"Red Dwarf" (1988) TV series 1988-

Creators:

Rob Grant
Doug Naylor
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

29 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Brand New Smegging Series (series X)

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Red Dwarf | Space | Mining Ship | Computer

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Ed Bye		(40 episodes, 1988-1999)
Doug Naylor		(13 episodes, 1992-2012)
Andy De Emmony		(6 episodes, 1993)
Rob Grant		(4 episodes, 1992)
Juliet May		(4 episodes, 1992)

Series Writing credits
Rob Grant		(61 episodes, 1988-2012)
Doug Naylor		(61 episodes, 1988-2012)
Paul Alexander		(5 episodes, 1997-1999)

Series Produced by
Doug Naylor	....	executive producer / producer (50 episodes, 1988-2012)
Ed Bye	....	producer (40 episodes, 1988-1999)
Rob Grant	....	executive producer / producer (24 episodes, 1989-1993)
Paul Jackson	....	executive producer (18 episodes, 1988-1989)
Charles Armitage	....	executive producer (9 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jo Bennett	....	line producer (8 episodes, 1999)
Ann Zahl	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1988)
Gilly Archer	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1989)
Candida Julian-Jones	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1991)
Hilary Bevan Jones	....	producer (6 episodes, 1992)
Julian Scott	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1992)
Justin Judd	....	producer (6 episodes, 1993)
David Mason	....	line producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Richard Naylor	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Ellard	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2009)
Jo Howard	....	line producer / producer (3 episodes, 2009)
Helen Norman	....	producer (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Original Music by
Howard Goodall		(61 episodes, 1988-2012)

Series Cinematography by
Peter Morgan		(16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Andy Martin		(9 episodes, 2009-2012)

Series Film Editing by
Graham Hutchings		(26 episodes, 1991-1997)
Ed Wooden		(18 episodes, 1988-1989)
Mark Wybourn		(9 episodes, 1988-1999)
Nick Ames		(9 episodes, 2009-2012)

Series Casting by
Linda Glover		(25 episodes, 1997-2012)
Jane Davies		(18 episodes, 1991-1993)

Series Production Design by
Mel Bibby		(40 episodes, 1989-1999)
Paul Montague		(12 episodes, 1988)
Stephen Bradshaw		(12 episodes, 1992-1993)
Michael Ralph		(6 episodes, 2012)
Mark Harris		(3 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Direction by
Ian Reade-Hill		(14 episodes, 1997-1999)
Richard Field		(6 episodes, 2012)
Alex Lemonis		(3 episodes, 2009)
Adrian Caldwell		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Costume Design by
Howard Burden		(49 episodes, 1989-2012)
Gill Shaw		(28 episodes, 1992-1999)
Jackie Pinks		(12 episodes, 1988)

Series Makeup Department
Andrea Finch	....	makeup designer / make up designer (37 episodes, 1991-2009)
Sarah Berry	....	makeup designer / make up designer (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Bethan Jones	....	makeup designer (12 episodes, 1988-1989)
Suzanne Jansen	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 1988)
Elizabeth Hart	....	makeup supervisor (6 episodes, 2012)
Katie Lee	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2012)
Morag Smith	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2012)
Magi Vaughan	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 2012)
Nina Gan	....	makeup designer (5 episodes, 1992)
Lois Burwell	....	makeup designer (4 episodes, 1993)
Christine Allsopp	....	makeup artist / makeup designer (4 episodes, 1999-2009)
Sarah Pickering	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Norma Webb	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Production Management
Mike Agnew	....	production manager (12 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jo Bennett	....	production manager (8 episodes, 1997)
George R. Clarke	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1988)
Mario Dubois	....	unit manager (6 episodes, 1988)
Kelvin Jones	....	unit manager (6 episodes, 1988)
Janet Smith	....	unit manager (6 episodes, 1989)
Julian Scott	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1991)
Irene Gibbons	....	unit manager (6 episodes, 1992)
Kerry Waddell	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1993)
Jackie Vance	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2012)
Becky Page	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Lesley McKirdy	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Hastings	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1997)
Rebecca Hewitt	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1997)
Julie Sykes	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1999)
Debbie Biggins	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 2012)
Jim Imber	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2012)
Lucy Pearson	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 2012)
Vikki Dale	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2009)
James Farmer	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 2009)
Jo Howard	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2009)
Nick Rae	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2009)
Mike Seymour	....	second unit director (3 episodes, 2009)
Mark J. Ingram	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1995)

