Better Than Life 

A post pod carrying a 3 million year old bag of mail arrives and Rimmer becomes depressed when he learns his father is dead. The crew play an artificial game called "Better than life" which... See full summary »

Director:

Ed Bye

Writers:

Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

Stars:

Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Chris Barrie	...	Arnold Rimmer
Craig Charles	...	Dave Lister
Danny John-Jules	...	The Cat
Norman Lovett	...	Holly
John Abineri	...	Rimmer's Dad
Debbie Ash	...	Marilyn Monroe
Jeremy Austin	...	Rathbone
Nigel Carrivick	...	Captain
Tony Hawks	...	The Guide
Judy Hawkins	...	Yvonne McGruder
Tina Jenkins	...	Newsreader
Ron Pember	...	Taxman
Gordon Salkilld	...	Gordon

Storyline

A post pod carrying a 3 million year old bag of mail arrives and Rimmer becomes depressed when he learns his father is dead. The crew play an artificial game called "Better than life" which makes the players' wishes come true, but Rimmer's brain begins to rebel.

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Plot Keywords:

mail | mermaid | golf course | fantasize | admiral | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1988 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Cat goes on to learn more about golf - including not to throw the club - as evidenced by his prowess at a tabletop version of the game in Red Dwarf: Timeslides (1989).

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Goofs

In the golf course scene, the giant knotted handkerchief on top of Holly's television monitor disappears in one shot and reappears in the next.

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Quotes

Holly: What's happening, dudes?
Lister: Hi, Hol.
Holly: Guess what?
Rimmer: What?
Holly: Go on. Have a guess.
Rimmer: What is it vaguely about?
Holly: No clues. Just have a guess.
[Lister and Rimmer look puzzled]
Holly: I knew you wouldn't get it. The Post Pod's arrived.
Rimmer: What? The mail?
[...]

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Connections

References Pinky and Perky (1957)

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