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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
  • 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 X, Episode 4 repeated Monday at 1am on U&Dave
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Series III, Episode 4 - Bodyswap

A bodyswap deal between Lister and Rimmer doesn't quite go to plan when Rimmer gets a bit carried away with himself.

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

When a deranged scutter badly re-wires Red Dwarf's circuitry the ship looks as if it's about to explode, and the only people who can override the auto-destruction mechanism are the dead captain and his officers.

Kryten has an idea to transfer the holographic brain information of one of them into Lister so that he can stop the ship exploding. The plan fails, but luckily the re-wiring has also taken out the auto-destruct detonation - not, Holly reveals, that there was a bomb connected to it anyway!

Still, the whole experience gets the crew thinking. Lister's been getting increasingly out-of-shape of late, and Rimmer's more than willing to put in the exercise and effort required to improve his diet and quit smoking. If they could just swap their minds for a couple of weeks...

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 5th December 1989
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Hattie Hayridge Holly
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Rob Grant Writer
Production team
Ed Bye Director
Ed Bye Producer
Doug Naylor Producer
Rob Grant Producer
Paul Jackson Executive Producer
Ed Wooden Editor
Mel Bibby Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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