Series Art Department
Mark Allen	....	graphic designer (18 episodes, 1988-1989)
Neil Davies	....	props (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Paul de Csernatony	....	property master / props (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Nigel Pinhay	....	props (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Tim Youngman	....	property buyer / property master / ... (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Stella McIntyre	....	property buyer (12 episodes, 1989-1992)
Andy Spence	....	graphic designer (9 episodes, 1988-1999)
Mike Fallon	....	property buyer (9 episodes, 1988)
Michala Jermy	....	props (8 episodes, 1999)
John Allen	....	carpenter (6 episodes, 1988)
Pete Blackall	....	props (6 episodes, 1991)
Don Cave	....	property buyer (6 episodes, 1991)
Paul D'Auria	....	graphic designer (6 episodes, 1991)
Mark Hedges	....	stand-by propman / property master (6 episodes, 1992)
Simon Dalton	....	property master (6 episodes, 1993)
Springer Horrill	....	property buyer (6 episodes, 1993)
Laurie Law	....	property buyer / prop buyer (6 episodes, 1997)
Greyham Feehily	....	construction manager (6 episodes, 2012)
Bronwyn Franklin	....	production buyer (6 episodes, 2012)
Wyn Jenkins	....	model maker (6 episodes, 2012)
Paul Kearney	....	standby props (6 episodes, 2012)
Laurie Miller	....	props master (6 episodes, 2012)
William Pearson	....	model maker (6 episodes, 2012)
Micaela Ralph	....	art assistant (6 episodes, 2012)
Paul Purdy	....	property master (5 episodes, 1992)
Duncan Wheeler	....	property buyer / properties buyer (3 episodes, 1988)
Nik Afia	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Ben Bagley	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2009)
Graeme Callander	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Jane Gilchrist	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2009)
Adam Harris	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2009)
Natasha Jones	....	art department coordinator (3 episodes, 2009)
Karen Krizanovich	....	property buyer (3 episodes, 2009)
Humayun Mirza	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Mark Papworth	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2009)
Morgan Parker	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2009)
Antony Parnell	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2009)
Steve Register	....	property master (3 episodes, 2009)
Bill Thomas	....	props (3 episodes, 2009)
Luke Whitelock	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2009)
Mark Stonehouse	....	assistant art director (2 episodes, 1988)
Trevor Young	....	prop buyer / property buyer (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Sound Department
Jem Whippey	....	sound supervisor / post production sound / ... (21 episodes, 1988-1999)
Keith Mayes	....	sound supervisor (19 episodes, 1989-1993)
Tony Worthington	....	sound supervisor (18 episodes, 1988-1989)
Nigel Davis	....	location sound / sound supervisor (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Geoff Moss	....	sound supervisor / post production sound / ... (11 episodes, 1988-1999)
Mike Reardon	....	boom operator (8 episodes, 1999)
Alan Machin	....	sound (6 episodes, 1988)
Wendy Rath	....	sound (6 episodes, 1988)
Keith Nixon	....	dubbing mixer / sound recordist (6 episodes, 2012)
Tom Turner	....	sound effects editor (6 episodes, 2012)
John York	....	dialogue premix mixer / p.a. mixer (6 episodes, 2012)
Chris Ashworth	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2009)
Robert Brazier	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Ed Colyer	....	foley mixer (3 episodes, 2009)
Louis Franklin	....	boom operator (3 episodes, 2009)
Glen Gathard	....	sfx/foley editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Paul Hickey	....	boom operator (3 episodes, 2009)
Mark Owen	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 2009)
Nigel Holmes	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Andy Adam	....	special effects technician (1 episode, 2012)
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects senior technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Peter Wragg	....	visual effects designer / visual effects (45 episodes, 1988-2012)
Chris Veale	....	additional video effects / digital effects designer / ... (17 episodes, 1988-1999)
Jim Francis	....	visual effects designer (8 episodes, 1999)
Mark Howard	....	visual effects designer (7 episodes, 1999)
Ed Smith	....	visual effects designer (7 episodes, 1999)
Jez Harris	....	video effects (6 episodes, 1992)
Bruce Steele	....	video effects (6 episodes, 1992)
Karl Mooney	....	video effects (6 episodes, 1993)
Tony Maher	....	visual effects producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Miguel Caamaño Riveiro	....	visual effects editor (6 episodes, 2012)
Dave Jervis	....	video effects designer (5 episodes, 1997)
