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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

Dave and BBC Two sitcom set on a space ship. 74 episodes (12 series), 1988 - 2020. Stars Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn and others.

Series VII, Episode 8 - Nanarchy

Lister is finding it very difficult to get used to life with only one arm and Kryten's attempt to provide a acceptable artificial substitute fails, they decide Lister's only hope is if they can find some nanobots.

Further details

Lister is finding it very difficult to get used to life with only one arm and Kryten's attempt to provide a acceptable artificial substitute fails, they decide Lister's only hope is if they can find some nanobots. The crew take Starbug back to the planet where they found the 'Esperanto' (see episode: 'Back To Reality'). They find some nanobots on board the ship and Kryten gets the tiny robots to build a new arm for Lister.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 7th March 1997
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Norman Lovett Holly
Chloë Annett Kochanski
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Paul Alexander Writer
James Hendrie Writer
Production team
Ed Bye Director
Ed Bye Producer
Doug Naylor Executive Producer
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