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 VII, Episode 5 - Blue

Much to the surprise of the crew, Lister finds himself actually missing Rimmer now that he's left Red Dwarf!

Further details

Much to the surprise of the crew, Lister finds himself actually missing Rimmer now that he's left Red Dwarf! Kryten comes up with an idea to help by making a virtual tour of the life of Arnold Rimmer called "The Rimmer Experience". Afterwards, Lister will never miss Rimmer again...

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 14th February 1997
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 9th September 2012 1:00pm Dave
Saturday 28th February 2015 4:20pm Dave
Sunday 28th June 2015 10:40pm Dave
Monday 29th June 2015 3:30am Dave
Sunday 17th April 2016 2:40pm Dave
Sunday 18th September 2016 3:00am Dave
Saturday 15th October 2016 3:30am Dave
Friday 4th November 2016 12:35am Gold
Monday 10th April 2023 12:00am Dave
Saturday 15th July 2023 1:00pm Dave
Monday 25th September 2023 1:00am Dave
Monday 15th April 2024 1:00am Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Chloƫ Annett Kochanski
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Paul Alexander Script Editor
Production team
Ed Bye Director
Ed Bye Producer
Doug Naylor Executive Producer
Graham Hutchings Editor
Mel Bibby Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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