James Davis	....	visual effects designer (4 episodes, 1992-1997)
Alan Marshall	....	visual effects designer (4 episodes, 1992-1997)
Nick Kool	....	visual effects designer (3 episodes, 1992-1997)
Paul McGuinness	....	visual effects designer (3 episodes, 1992-1997)
Vipin Agrawal	....	digital compositor (3 episodes, 2009)
Mike Seymour	....	visual effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Mike Tucker	....	visual effects designer (2 episodes, 1993-1997)
Paul Cavanagh	....	video effects designer (2 episodes, 1997)
Bill Pearson	....	visual effects designer (2 episodes, 1999)
Angus Bickerton	....	motion control (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 1989-1992)
Nick Gillard	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1997-1999)
Marc Cass	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1999-2009)
Tom Delmar	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John Pomphrey	....	lighting director (36 episodes, 1988-1993)
Rocket	....	camera supervisor / o.b. camera operator (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
John Barker	....	gaffer (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Melvyn Cross	....	camera supervisor (12 episodes, 1988)
Ron Green	....	gaffer (12 episodes, 1992-1993)
Neil Purcell	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jim Russell	....	gaffer (9 episodes, 2009-2012)
Jim Alloway	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1997)
Nathan Cubitt	....	assistant camera (8 episodes, 1997)
Andy Martin	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1999)
Dave Fox	....	camera supervisor / o.b. camera operator (6 episodes, 1989)
Robert Brown	....	digital imaging technician (6 episodes, 2012)
Jason Cuddy	....	second assistant camera / clapper loader (6 episodes, 2012)
Keith Hunter	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2012)
Ed Lancaster	....	grip (6 episodes, 2012)
Ed Moore	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2012)
Martin Scholte	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2012)
Garath Whyte	....	digital imaging technician (6 episodes, 2012)
Paul Barker	....	rigger / spark (4 episodes, 2009-2012)
Trevor Henen	....	focus puller (4 episodes, 2009-2012)
Sam Kite	....	electrician / spark (4 episodes, 2009-2012)
Taylor Russell	....	electrician / spark (4 episodes, 2009-2012)
Alex Taylor	....	focus puller (4 episodes, 2009-2012)
Deane Thrussell	....	digital imaging technician / (director of photography: 2nd model unit (4 episodes, 2009-2012)
David Parker	....	o.b. lighting (3 episodes, 1988)
Dave Hodge	....	camera supervisor (3 episodes, 1989)
Chris Bird	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Mark Funnell	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Jason Iqbal	....	camera assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Alun Knott	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2009)
Stefan Lissner	....	best boy (3 episodes, 2009)
Dean Morris	....	grip (3 episodes, 2009)
Bob O'Brian	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Richard Shaw	....	camera assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Grant Wiesinger	....	rigger (3 episodes, 2009)
Gordon White	....	o.b. lighting (2 episodes, 1988)
Dai Thomas	....	lighting assistant (2 episodes, 1993)
Thomas Storey	....	cable basher (2 episodes, 2012)
Peter Edwards	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mike Jackson	....	camera supervisor (unknown episodes)
Tony Keene	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Sarah Leung	....	casting assistant (6 episodes, 2012)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fraser Purfit	....	costume stand-by / costumes (9 episodes, 2009-2012)
Richard Sale	....	assistant costume designer (8 episodes, 1999)
Lesley Staves	....	costume assistant (6 episodes, 1988)
Kat Cappellazzi	....	costume supervisor (6 episodes, 2012)
Carly Griffith	....	costumes (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Editorial Department
Simon Sanders	....	vision mixer (18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Mike Spencer	....	vision supervisor (18 episodes, 1991-1993)
Jill Dornan	....	vision mixer (12 episodes, 1988)
John Barclay	....	vision mixer (8 episodes, 1999)
Simon Burchell	....	post-production coordinator (8 episodes, 1999)
Peter Bates	....	insert editor (7 episodes, 1992-1993)
John Sillitto	....	on-line editor (6 episodes, 1988)
David Barrett	....	additional editing (6 episodes, 2012)
Andy Lee	....	colorist (6 episodes, 2012)
Daniel Passes	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2012)
Len Greenhalgh	....	vision supervisor (3 episodes, 1988)
Nick Adams	....	colorist (3 episodes, 2009)
Nick King	....	on-line editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Giles-Harling	....	vision mixer (3 episodes, 2012)
