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Red Dwarf: The Making of 'Back to Earth'

  • TV Movie
  • 20092009
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
45
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128,603
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IMDb RATING
6.5/10
45
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
245,062
128,603
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    • Director
      • Andrew Ellard
    • Writers
      • Rob Grant(creator: Red Dwarf)
      • Doug Naylor(creator: Red Dwarf)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Ellard(voice)
      • Chris Barrie
      • Craig Charles
    • Director
      • Andrew Ellard
    • Writers
      • Rob Grant(creator: Red Dwarf)
      • Doug Naylor(creator: Red Dwarf)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Ellard(voice)
      • Chris Barrie
      • Craig Charles
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    Andrew Ellard
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    Craig Charles
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    Danny John-Jules
    Danny John-Jules
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    Robert Llewellyn
    Robert Llewellyn
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    Dean Brooks
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    Howard Burden
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    Marc Cass
    Marc Cass
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    Simon Gregson
    Simon Gregson
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    Jo Howard
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    Michelle Keegan
    Michelle Keegan
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    Alexis Lemonis
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    Andy Martin
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    Doug Naylor
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    Helen Norman
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    Steve Register
    Steve Register
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    Mike Seymour
    Mike Seymour
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    Sophie Winkleman
    Sophie Winkleman
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    • Director
      • Andrew Ellard
    • Writers
      • Rob Grant(creator: Red Dwarf)
      • Doug Naylor(creator: Red Dwarf)
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    2/10
    The making of?
    It probably worked better on paper, but it somehow doesn't work for me.

    The new effects, the total change of the feel of the series, the lack of canned laughter, the new wrinkles and the general lack of humour makes the program seem very different to the original.

    It's fine for a DVD extra, and was probably fun for the team to get back together to do this. But nothing like the actual series. Perhaps it's because I'm expecting it to be like the original.

    If you liked the original and want to see this strange revisit to the people who made Red Dwarf - just keep in mind it's more a look into the minds of the makers than actually fun or entertaining.

    If the original had carried on getting worse (from series 6 on) and kept on getting progressively worse every year until 2009 - this is what Red Dwarf would have been. They should have cancelled it at series 5.

    There are some moments in this 3-part "mini series" which make me cringe and others that made me shake my head in disappointment. At no moment did I actually enjoy it, not even a little.

    But I did get insight into the feelings of the creators, which was nice.
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    • May 1, 2010

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      • April 12, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Grant Naylor Productions
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