Red Dwarf [1988 - 1999]

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 1988 - 1999
Number of Seasons: 8
Total Number of Episodes: 52
Average Episode Running Times: 25 mins
Format: colour
Sound:

The Red Dwarf, a massive mining vessel, drifts millions of light years off course after the crew are wiped out in an accident. The sole survivor is Dave Lister, a lowly technician, who has been frozen in stasis as punishment for sneaking his pregnant cat aboard. Accompanied only by a hologram of his bunkmate, the anally retentive Arnold Rimmer, the senile ship's computer Holly and a lifeform that evolved from his cat, Lister faces many trials and tribulations.

The best TV science fiction comedy ever [the over-rated Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy doesn't even come close], Red Dwarf, for the most part, maintained a high level of quality throughout and remained hugely successful. The format changed constantly, always ensuring that things never got stale and the excellent ensemble cast became pop culture icons. Smegging good stuff!

Season One [1988]
The End [15 February 1988]
Future Echoes [22 February 1988]
Balance Of Power [29 February 1988]
Waiting For God [7 March 1988]
Confidence and Paranoia [14 March 1988]
Me2 [21 March 1988]

Red Dwarf II [1988]
Kryten [6 September 1988]
Better Than Life [13 September 1988]
Thanks for the Memory [20 September 1988]
Stasis Leak [27 September 1988]
Queeg [4 October 1988]
Parallel Universe [11 October 1988]

Red Dwarf III [1989]
Backwards [14 November 1989]
Marooned [21 November 1989]
Polymorph [28 November 1989]
Bodyswap [5 December 1989]
Timeslides [12 December 1989]
The Last Day [19 December 1989]

Red Dwarf IV [1991]
Camille [14 February 1991]
DNA [21 February 1991]
Justice [28 February 1991]
White Hole [7 March 1991]
Dimension Jump [14 March 1991]
Melt Down [21 March 1991]

Red Dwarf V [1992]
Holoship [20 February 1992]
The Inquisitor [27 February 1992]
Terrorform [5 March 1992]
Quarantine [12 March 1992]
Demons and Angels [19 March 1992]
Back to Reality [26 March 1992]

Red Dwarf VI [1993]
Psirens [7 October 1993]
Legion [14 October 1993]
Gunmen of the Apocalypse [21 October 1993]
Emohawk - Polymorph II [28 October 1993]
Rimmerword [4 November 1993]
Out of Time [11 November 1993]

Red Dwarf VII [1997]
Tikka to Ride [17 January 1997]
Stoke Me a Clipper [24 January 1997]
Ouroboros [31 January 1997]
Duct Soup [7 February 1997]
Blue [14 February 1997]
Beyond a Joke [21 February 1997]
Epideme [28 February 1997]
Nanarchy [7 March 1997]

Red Dwarf VIII [1999]
Back in the Red Part One [18 February 1999]
Back in the Red Part Two [25 February 1999]
Back in the Red Part Three [4 March 1999]
Cassandra [11 March 1999]
Krytie TV [18 March 1999]
Pete Part One [25 March 1999]
Pete Part Two [1 April 1999]
Only the Good [5 April 1999]

UK
Television Distributor: BBC
Video Distributor: BBC Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 12 [video]

SEE ALSO
The Adventures of Don Quick [1970]
Evolution [2001]

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Smeg Ups
Smeg Outs

MAGAZINES

Broadcast 8 September 1989 p.9

Broadcast Production Supplement 11 June 1999 pp.S6-S7
illustrated interview

Cinefantastique vol.20 no.5 [May 1990] p.46
review

Classic Television no.5 [April / May 1998] pp.9-11
illustrated article

Comedy Review no.4 [June 1996] p.74
illustrated short article

Cult TV vol.2 no.1 [January 1998] p.7
illustrated article

Cult TV vol.2 no.2 [February 1998] pp.24-29; 64
illustrated article; illustrated review

Radio Times v.296 no.3862 [14 February 1998] pp.20-22
illustrated article

Radio Times v.300 no.3918 [20 March 1999] p.6
illustrated article

Starburst no.135 [November 1989] pp.33-35
illustrated interview

Starburst no.151 [March 1991] pp.24-27
Illustrated article, interview

Starburst no.166 [June 1992] pp.36-39
illustrated article

Starburst no.167 [July 1992] pp.36-39
illustrated article

Starburst no.190 [June 1994] pp.36-39
illustrated interview

Starburst no.202 [June 1995] pp.40-43
illustrated article

Starburst no.207 [November 1995] pp.38, 39
illustrated production report

Starburst no.208 [December 1995] p.47
illustrated note

Starburst TV Special [April 1996] pp.59-62
illustrated interview

Starburst no.247 [March 1999] pp.30-35
illustrated article

Starlog no.221 [December 1995] pp.67-69
illustrated article

Television Today no.5665 [9 November 1989] p.20
article

Television Today no.5770 [14 November 1991] p.19
article

Televisual March 1988 pp.58-59
illustrated production report

TV Zone Yearbook 1994 pp.36-39; 39-40
illustrated interview; illustrated interview

TV Zone Special [May 1995] pp.9-11
illustrated interview

TV Zone no.77 [April 1996] p.3
illustrated note

TV Zone Special no.24 [March 1997] pp.30-32; 46-49
illustrated interview; illustrated interview

BOOKS

Radio Times Guide to Comedy pp.559-560
review, credits

Red Dwarf Programme Guide [3rd edition]
credits, synopses

KEYWORDS

aliens, androids, cats, computers, cryogenic freezing, cryonics, doppelgangers, evolution, holograms, mutants, parallel universes, robots, shape shifters, space travel, spaceships, time travel

Last Updated: 21 April, 2008