The episode also marks the final regular appearance of chloe annett as kochanski and norman lovett as holly. With the old cast and red dwarf back, the series moved back. Sentenced to 2 years for stealing the confidential reports in the tank on floor. The official website of red dwarf, the cult sciencefiction comedy show. Red dwarf season 1 episode 2 future echoes dailymotion video. Cast and crew detail the making of the red dwarf episode krytie tv. Series viii has two lost episodes phwoaarr and earth.
The premise of the series follows the lowranking technician dave lister, who awakens after being in suspended animation for three. Although eventually proven innocent, they are instead sentenced to two years in the tank for misusing classified. In the great red dwarf debate, published in volume 2 issue 3 of the red dwarf smegazine, sciencefiction writers steve lyons and joe nazzaro both argued on the pros and cons of the early series against the later series. On board the jupiter mining ship red dwarf, dave lister ranks 169 out of 169, lower than the skutters, the maintenance robots. At the end of season 8, rimmer had gone back to the real universe and the other 4 had gone to the mirror universe. What happened to kochanski between season 8 and 10 of red. But dave awakes from suspended animation, only to find hes been frozen for 3 million years and the crew have been wiped out in a radioactive disaster. After experimenting with an abandoned time drive, the crew of the red dwarf comes facetoface with an exact replica of the ship. Red dwarf 19881999 series 1 dave lister wakes from suspended animation to discover everyone around him is dead and hes three million years into deep space.
Episodes series ii guide red dwarf the official website. Red dwarf episode season 04 episode 02 dna red dwarf episode season 04 episode 02 dna watch red dwarf episode season 04 episode 02 dna. The tank series viii dvd iphone 44s 640x960 iphone 55c5s 620x16 android phones 920x1080 ipad 1 2 mini 1024x1024. Series i had bodysnatcher, series iii had dad, and series vii had idw. His bossroommate is arnold rimmer, an obsessive, incompetent, nerdy smeghead who has failed his astronavigation exam 16 times and sews name tags in his shipissue condoms. Series viii of red dwarf is certainly a return to form to an extent but the weak plots of the final three episodes are crying out for rob grants influence and ideas. Taken from the tank, a series viii documentary available as part of red dwarf viii on dvd.
This is especially good news for rimmer, who is now a lot less dead, but is extremely bad news for everyone else. It was the first television outing for red dwarf in over ten years, and features the. In june 2010, craig charles, chris barrie and hattie hayridge reported plans to produce further. With chloe annett, chris barrie, craig charles, danny johnjules. So as an early christmas present, we thought itd be nice to give you a bit more information about what exactly you can expect to find on. But still it was an achievement for sole writer doug naylor with the assistance of paul alexander to get the dialogue back to the standards of the earlier series.
The tank is also referred to as the brig, and floor or floor thirteen. If you were in any way concerned that last weeks red dwarf premiere lacked the qualities of its classic series, you should be really pleased with samsara while twentica felt more like a. Red dwarf x is the tenth series of the british science fiction sitcom red dwarf, was broadcast on uk television channel dave between 4 october and 8 november 2012. While changes as a tv series progresses in normal, there seems to have been an inordinate amount of change between red dwarf s season 2 and 3. Series viii 1999 the final red dwarf series for a decade was broadcast in 1999. A first series gives the show a start a second can decide its entire future. It was first shown in the uk on 5 april 1999 in the 9. Watch all 8 red dwarf episodes from season 8,view pictures, get episode information and more. Oct 09, 2007 dave lister is the last human being in the universe. Now that were into december, the release of red dwarf series i viii on bluray marking the first ever hd release for the bbc era for the show is happening next month.
In the episode entangled from series x lister speculates that. Of course he saves the day by surfing on a crocodiles back in midair. Series eight was even worse, abandoning the idea of lister and co being alone. Why the change in style between seasons 2 and 3 in red dwarf. The tank, which offers interviews with the cast and crew. Top 10 best red dwarf episodes scifinow the worlds. A 12th series has also been filmed and will air sometime. There are six episodes and it is the first full series of red dwarf since 1999. Red dwarf season 12 release date will happen in the end of 2017.
