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
  • Dave / BBC Two
  • 1988 - 2020
  • 74 episodes (12 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.

Episode menu

Series X, Episode 4 - Entanglement

Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Lister (Craig Charles), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: UKTV
Lister loses Rimmer in a game of poker to a group of Biologically Engineered Life Forms.

Further details

In return for Rimmer, Lister gets an unwanted gift: a groinal exploder programmed to detonate in 24 hours unless Lister pays his debts. Meanwhile, Kryten and Cat become quantum entangled and do everything in perfect unison.

Red Dwarf. Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John-Jules). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions
Red Dwarf. Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Lister (Craig Charles), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 25th October 2012
Time
9pm
Channel
Dave
Length
40 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 25th October 2012 11:40pm Dave
Saturday 27th October 2012 10:00pm Dave
Wednesday 31st October 2012 8:20pm Dave
Sunday 11th November 2012 9:00pm Dave
Sunday 17th February 2013 9:00pm Dave
Thursday 18th July 2013 9:00pm Dave
Thursday 18th July 2013 11:40pm Dave
Friday 19th July 2013 9:00pm Dave
Friday 19th July 2013 11:40pm Dave
Saturday 8th March 2014 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 8th March 2014 9:40pm Dave
Saturday 8th March 2014 10:20pm Dave
Monday 26th May 2014 2:00am Dave
Monday 26th May 2014 5:00pm Dave
Sunday 11th January 2015 8:00pm Dave
Sunday 1st May 2016 12:30pm Dave
Saturday 14th January 2017 7:00pm Dave
Friday 28th April 2017 11:00pm Dave
Saturday 29th April 2017 7:00pm Dave
Sunday 30th April 2017 7:00pm Dave
Saturday 30th September 2017 7:00pm Dave
Friday 20th December 2019 10:00pm Dave
Thursday 23rd April 2020 10:00pm Dave
Friday 24th April 2020 3:00am Dave
Thursday 16th July 2020 2:55am Dave
Friday 12th March 2021 10:00pm Dave
Saturday 13th March 2021 6:00pm Dave
Monday 15th May 2023 1:00am Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Guest cast
Steven Wickham Begg Chief
Peter Elliott Chimp
Sydney Stevenson Professor Edgington
Emma Campbell-Jones TV Character 1
Nick Barber TV Character 2
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Andrew Ellard Script Editor
Production team
Doug Naylor Director
Richard Naylor Producer
Charles Armitage Executive Producer
Doug Naylor Executive Producer
Nick Ames Editor
Michael Ralph Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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