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 I, Episode 2 - Future Echoes

As the ship accelerates toward light speed in the readiness for the 3,000,000 year journey back in the other direction, toward Earth, peculiar things start happening. How can Cat be in two places at once? Holly's got some explaining to do - about something he terms 'future echoes'.

Further details

Red Dwarf. Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC

The Dwarfers are starting their journey back to Earth: even at the speed of light, it'll be another 3 million years before they arrive. Understandably, Lister plans to go back into suspended animation for the duration of the journey.

As they accelerate toward the speed of light, time dilates and the crew end up seeing pockets of their future in their own time. After some spooky but comical initial confusion, things turn darker when Rimmer believes he sees Lister being blown up in the drive room. In fact, it is actually Lister's son being killed far in the future!

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 22nd February 1988
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 7th January 2012 1:20pm Dave
Saturday 7th January 2012 7:00pm Dave
Wednesday 30th May 2012 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 30th May 2012 11:00pm Dave
Sunday 30th September 2012 11:40am Dave
Saturday 5th January 2013 10:40am Dave
Friday 29th March 2013 1:40pm Dave
Saturday 30th March 2013 9:40am Dave
Sunday 8th September 2013 2:40pm Dave
Sunday 5th January 2014 11:40am Dave
Sunday 5th January 2014 6:40pm Dave
Friday 18th April 2014 2:20am Dave
Friday 18th April 2014 11:40am Dave
Saturday 15th November 2014 3:40pm Dave
Wednesday 15th April 2015 12:20am Dave
Saturday 2nd May 2015 11:40pm Dave
Tuesday 7th July 2015 10:20pm Gold
Wednesday 8th July 2015 1:00pm Gold
Sunday 4th October 2015 11:40pm Dave
Sunday 6th March 2016 4:40pm Dave
Tuesday 14th June 2016 11:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th June 2016 2:10am Gold
Tuesday 30th August 2016 2:40am Dave
Tuesday 6th June 2017 3:10am Dave
Monday 9th January 2023 12:40am Dave
Saturday 18th February 2023 2:40pm Dave
Monday 19th June 2023 1:20am Dave
Friday 1st September 2023 10:00pm BBC2

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Norman Lovett Holly
Guest cast
John Lenahan Toaster (Voice)
Tony Hawks Dispensing Machine (Voice)
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Rob Grant Writer
Production team
Ed Bye Director
Ed Bye Producer
Paul Jackson Executive Producer
Ed Wooden Editor
Paul Montague Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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