke Holland, The Guardian, 15th September 2016Red Dwarf creator wants the show to go beyond series 12
When asked if the show will continue beyond series 12 - which has already been shot - Doug Naylor said what we're all thinking, he really hopes so.
Katie Baillie, Metro, 13th September 2016Red Dwarf would struggle to get commissioned today
Craig Charles, star of the much-loved sci-fi comedy suggests that its premise is too outlandish for the tastes of today's comedy commissioners.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 6th September 2016