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The Red Dwarf investigates an ocean ship, The Esperanto, where they find the ship's crew have all committed suicide, and are attacked by a sea monster called The Despair Squid. Later they ... See full summary »

Directors:

Rob Grant (as Grant Naylor), Juliet May

Writers:

Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

Stars:

Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Chris Barrie	...	Rimmer
Craig Charles	...	Lister
Danny John-Jules	...	Cat
Hattie Hayridge	...	Holly
Robert Llewellyn	...	Kryten
Timothy Spall	...	Andy
Lenny von Dohlen	...	Cop
Anastasia Hille	...	New Kochanski
Marie McCarthy	...	Nurse
John Sharian	...	New Lister

Storyline

The Red Dwarf investigates an ocean ship, The Esperanto, where they find the ship's crew have all committed suicide, and are attacked by a sea monster called The Despair Squid. Later they wake up to find they are not who they thought they were and have been playing an artificial reality computer game for four years.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | red dwarf | fire extinguisher | crossbow | gun | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 March 1992 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Kempton Park Pumping Station, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Timothy Spall was extremely nervous during shooting because he had never performed in front of a television studio audience before. It took him many takes to say his lines correctly.

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Quotes

[Lister-Sebastian and Kryten-Jake see two propaganda posters]
Sebastian Doyle: [reading] "Vote Fascist for a Third Glorious Decade of Total Law Enforcement"?
Jake Bullet: [reading] "Be a Government Informer. Betray Your Family & Friends. Fabulous Prizes to be Won"?

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Naked Time (1966)

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