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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8 ways Red Dwarf got around the 'no aliens' rule

Red Dwarf had to get creative to dodge its self-imposed no-aliens rule and give the last human being alive characters to interact with...

Juliette Harrisson, Den Of Geek, 28th September 2017

7 TV shows that started out on radio

Radio has always been the perfect testing ground for some of the biggest names in comedy today.

Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 27th September 2017

Red Dwarf: revisiting the fourth series

In the run-up to its twelfth series, which lands on Dave on 12th October, I'm rewatching Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it's time to reach for the maple syrup, taramasalata, or (if it makes any difference) hummus in Red Dwarf IV.

Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 22nd September 2017

Looking back at the past and ahead to the future

With Red Dwarf XII on its way, one fan revisits his love of the short rouge one, through the highs to the lows and back again...

Jamie Andrew, Den Of Geek, 20th September 2017

When good TV goes bad: how Red Dwarf's star faded

With the departure of co-creator Rob Grant after series six, the show lurched into comedy-drama, navel-gazing and, eventually, utter smegging ineptitude.

Gabriel Tate, The Guardian, 18th September 2017

Red Dwarf: revisiting the third series

Before its twelfth series lands on Dave in October, I'm rewatching all of Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it's time to give quiche a chance and ponder where all the calculators go in Red Dwarf III.

Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 14th September 2017

Norman Lovett is to return as Holly in Red Dwarf XII

Norman Lovett is to return as Holly in Red Dwarf. The new series starts on Thursday 12th October.

Red Dwarf Website, 8th September 2017

Red Dwarf: revisiting the second series

Before its twelfth series lands on Dave in October, I'm rewatching all of Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it's time to tackle rebellious androids, virtual reality and false memories in Red Dwarf II.

Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 1st September 2017

Red Dwarf: revisiting the first series

So now that series XII is approaching, due to land on Dave in autumn, I've decided to rewatch the entire show from the start...

Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 14th August 2017

Four new photos released for Series XII

While things aren't looking good for a drowning Cat and a somehow-suddenly-rather-aged Lister, it's better news for Kryten, who's being waited on hand and foot by a group of fellow mechanoids; and Rimmer, who for some reason appears to have got himself a promotion to Navigation Officer, and what's more seems to be wearing a somewhat old-fashioned uniform...

Red Dwarf Website, 4th August 2017

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