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Red Dwarf: Polymorph [1989]
Country of
Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 28 November 1989
Running Time: 25 mins
Format: colour
Sound:
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: BBC / Paul Jackson Productions
Executive Producer: Paul Jackson
Producer: Ed Bye, Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
Assistant Producer: Gilly Archer
Production Manager: Mike Agnew
Unit Manager: Janet Smith
SCRIPT
Script: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
DIRECTION
Director: Ed Bye
PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting Director: John Pomphrey
Camera Supervisor: Dave Fox
EDITING AND POST
PRODUCTION
Vision Mixer: Sonia Lovett
Videotape Editor: Ed Wooden
MUSIC
Music: Howard Goodall
SOUND
Sound Supervisor: Tony Worthington
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Make Up Designer: Bethan Jones
Costume Designer: Howard Burden
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Designer: Peter Wragg
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Mel Bibby
Prop Buyer: Stella McIntyre
Graphic Designer: Mark Allen
MISCELLANEOUS
Producer's Assistant: Christina Hamilton
Technical Co-Ordinator: Tony Smith
Assistant Floor Manager: Dona DiStefano
CAST
Craig Charles [Dave Lister]
Chris Barrie [Arnold Rimmer]
Danny John Jules [Cat]
Robert Llewellyn [Kryten]
Hatty Hayridge [Holly]
Frances Barber [Genny]
Simon Gaffney [young Rimmer]
Kalli Greenwood [Rimmer's mother]
SUMMARY
The crew fall prey to a
polymorph, a genetically engineered, shape-changing
monster that feeds on human emotions. Lister has his fear
stolen, Cat loses his sense of pride, Kryten no longer
feels any guilt and Rimmer's loss of anger transforms him
into a tree-hugging wimp. In this state can any of them
come up with a sensible plan to defeat the polymorph?
CAPSULE REVIEW
The all-time greatest
Red Dwarf episode, bar none. The transformations of the
familiar characters into their new selves is hilarious
[particularly Rimmer's new, Rolf Harris like persona]
though the polymorph itself is a rather tatty model.
Still, the intentionally ludicrous dialogue ["I say
we get out there and twat it!"] more than makes up
for that. A classic, nothing less.
AVAILABILITY
UK
Television Distributor: BBC
Video Distributor: BBC CENSORSHIP HISTORY
UK
When shown on UK Gold on 11 August 2001, Lister's line
"I say we get out there and twat it!" was
reduced to a non-sensical "I say we get out
there." This may have happened on earlier UK Gold
broadcasts too.
TIMELINE
1989
November
28: UK - television broadcast [on BBC2]
2001
August
11:
UK - television broadcast [on UK Gold]
REFERENCES
BOOKS
Red Dwarf Programme Guide [3rd
edition] pp.92-94
review, synopsis
OTHER SOURCES
screen
credits KEYWORDS
spaceships; cryogenics; cats; holograms;
computers; genetic-mutants; shape-shifters; emotions
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