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. Series vis out of time proved to be their red dwarf swansong. With the old cast and red dwarf back, the series moved back to. What happened to kochanski between season 8 and 10 of red dwarf. Ross in the series ii episode, kryten, and by robert llewellyn beginning from. A documentary about the eighth series of red dwarf. 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. Unless otherwise noted, these quotes are from show creators rob grant andor doug naylor. Episodes series vii guide red dwarf the official website.
They bring her back to red dwarf and then lister sees a human female with tastes similar to him. 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. After three million years in suspended animation, lister emerges to find he is the last human being in the universe. Wed also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. The tank is mentioned in numerous series of red dwarf, but is only seen in series viii. 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 most noteworthy adaptation of the red dwarf series comes from the bbc two television series of the same name.
During series ii, the crew encounter a mechanoid called kryten, who joins them from series iii onwards. Jul 24, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Season 9, episode 4 the making of back to earth 28112015 3. Red dwarf ii 1988 realising that they were limited with stories based on the huge, but empty, mining ship of red dwarf, writers grant and naylor decided to go in a different direction for series ii. A documentary about the eighth series of red dwarf 1988. It starred chris barrie as a resurrected human arnold rimmer, craig charles as dave lister, danny johnjules as cat, robert llewellyn as kryten, chloe annett as kristine kochanski and norman lovett as holly. Aboard the jupiter mining corporation vessel red dwarf, dave lister, a lowly 3rd technician, smuggles aboard a cat and i. The crew discover a mutated developing fluid that allows them to travel to any place or time of which they have a photo.
While rimmer tries talking his former self into cryogenic stasis, saving himself from the catastrophe, lister makes a beeline for kristine. Red dwarf viii, the last red dwarf series produced for television, is so far off the original premise and comedic style of the first few series of the show that in many ways it seems like a completely different show. How were they all reunited and specifically, where did kochanski go. Watch all 6 red dwarf episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more.
Arriving three weeks before the red dwarf disaster, the crew decide to right the wrongs of history, albeit on an entirely selfish basis. On board the jupiter mining ship red dwarf, dave lister ranks 169 out of 169, lower than the skutters, the maintenance robots. When a radiation leak causes the death of the entire red dwarf mining crew, the sole survivor is a lone chickensoupmachine repairman in this hilarious series from the bbc. 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. His boss is arnold j rimmer, an obsessive, incompetent, nerdy smeghead. Red dwarf returns to television tonight in a new series for dave, red dwarf x, in a move that feels bang on trend. 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. 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. He has 15 hours to pass his astronav exam and become an officer. The tank, which offers interviews with the cast and crew. 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.
Launching red dwarf series 1 its cold outside series 2 all change series 3 the starbuggers series 6 the tank series 8 watch online. Series vi saw the crew stuck on starbug, a smaller shuttle ship to the red dwarf, and a bunch of running gags featured werent really that funny. At the end of season 8, rimmer had gone back to the real universe and the other 4 had gone to the mirror universe. Red dwarf series and episodes list british comedy guide. However, the series does improve and i did enjoy krytie tv and the last episode alot. Considering that red dwarf first premiered in 1988, the series has had a long run with many lessons along the way.
The mechanoid, kryten, appeared in the first episode as a one off. Episodes series viii guide red dwarf the official website. 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. A guide to tikka to ride, episode 1 from series vii of red dwarf. The tank is also referred to as the brig, and floor or floor thirteen.
In series vii kristine kochanski, listers former love interest, joins the crew. 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. It became apparent when released on dvd that the original visual and special effects are very dated for series 1 3 but the comedy has lost none of its integrity. Series viii of red dwarf aired between february and april 1999. As a result, they broadcast the last five episodes of series viii before they were aired in the uk. Back in the red part 1 not only have the nanobots recreated red dwarf. Series viii has the largest ongoing background cast of any red dwarf season, due to it. Meanwhile, back in the tank, kryten tells lister that he is changing miss. 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. Pete, part two is however quite widely felt to be the worst episode ever, with krytie tv. 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.
With chloe annett, chris barrie, craig charles, danny johnjules. Filming dates for the new series red dwarf x were announced on 11 november 2011, along with confirmation that the series would be shot at shepperton studios in front of an audience. Red dwarf series vi wrapped in march 1993 red dwarf series vii would not start shooting until may 1996 during preproduction on the first series of itv sitcom the 10%ers, writers rob grant and doug naylor came to a parting of the ways. There are six episodes and it is the first full series of red dwarf since 1999. Part one begins on red dwarf, nine years after the events of series viii. Feb 29, 2012 cast and crew detail the making of the red dwarf episode krytie tv. Liverpudlian caretaker dave lister is sentenced to 18months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat frankenstine onboard. Well assume youre ok with this, but you can optout if you wish. Sep 19, 2014 liverpudlian caretaker dave lister is sentenced to 18months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat frankenstine onboard. Season 12 guide for red dwarf tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary.