While changes as a tv series progresses in normal, there seems to have been an inordinate amount of change between red dwarfs season 2 and 3. After 52 shows the programme ended with high hopes of a movie to be made soon after but although the following decade saw the project at. It was first broadcast on the british television channel bbc2 on 11 november 1993. But the first two series available in a dvd 2pack started the cult phenomenon and stand up as one of the oddest and funniest comedies ever to come out of england.
The title sequence changed from the 2001esque sequence to a more generic sitcomish sequence boo. Awesome, epic promo spot for the tank season of red dwarf. Red dwarf xi and xii were made backtoback after the wellloved space comedy got a double commission, however doug seemed less sure about whether they could make two seasons in one go. They went to and from red dwarf in a white shuttle craft, which may be white giant from the novel better than life. Lister tries to persuade rimmer to allow him to escape and to track down. Overdue bad news from home forces rimmer, lister and the cat to take refuge in a. Season 8 is more of the quality british comedy that earlier seasons had, with an. A documentary about the eighth series of red dwarf 1988.
Well assume youre ok with this, but you can optout if you wish. Series viii has the most lost episodes of any red dwarf series. Out of time is the sixth episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf series vi and the 36th in the programmes run. Series viii of red dwarf aired between february and april 1999. The second series of red dwarf makes great strides to improving the shortcomings of the first series.
Red dwarf series ii, episode 2 better than life british. The most noteworthy adaptation of the red dwarf series comes from the bbc two television series of the same name. Jan 25, 2016 red dwarf episode season 04 episode 02 dna red dwarf episode season 04 episode 02 dna watch red dwarf episode season 04 episode 02 dna. Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series and a featurelength special of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on dave in 2009 and 2012 and from 2016 to the present, gaining a cult following. At the end of series viii of red dwarf, only the good. While lister is imprisoned in stasis as punishment for smuggling his cat on board, a radiation leak w. Viii dvd the nanobots have populated the ship with its original crew. Hes soon joined by rimmer, a hologram of his dead bunkmate, a lifeform evolved from his pet cat and a mechanoid. Red dwarf is a british science fiction comedy franchise created by rob grant and doug naylor which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1999, and on dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. As a result, they broadcast the last five episodes of series viii before they were aired in the uk. Series ii, episode 2 better than life the longoverdue arrival of a postal delivery brings untold goodies for the dwarf crew. The program has run through more than ten series with more than 65 episodes. Few would have given a scifi sitcom a hope, yet red dwarfs. With the entire crew also restored by nanobots, lister, rimmer, cat, kryten and kochanski are given a twoyear prison sentence in red dwarf s penal department, overseen by the officious warder ackerman.
There are a lot of fans who dont like any comedy in scifi as they feel it is not being taken seriously, or that they are being mocked. The official fan page for the scifi comedy series red dwarf. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The crew are on a snowbound planet, when they come across an abandoned research center. While lister is imprisoned in stasis as punishment for smuggling his cat on board, a radiation leak wipes out the entire crew. Red dwarf xi did suffer from being one of the most directionless series the show did, and instalments like this sadly do little more than fill time. More bizarre than bittersweet, series 8 is classic red dwarf lunacy and an. In many ways, a second series of a show is more important than the first. In series vii kristine kochanski, listers former love interest, joins the crew. Series 2 begins with the red dwarf crew discovering a crash site and rescuing an android butler called kryten. Series viii has the largest ongoing background cast of any red dwarf season, due to it. In may of 1988, with only two months since the broadcast of the first series final episode, the cast and crew of red dwarf reunited for a second series.
A lowly technician on the mining ship red dwarf, he wakes up one day to find that the rest of the crew have been killed by a radiation leak. One particular video game, the virtual reality title better than life, is of particular interest. Liverpudlian caretaker dave lister is sentenced to 18months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat frankenstine onboard. Read on to find out exactly whats in the new boxset. Sep 19, 2014 liverpudlian caretaker dave lister is sentenced to 18months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat frankenstine onboard. Wed also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. Feb 29, 2012 cast and crew detail the making of the red dwarf episode krytie tv. Meanwhile, back in the tank, kryten tells lister that he is changing miss kochanskis calendar, as she had earlier complained. Recorded between september and november 1998 and shown from february the following year, red dwarf viii was unbeknownst to anyone the final series of the sf comedy to be made and broadcast at the bbc. Rob grant and andrew marshalls radio hit back for a second series. It is a british science fiction comedy series created by rob grant and doug naylor. The short crimson one is in a pretty dire situation, with everything breaking around them.
