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.

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Series IV, Episode 4 - White Hole

The crew decide it's time to increase Holly's IQ seeing as it is supposed to be about 6,000.

Further details

While Kryten works out how to do it, the ship encounter a white hole. They need to ask Holly about it, but unfortunately her new IQ reduces her lifespan to only a few minutes. The only way to reverse this is to play a game of pool with planets. Thank god Lister's an expert at it!

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 7th March 1991
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 22nd January 2011 10:45pm Dave
Saturday 25th June 2011 11:00pm Dave
Saturday 1st October 2011 7:40pm Dave
Wednesday 9th November 2011 6:00pm Dave
Friday 10th February 2012 7:40pm Dave
Saturday 10th March 2012 6:00pm Dave
Sunday 29th July 2012 2:00pm Dave
Sunday 29th July 2012 6:00pm Dave
Saturday 22nd September 2012 1:00pm Dave
Thursday 11th October 2012 9:40pm Dave
Sunday 25th November 2012 5:00pm Dave
Saturday 16th February 2013 3:00pm Dave
Sunday 17th February 2013 11:00am Dave
Sunday 11th August 2013 3:10pm Dave
Sunday 11th August 2013 6:40pm Dave
Saturday 6th December 2014 5:00pm Dave
Saturday 7th February 2015 5:00pm Dave
Friday 5th June 2015 11:20pm Dave
Monday 10th August 2015 10:20pm Gold
Tuesday 11th August 2015 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd August 2016 11:25pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd August 2016 1:50am Gold
Saturday 3rd September 2016 3:00pm Dave
Sunday 8th October 2017 2:55pm Dave
Friday 11th May 2018 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 12th May 2018 7:00pm Dave
Sunday 5th August 2018 2:00pm Dave
Friday 21st December 2018 9:05pm Dave
Friday 22nd February 2019 10:00pm Dave
Saturday 23rd February 2019 7:00pm Dave
Friday 2nd August 2019 9:40pm Dave
Saturday 3rd August 2019 7:20pm Dave
Monday 23rd September 2019 12:20am Dave
Friday 3rd April 2020 10:40pm Dave
Tuesday 21st July 2020 2:50am Dave
Saturday 15th August 2020 6:00pm Dave
Friday 12th February 2021 10:00pm Dave
Saturday 13th February 2021 6:00pm Dave
Friday 5th November 2021 11:00pm Dave
Monday 27th December 2021 11:40pm Dave
Sunday 30th October 2022 10:00pm Yesterday
Monday 21st November 2022 1:20am Dave
Monday 27th February 2023 12:00am Dave
Friday 28th April 2023 8:20pm Dave
Saturday 13th May 2023 1:40pm Dave
Monday 7th August 2023 12:00am Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Hattie Hayridge Holly
Guest cast
David Ross Talkie Toaster
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Rob Grant Writer
Production team
Ed Bye Director
Paul Jackson Director
Ed Bye Producer
Doug Naylor Producer
Rob Grant Producer
Graham Hutchings Editor
Mel Bibby Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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