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 [United Kingdom] 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

According to Patrick Stewart, the first time he saw the show he thought it was a rip-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation and proceeded to call his lawyer. But as he continued watching, he became a fan of the show.

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Connections

Featured in Locker 000169 (2005)

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Soundtracks

"theme"
Written by Howard Goodall
Performed by Jenna Russell

User Reviews

An underrated gem!

Although Red Dwarf is over 17 years old now, it's only in the last year or so that I've seen it in-depth. At first I was a little cautious as it was described as a "cult" favourite, which I think is a polite way of saying geek/nerd fest. Fortunately my concerns were unfounded, as it is one of the funniest sitcoms I've ever seen.

The reason for this, in my opinion, is the terrific writing by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor - who also wrote the excellent Spitting Image. Of course, good writing would be useless without good actors delivering the lines, fortunately ever part in Red Dwarf is perfectly cast. Craig Charles (an unknown stand up comic before he was cast) and Chris Barrie (who previously worked with Grant and Naylor on Spitting Image) are both excellent in the lead roles of Dave Lister and Arnold Rimmer respectively. Robert Llwellyn, who plays Kryten, an android, only joined Red Dwarf in season 3, but quickly established himself as a lot of peoples favourite character. My favourite character, however, has to be the Cat, played by Danny John-Jules, mainly for the outlandish outfits he habitually wears.

Unfortunately the series is no longer on T.V. (in fact they haven't made any new ones since 1998), but you can now buy the series on DVD, and I strongly recommend you do (especially for the fantastic extras that are included).