The nano bots have rebuilt red dwarf and lister, kochansi, kryten and cat find that the nano bots have not only rebuilt the ship, the nano bots have resurrected the crew and they find themselves in big trouble, as they find themselves standing trial for a series of crimes. Oct 24, 2007 awesome, epic promo spot for the tank season of red dwarf. In may of 1988, with only two months since the broadcast of the first series final episode, the cast. During series ii, the crew encounter a mechanoid called kryten, who joins them from series iii onwards. Lister discovers a simple update of the ships latest software could be a matter of life or death. Sep 29, 2017 considering that red dwarf first premiered in 1988, the series has had a long run with many lessons along the way. Red dwarf season 1 red dwarf season 2 red dwarf season 3 red dwarf season 4 red dwarf season 5 red dwarf season 6 red dwarf season 7 red dwarf season 8 red dwarf season 9 red dwarf back to earth red dwarf season 10 red dwarf season 11 red dwarf season 12 red dwarf season red dwarf the movie back to red dwarf. In series vi the red dwarf ship has been stolen from the crew, forcing them to travel in the smaller starbug craft for two series. During series viii, the tank is the primary setting with the main characters being imprisoned there after red dwarf and its original crew are resurrected by the nanobots. Everything you need to know this will kick off the longawaited 11th run of the show, following its previous series in 2012. The entire crew of red dwarf had been recreated by the nanobots and so kryten, cat, rimmer and lister had a whole host of people to try and avoid again including captain hollister and the space corps. Subsequent red dwarf series would move beyond the basic sitcom approach, adding a few additional characters along the way.
Red dwarf documentary youtube launching red dwarf series 1 its cold outside series 2 all change series 3 the starbuggers series 6 the tank series 8 watch online. Considering that red dwarf first premiered in 1988, the series has had a long run with many lessons along the way. What happened to kochanski between season 8 and 10 of red dwarf. Recent reports have revealed that red dwarf is returning for its second season as the. Lyons stated that what the show once had was a unique balance of scifi comedy, which worked magnificently. Dave lister is the last human being in the universe. Rimmer laughed as he explained that the canaries were only used as suicide troops. The protagonist of the series red dwarf junior technician dave lister is the only survivor in a spaceship red dwarf. Series eight saw the crew return to a newlyrestored red dwarf after the cliffhanger events of series seven. Back to earth also referred to as red dwarf ix is a threepart miniseries continuation of the british science fiction sitcom red dwarf, broadcast on uk television channel dave between 10 and 12 april 2009 and subsequently released on dvd on 15 june 2009 and on bluray on 31 august 2009.
Locked up on red dwarfs prison deck, the crew join the canaries, a battle hardened convict army and not, as they first thought, the prison choir. This show ran from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 1999 with a revival having premiered in 2012. To celebrate the imminent arrival of the first all new red dwarf in over a decade, we count down the ten oddest, most brilliant, and most baffling episodes of the pioneering british scifi comedy hit. Episodes series viii guide red dwarf the official website. His boss is arnold j rimmer, an obsessive, incompetent, nerdy smeghead. The first 4 series of red dwarf sum up everything that was right about bbc 2 during the late 80s and early 90s groundbreaking, original comedy that was experimental with drama, comedy, genre and featuring new, young, talented actors chris barrie as the acerbic rimmer and danny johnjules as cat were revelations. The tank is mentioned in numerous series of red dwarf, but is only seen in series viii. In an attempt to get extra perks while in the the tank, lister signed up for the canaries under the impression that they were an a capella singing group. The first series of the cult space comedy by rob grant and doug naylor. Recent reports have revealed that red dwarf is returning for its. Although it may not be at the level of the more mainstream doctor who, the series is still considered to be one of the science fiction classics, which features a healthy dose of comedy. Back in the red part 2 rimmer is invited to dinner with the captain and to make the evening go with a swing. The series was created by rob grant and doug naylor the first six. Red dwarf series and episodes list british comedy guide.