Red Dwarf (1988– )

The adventures of the last human being alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

Creators:

Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

Stars:

Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Craig Charles	...	Dave Lister (61 episodes, 1988-2012)
Danny John-Jules	...	The Cat (61 episodes, 1988-2012)
Chris Barrie	...	Arnold Rimmer (57 episodes, 1988-2012)
Robert Llewellyn	...	Kryten (49 episodes, 1989-2012)

Storyline

Three million years ago, a radiation leak killed the crew of the mining ship, Red Dwarf. The only survivor was Dave Lister, the chicken soup machine repairman. He spends his time on the ship with a holographic projection of Arnold Rimmer (his dead bunkmate), Cat (a life-form that evolved from Dave's cat), Holly (the ship's senile computer), and Kryten (a service mechanoid).

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Plot Keywords:

cat | red dwarf | space | mining ship | computer | 

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Taglines:

The Brand New Smegging Series (series X)

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC Red Dwarf Site [uk] Grant Naylor Productions

Country:

UK

Language:

English Esperanto

Release Date:

29 March 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crveni patuljak

Filming Locations:

BBC Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Grant Naylor Productions, Paul Jackson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As with all other series, the seventh series was shot on videotape. But it was subsequently treated with an experimental "filmizing" process, to give the illusion that it was shot on film. This technique has since become common on British comedy and drama series, with varying acceptance by fans. It was also applied to series 1 and 2 for their "re-mastered" re-releases, but this, along with the models being replaced with CGI, prove unpopular with the fans, and has been dropped for subsequent video/DVD re-issues.

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Connections

Featured in Comedy Connections: Spitting Image (2005)

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Soundtracks

"theme"
Written by Howard Goodall
Performed by Jenna Russell

User Reviews

Smeggingly good show

'Red Dwarf' is classic comedy. The show really became good once Kryten came in as Robert Llewellyn is great as the grumpy android. Craig Charles and Chris Barrie are good too. The first series was OK but as from the second the show really became excellent and as a result is one of the UK's best sit-coms.