"Red Dwarf" (1988) TV series

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

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 / ... (55 episodes, 1988-2009)
Danny John-Jules	...	The Cat / ... (55 episodes, 1988-2009)
Chris Barrie	...	Arnold Rimmer / ... (51 episodes, 1988-2009)
Robert Llewellyn	...	Kryten / ... (43 episodes, 1989-2009)

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		(55 episodes, 1988-2009)
Doug Naylor		(55 episodes, 1988-2009)
Paul Alexander		(5 episodes, 1997-1999)

Series Produced by
Doug Naylor	....	executive producer / producer (43 episodes, 1989-2009)
Ed Bye	....	producer (40 episodes, 1988-1999)
Rob Grant	....	executive producer / producer (24 episodes, 1989-1993)
Paul Jackson	....	executive producer (18 episodes, 1988-1989)
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)
Charles Armitage	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2009)
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		(55 episodes, 1988-2009)

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		(8 episodes, 1999)
Nick Ames		(6 episodes, 2012)

Series Casting by
Linda Glover		(19 episodes, 1997-2009)
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		(43 episodes, 1989-2009)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Mike Fallon	....	property buyer (9 episodes, 1988)
Michala Jermy	....	props (8 episodes, 1999)
Andy Spence	....	graphic designer (8 episodes, 1999)
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 (6 episodes, 1997)
Greyham Feehily	....	construction manager (6 episodes, 2012)
Bronwyn Franklin	....	production buyer (6 episodes, 2012)
Laurie Miller	....	property master (6 episodes, 2012)
Micaela Ralph	....	art department 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 / ... (20 episodes, 1989-1999)
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 / ... (10 episodes, 1989-1999)
Mike Reardon	....	boom operator (8 episodes, 1999)
Alan Machin	....	sound (6 episodes, 1988)
Wendy Rath	....	sound (6 episodes, 1988)
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
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects senior technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Peter Wragg	....	visual effects designer (44 episodes, 1988-1997)
Chris Veale	....	additional video effects / digital effects designer (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
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)
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)
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)
Jason Cuddy	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 2012)
Ed Lancaster	....	grip (6 episodes, 2012)
David Parker	....	o.b. lighting (3 episodes, 1988)
Dave Hodge	....	camera supervisor (3 episodes, 1989)
Paul Barker	....	rigger (3 episodes, 2009)
Chris Bird	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Mark Funnell	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Trevor Henen	....	focus puller (3 episodes, 2009)
Jason Iqbal	....	camera assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Sam Kite	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Al 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)
Neil Purcell	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2009)
Jim Russell	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2009)
Taylor Russell	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Richard Shaw	....	camera assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Alex Taylor	....	focus puller (3 episodes, 2009)
Deane Thrussell	....	digital imaging technician (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
Richard Sale	....	assistant costume designer (8 episodes, 1999)
Lesley Staves	....	costume assistant (6 episodes, 1988)
Carly Griffith	....	costumes (3 episodes, 2009)
Fraser Purfit	....	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)
Len Greenhalgh	....	vision supervisor (3 episodes, 1988)
Nick Adams	....	colorist (3 episodes, 2009)
Nick Ames	....	off-line editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Nick King	....	on-line editor (3 episodes, 2009)
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)
Mike Amos	....	production accountant (16 episodes, 1997-1999)
Helen Norman	....	general manager: Grant Naylor Productions / general manager: GNP Ltd (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)
Julie Farmer	....	production team (8 episodes, 1997)
Tessa Glover	....	assistant to producer/director / personal assistant to producer/director (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)
Louisa Rawlins	....	production coordinator (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)
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)

Production Companies

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

Distributors

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

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:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Rob Grant and Doug Naylor were disappointed with the cheap uniform-gray color scheme that dominated the first two series. From the third series, Mel Bibby was brought in as production designer and redesigned the sets.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Forty Years of Fuck (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

theme

Who Wouldn't Want to be Trapped in Space With These Guys?

Red Dwarf is for anyone who enjoys a good laugh, and doesn't mind taking their science fiction with a grain of salt. Yet I think it's necessary to break the show up into three distinct parts.

Part One encompasses seasons one and two, which revolves primarily around the relationship of Rimmer and Lister. The first two seasons have a great low-budget appeal (most of the scenes take place on a couple of sets)and really mixes sharp wit and satire with a sense of loneliness.

Part Two is seasons three to six, and a new character, Kryten, is added to the list (this is not bad at all: Kryten gets a lot of the best lines). With the show's growing popularity and increased budget, the characters venture more and more outside their giant spaceship and explore "strange new worlds". Action and physical comedy take more and more precedence during these seasons. This is the high point of the show's run.

Part Three includes seasons seven and eight, and in all honesty, are best avoided. Several years elapsed between seasons and six and seven, and it shows. The show's creators made several mistakes in plot, story, and character, and the actors appear to be going through the motions, and much of their character traits, which made the show so great in the first place, are missing or warped in very disappointing ways.

Still, I highly recommend the first six years of this program. They're just the motley crew I'd want to be lost in space with.