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Red Dwarf

  • TV Series
  • 1988– 1988–
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 30m
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Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, and Robert Llewellyn in Red Dwarf (1988)
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The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
36K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
968
57
    • Rob Grant
    • Doug Naylor
  • Stars
    • Chris Barrie
    • Craig Charles
    • Danny John-Jules
    • Rob Grant
    • Doug Naylor
  • Stars
    • Chris Barrie
    • Craig Charles
    • Danny John-Jules
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    • 145User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    Robert Llewellyn in Red Dwarf (1988)
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    Chris Barrie and Craig Charles in Red Dwarf (1988)
    Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn in Red Dwarf (1988)
    Robert Llewellyn in Red Dwarf (1988)
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    Chris Barrie in Red Dwarf (1988)
    Craig Charles in Red Dwarf (1988)

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    Chris Barrie
    Chris Barrie
    • Rimmer…
    Craig Charles
    Craig Charles
    • Lister…
    Danny John-Jules
    Danny John-Jules
    • Cat…
    Robert Llewellyn
    Robert Llewellyn
    • Kryten…
    Norman Lovett
    Norman Lovett
    • Holly
    Hattie Hayridge
    Hattie Hayridge
    • Holly…
    Chloë Annett
    Chloë Annett
    • Kochanski…
    Mac McDonald
    Mac McDonald
    • Captain Hollister
    Tony Hawks
    Tony Hawks
    • Dispensing Machine…
    Daniel Barker
    Daniel Barker
    • Alien Natural History Presenter…
    Graham McTavish
    Graham McTavish
    • Ackerman
    Clare Grogan
    Clare Grogan
    • Kochanski
    Rupert Bates
    • Bodyguard…
    Jake Wood
    Jake Wood
    • Kill Crazy
    David Ross
    • Talkie Toaster…
    Paul Bradley
    • Chen
    David Gillespie
    • Selby
    Simon Gaffney
    • Young Rimmer
      • Rob Grant
      • Doug Naylor
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules are the only two actors to appear in every episode.
    • Goofs
      The cause of Kat's existence is inconsistent. In the first series, he is the last of a species of creature that had evolved from 'Frankenstein', a pet cat that Lister had smuggled on board. For much of the show's run, he is a mutated version of Lister's original pet, even remembering events from earth. As of the most recent episode, multiple species have evolved from Lister's original pet, and Kat is the last one from the race that stayed on Red Dwarf.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Lister: Smeg!

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits in the remastered version of Red Dwarf: Backwards (1989) are in reverse.
    • Alternate versions
      A video, "Red Dwarf VII: X-tended" (3 November 1997) was released containing extended editions of three episodes from the seventh series - "Tikka to Ride", "Ouroboros" and "Duct Soup", including fifty new bloopers and the full-length version of the Rimmer Munchkin Song from the end of "Blue".
    • Connections
      Edited into Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (1994)

    User reviews145

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    I am hopelessly addicted to this show.
    Let's get one thing straight here: I don't watch much TV. A lot of the shows nowadays really get on my nerves. But RED DWARF is different. DWARF is shown on Saturday nights on my local PBS station, and the week just isn't the same if I can't see my favorite bunch of marooned space bums. The story is a bit of a long one: Dave Lister, a technician aboard the mining ship RED DWARF, is punished for having an unquarantined cat on the ship. His punishment involves going into stasis for 18 months, forfeiting all pay (which he wants to save up so he can move to Fiji with his cat and the love of his life, Kristine Kochanski). But while he is in stasis, his supremely anal-retentive superior officer and bunkmate Arnold Rimmer fails to fix a restraining plate properly on a warp drive, and the whole ship undergoes an internal nuclear explosion. When awakened by Holly, the ship's slightly loopy computer, Lister finds out he has been in stasis for over 3 million years. Rimmer, resurrected by Holly as a hologram, is back to keep Lister sane yet seems more probable to do the opposite. Lister's cat, who was pregnant, was safely sealed away in the cargo hold of the ship. There the cats have bred for 3 million years, and the last survivor of their race pops out of an air vent, a Felis Sapiens, or commonly known as just Cat. Together, they try to find a way back home to Earth...even if it takes 3 million years!

    I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good laugh. :o)
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    • JinDigital
    • Jul 19, 1999

    FAQ5

    • What is Red Dwarf and what is it about?
    • Why did Chris Barrie temporarily leave Red Dwarf?
    • Why does this series lack continuity?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 1989 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC Red Dwarf Site (United Kingdom)
      • Grant Naylor Productions
      • English
      • Esperanto
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • BBC Manchester, New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Grant Naylor Productions
      • Baby Cow Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • 30 minutes
      • Color

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