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. 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. The next time we see the boys from the dwarf is in the 3 part back to earth mini series, where none of this is mentioned. 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. If red dwarf was simply a comedy programme the dated appearance wouldnt really matter especially to the sit com element of its fanbase. A small shuttle ship, blue midget, was designed to ferry the crew to and from different locations. Watch all 8 red dwarf episodes from season 8,view pictures, get episode information and more. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. This is especially good news for rimmer, who is now a lot less dead, but is extremely bad news for everyone else. The stories werent all bad per say, but the quality went down for sure. Cast and crew detail the making of the red dwarf episode krytie tv. Saving these settings will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences.
What happened to kochanski between season 8 and 10 of red. On 10 april 2011 dave announced it had commissioned a sixepisode red dwarf series x to be broadcast on dave in late 2012. Series viii 1999 the final red dwarf series for a decade was broadcast in 1999. Rimmer receives an sos distress call from a doomed ship commanded by his allconquering brother, howard. While lister is imprisoned in stasis as punishment for smuggling his cat on board, a radiation leak w. Dave lister is the last human being in the universe. That is where red dwarf departs from other scifi vehicles. Kryten has been placed in the womens wing of the tank, due to. One of the all time classics of comedy and science fiction. A radiation leak wipes out the crew of the mining ship red dwarf, leaving only one survivor chicken soup machine repair man, dave lister. Red dwarf series 11 release date is finally confirmed and you can watch it online first the slimes coming home. Sentenced to 2 years for stealing the confidential reports in the tank on. Oct 09, 2007 dave lister is the last human being in the universe.
More bizarre than bittersweet, series 8 is classic red dwarf lunacy and an. 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. Taken from the tank, a series viii documentary available as part of red. At the same time, chris barrie had expressed serious concerns about reprising his rimmer role. Lister notices how everyone reacts to camille and she confesses to lister that she is a pleasure gelf genetically engineered life form programmed to be everyones perfect. Red dwarf tv show season 12 episodes list next episode. The first series of the cult space comedy by rob grant and doug naylor. Red dwarf 1988 1999, 2009 is a bbcuktv scificomedy television show. What happened to the red dwarf and its inhabitants in between the end of series viii and the start of back to earth. The program has run through more than ten series with more than 65 episodes.
Series eight saw the crew return to a newlyrestored red dwarf after the cliffhanger events of series seven. It was first shown in the uk on 5 april 1999 in the 9. The nano bots have rebuilt red dwarf and lister, kochansi, kryten and cat find. Part 1 and turns a tidy profit by secretly filming women in the shower krytie tv. Aug 10, 2015 rimmer receives an sos distress call from a doomed ship commanded by his allconquering brother, howard. Red dwarf season 4 episode 1 camille watch on kodi. Taken from the tank, a series viii documentary available as part of red dwarf viii on dvd. 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. Recent reports have revealed that red dwarf is returning for its second season as the. 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.
Kochanski chloe annett is apparently dead, and holly is out of commission because lister craig charles left a bath running in the officers quarters for nearly nine years and the skutters still have not finished drying him out. Hes soon joined by rimmer, a hologram of his dead bunkmate, a lifeform evolved from his pet cat and a mechanoid. Red dwarf series vii, episode 1 british comedy guide. Series vi is where the show ended up losing its footing, methinks. Red dwarf itself was absent for most of the last series as the crew had mislaid it, but the mining spaceship now makes a welcome return. This show ran from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 1999 with a revival having premiered in 2012.
Although eventually proven innocent, they are instead sentenced to two years in the tank for misusing classified. Viii dvd the nanobots have populated the ship with its original crew. 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. The official website of red dwarf, the cult sciencefiction comedy show. But rimmer cant bring himself to save howard until hes on an equal footing careerwise. Red dwarf is a story of the last human being alive, dave lister, 3 million years out into deep space with an android, a hologram and a feline humanoid as companions. Red dwarf documentary youtube this website uses cookies to improve your experience. Complete eighth series of the bbc scifi comedy, about lister craig charles. 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. But dave awakes from suspended animation, only to find hes been frozen for 3.