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 IX - Back To Earth - Back To Earth Part 1

Older but no wiser, the crew discover a dimension-hopping leviathan in the ship's water tank.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 10th April 2009
Time
9pm
Channel
Dave
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 13th April 2009 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 30th July 2011 9:00pm Dave
Sunday 4th March 2012 9:00pm Dave
Thursday 7th June 2012 9:00pm Dave
Sunday 2nd September 2012 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 4th May 2013 9:00pm Dave
Monday 6th April 2015 12:20am Dave
Monday 6th April 2015 9:00pm Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Barrie Rimmer
Craig Charles Lister
Danny John-Jules Cat
Robert Llewellyn Kryten
Sophie Winkleman Katerina Bartikovsky
Writing team
Doug Naylor Writer
Production team
Doug Naylor Director
Jo Howard Producer
Helen Norman Producer
Charles Armitage Executive Producer
Doug Naylor Executive Producer
Nick Ames Editor
Mark Harris Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

Press

Back to Earth at Ten

Everything that's happened in the last decade - not just the three glorious full series of Red Dwarf that we've enjoyed, but other Dave originals such as Taskmaster, Go 8-Bit and Modern Life is Goodish - can be traced back to the decision to take the plunge into producing Back to Earth.

Red Dwarf Website, 12th April 2019

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