Red Dwarf

Time to bid a fond farewell to the Red Dwarf crew again as their well-received comeback concludes. It doesn't quite end with a bang but it does have several big explosions as the boredom of deep space gets the gang into trouble with the deadly Simulants. It's up to Rimmer to save the day. A holographic message from his overbearing father gives him newfound inner strength in a very unexpected way as the shameful truth about his lineage is finally revealed.

Red Dwarf X: Dear Dave review

This wasn't a particularly good episode, but it had more individual moments of amusement than previous half-hours this year.

Red Dwarf is always at its finest when it jettisons the sci-fi plots and concentrates on Lister's sense of loneliness. Tonight, it's got so bad that he now has two rival talking dispensing machines vying for his affections. So not only is he the last human being alive, but he's also getting TLC from the units that provide his hot beverages. But if Lister's not tipped over the edge by his ever-narrowing romantic options, maybe Cat's attempt at charades will do the trick. It's both excruciating and hilarious.

Red Dwarf X: Dear Dave review

There's a few scenes which are too long, and a few - such as the aforementioned Lister/Rimmer dating scene - which are too broad in their humour, but there's some great jokes to be found in there, and the cast - Craig Charles in particular - are really hitting their stride.

Review: Red Dwarf X - 'Entangled'

Nothing was given enough time or space to breathe, so I quickly lost interest, and there wasn't enough memorable jokes to make me forgive its plot deficiencies.

The bad news is that Lister has lost the Starbug shuttlecraft in a card game to some hairy, genetically engineered life forms. The good news is he has also lost Rimmer. But the worst news is that these hirsute beasts have fastened a groinal exploder to Lister that will explode in 24 hours' time if he fails to deliver both ship and shipmate.

The threat of this knacker attacker is obviously the driving force of a smart, inventive episode, although special mention should go to Danny John-Jules (Cat) and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) who, as a result of a "quantum entanglement", have to deliver their lines in perfect unison. It's quite a skill.

Red Dwarf X: Entangled review

Red Dwarf X delivers its best episode since the series opener.

Red Dwarf: Series X Episode 4 review

The humour, while sometimes a little obvious, is very funny, the plot is innovative and the journey that the characters go through not only has that trademark Red Dwarf cheek and charm, but also a few sprinkles of the series' trademark surrealist wit.

'Red Dwarf X' stays above 1m on Dave

Red Dwarf's new critically-acclaimed series has continued to pull in spectacular viewing figures for digital channel Dave.

Review: Red Dwarf X - 'Lemons'

There was huge possibilities with a time-travel yarn where the crew meet Jesus and took him into the future, but it all came down to sub-Life of Brian mistaken identity, a mock-up of the Last Supper tableau, and a few lazy quips about walking on water?