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Red Dwarf: Season 1, Episode 5

Confidence & Paranoia (14 Mar. 1988)

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Lister falls ill after entering a contaminated area of Red Dwarf trying to find Kochanski's hologram disc which Rimmer has hidden. But Red Dwarf has two unwelcome guests on-board, Lister's Confidence and Paranoia.

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Lister falls ill after entering a contaminated area of Red Dwarf trying to find Kochanski's hologram disc which Rimmer has hidden. But Red Dwarf has two unwelcome guests on-board, Lister's Confidence and Paranoia.

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Mac McDonald, who played Captain Hollister in the first episode, was originally considered for the part of Confidence. But he was decided against because the producers felt that Hollister would be brought back eventually. He does return in the eighth series. See more »

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Confidence: Oxygen is for losers!
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