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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 VIII, Episode 3 - Back In The Red: Part Three

As the Dwarfers all still believe they are escaping from the ship, Rimmer is hurrying to the artificial reality suite to delete all mentions of the agreements between him and Lister.

Further details

As the Dwarfers all still believe they are escaping from the ship, Rimmer is hurrying to the artificial reality suite to delete all mentions of the agreements between him and Lister and the deal they made in which if Lister helped him get promoted, he would help them escape.

The Dwarfers, feeling especially confused by now, manage to work out that they're being framed and that their every word is being recorded. Finding a trap door in the AR programme, they manage to break out of their induced state in time to see Rimmer being responsible for framing them. Kryten points out that if they still want to escape, they should take Rimmer with them seeing as he knows confidential things about the crew and may have helpful information to ensure their escape. Unfortunately, Holly points out that they are still in AR and that they have not escaped at all. They've been tricked!

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 4th March 1999
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Norman Lovett Holly
Chloë Annett Kochanski
Mac McDonald Captain Hollister
Graham McTavish Warden Ackerman
Guest cast
Karl Glenn Stimpson MP Thornton
Yasmin Bannerman First Ground Controller
Jeillo Edwards Second Ground Controller
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Paul Alexander Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Ed Bye Director
Ed Bye Producer
Doug Naylor Executive Producer
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