John Battye	....	vision supervisor (2 episodes, 1988)
Peter Ridsdale Scott	....	commissioning editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Christine Moses	....	production assistant / script supervisor (26 episodes, 1991-1997)
Dona DiStefano	....	assistant floor manager / body double: Clare Grogan (18 episodes, 1988-1989)
Helen Norman	....	general manager: Grant Naylor Productions / general manager: GNP Ltd (17 episodes, 1997-2012)
Mike Amos	....	production accountant (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Joanna Birkinshaw	....	production accountant (12 episodes, 1991-1992)
Mairead Curtin	....	production team (12 episodes, 1991-1992)
Kerry Waddell	....	stage manager (12 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jeff Jeffery	....	technical manager (12 episodes, 1992-1993)
Dai Thomas	....	console operator (10 episodes, 1992-1993)
Paul Alexander	....	script associate / script editor (10 episodes, 1997-1999)
Tessa Glover	....	assistant to producer/director / personal assistant to producer/director / ... (9 episodes, 1988-1997)
Julie Farmer	....	production team (8 episodes, 1997)
Ian Hutchinson	....	production team (8 episodes, 1997)
Esther Rodewald	....	production coordinator / production co-ordinator (8 episodes, 1997)
Alan Godleman	....	engineering manager (8 episodes, 1999)
Lucy Gossage	....	production team (8 episodes, 1999)
Ken Hawkins	....	location manager (8 episodes, 1999)
Jackie Kelly	....	production team (8 episodes, 1999)
Kelly Sparks	....	production team (8 episodes, 1999)
Rachel Stewart	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1999)
Lucy Tullett	....	production team (8 episodes, 1999)
Gillian Wood	....	script supervisor (8 episodes, 1999)
Jacqueline Zoppi-Tighe	....	stage manager (8 episodes, 1999)
Cliff Pinnock	....	location manager (7 episodes, 1997)
Helen Campbell	....	production team / assistant floor manager (6 episodes, 1988)
Andrew Cowley	....	technical coordinator (6 episodes, 1988)
Kate Preston	....	production team / production secretary (6 episodes, 1988)
Anna Staniland	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1988)
Alison Thornber	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1988)
Claire Asbury	....	production team (6 episodes, 1989)
Billy Drew	....	production team (6 episodes, 1989)
Neil Gallery	....	production team (6 episodes, 1989)
Christina Hamilton	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1989)
Jane Parker	....	production team (6 episodes, 1989)
Helene Rudlin	....	production team (6 episodes, 1989)
Tony Smith	....	technical coordinator (6 episodes, 1989)
Celia Bargh	....	production team (6 episodes, 1991)
Jez Harris	....	video effects (6 episodes, 1992)
Nichol Hoye	....	production team (6 episodes, 1992)
Bruce Steele	....	video effects (6 episodes, 1992)
Mark Baker	....	production team (6 episodes, 1993)
Bridget Chick	....	production team (6 episodes, 1993)
Suzannah Holt	....	location manager (6 episodes, 1993)
Rina Konstantinou	....	stage manager (6 episodes, 1993)
Karl Mooney	....	video effects (6 episodes, 1993)
Louise O'Malley	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 1993)
Cressida Sherston	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 1993)
Simon Wallace	....	floor manager (6 episodes, 1993)
Andrew Ellard	....	script editor (6 episodes, 2012)
Bob McDonald	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2012)
Roopesh Parekh	....	production executive (6 episodes, 2012)
Louisa Rawlins	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2012)
Jane Rogerson	....	commissioning executive: Dave (6 episodes, 2012)
Stephanie Rose	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2012)
Charlotte Rutherford	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2012)
Siggy Stone	....	floor runner (6 episodes, 2012)
Ron Clare	....	technical coordinator / technical co-ordinator (4 episodes, 1988)
Bernd Clayton	....	production team (3 episodes, 2009)
Stan Fus	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2009)
Karen Hinton	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2009)
Susan Lawton	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Richard Naylor	....	production team (3 episodes, 2009)
Becky Page	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2009)
Lisa Perrin	....	commissioning executive: Dave (3 episodes, 2009)
Stacey Skinner	....	production team (3 episodes, 2009)
Charlie Squire	....	production team (3 episodes, 2009)
Robert Turnbull	....	production team (3 episodes, 2009)
Christopher Watson	....	production team (3 episodes, 2009)
Reece King	....	floor runner (3 episodes, 2012)
Charles Augins	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 1988-1999)
Jon Spicer	....	technical coordinator (2 episodes, 1988)
Mark J. Ingram	....	production team (2 episodes, 1993)
David Lawrence	....	production team (2 episodes, 1993)

