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.
- Series VIII, Episode 1 repeated Monday at 1am on Dave
Streaming rank this week: 193
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Tales from BBC North West's scene dock
An article looking at the perhaps surprising links between the sets of Red Dwarf and ChuckleVision.
John Hoare, Dirty Feed, 10th July 2022Red Dwarf: how the groundbreaking show helped create sci-fi comedy
After watching sci-fi films gain popularity at the movies in the 1980s, comedians Rob Grant and Doug Naylor thought, as they tell Ganymede & Titan, "it was about time the working class had a shot in space."
Rose McQuirter, Movie Web, 10th May 2022Campaign to save Red Dwarf filming location
Laredo Town, the filming location made famous as the Wild West town in Series VI's Gunmen of the Apocalypse has been devasted by fire.
Red Dwarf Website, 26th November 2021Seven great British comedy TV shows for any taste
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The Upcoming, 23rd November 2021Craig Charles tests positive for Covid
Craig, 57, said: 'Okay guys I don't want to alarm. But I've caught the Covid. Breathing is a bit laboured which is a worry. But I've got an oxymonitor so so far no hospital. Starting to feel a bit better. But have to isolate. Sorry to let everyone down. Back soon.'
Tori Brazier, Metro, 17th September 2021Northern Star
Sometimes, finding out the true story about an old sitcom legend gets very complicated. But not always.
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So if Red Dwarf was never recorded at TV Centre, where was it recorded? For its first three series, the answer is: New Broadcasting House. Not the current NBH in London; this was Manchester's New Broadcasting House, on Oxford Road.
Red Dwarf duo in court battle
They were childhood friends before achieving professional success writing scripts for Spitting Image - and subsequent stardom as creators of the cult sci-fi sitcom, Red Dwarf. But, alas, those halcyon days are very much behind them and their partnership has collapsed into a black hole. For I can disclose that Doug Naylor, one half of the duo who dreamed up Dave Lister - played by comedian and DJ Craig Charles - and his fellow misfit spaceship companions, has just initiated a dramatic High Court action against his former co-scriptwriter and one-time best friend, Rob Grant.
Sebastian Shakespeare, Daily Mail, 4th February 2021Red Dwarf's Dimension Jump postponed again
We have received the news that due to the new government restrictions to manage the pandemic, Dimension Jump XXI is to be postponed until 10-12th September 2021.
Red Dwarf Website, 28th September 2020Red Dwarf creator Doug Naylor teases more to come
There's a willingness from UKTV and the producers to make more episodes.
Patrick McLennan, Radio Times, 27th July 2020The Red Dwarf Chronicles - Series V
Often considered Red Dwarf's greatest series, Season V was at the heart of the golden era of Red Dwarf.
The Comedy Blog, 8th July 2020