Series Thanks
Jo Howard	....	in memory of (1 episode, 2012)
Peter Wragg	....	in memory of (1 episode, 2012)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (BBC North West)
• Grant Naylor Productions
• Paul Jackson Productions

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1988-1999) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS/Fox (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Encore Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• BBC Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Dave (2009-) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (52 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Esperanto

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (one episode) (original rating) | UK:PG (most episodes)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Hugh Laurie auditioned for the part of Lister.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Hagan Reviews: Condorman (#2.10)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

theme

Possibly the Best TV Comedy ever...............ruined!!!!!!!!!!!

I would have rated Red Dwarf 10/10, but unfortunately, when rating the show in its entirety, you must consider the final two seasons/series.

Series 1 - 6 will always be what I remember about the show. It was funny and original. You could relate to all characters (all the actors deserve the highest praise), and although there were plenty of plot holes, and continuity problems, there was a classic blend of good story lines, mixed with classic British-style humour.............it was unlike anything else before or since. Pure quality. Every episode was a classic, and I can watch them all again and again and laugh until I get a stitch.

Then after series 6 (one of the best series') Rob Grant left the show, the production budget increased, and series 7 was given that stupid 'film look'. Also Rimmer was replaced halfway through the series with Kochanski (Listers long lost love). Basically it seemed like someone had pressed the show's self destruct button, and its never been the same since. All the humour seemed forced, and the story lines got so deep, you actually forgot you were supposed to be watching a Sci-Fi comedy.

.......Then things got worse. Series 8 came out. The less said the better. I know there are hard core fans out there who say that series 8 isn't that bad. But try watching episodes from series 3, then watch series 8 and you'll realise how much the show went into freefall.

Its such a shame because in the early days of Dwarf, there simply wasn't anything better on TV.