Episode 1
Kryten
28m7.8 / 10
A distress signal draws the ship's crew to the site of a space shuttle crash.
Episode credits
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Tony Slattery, Johanna Hargreaves, David Ross
TV series
Red Dwarf
1988TV-PG12 seasons8.1 / 10
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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.
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Synopsis
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
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Episode 2
Better Than Life
29m7.7 / 10
Rimmer learns that his father has passed away but isn't sure which is sadder: his father's death or that he is now encumbered with an £8,500 tax bill.
Episode credits
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Ron Pember, John Abineri, Debbie Ash, Jeremy Austin, Tony Hawks, Judy Hawkins, Tina Jenkins, Gordon Salkilld
Episode 3
Thanks for the Memory
28m8.3 / 10
When Lister awakens after a night of revelry, he's at a loss to explain how he and Cat broke their legs.
Episode credits
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Sabra Williams
Episode 4
Stasis Leak
30m8.1 / 10
A wrinkle in time takes the crew 3 million years into the past, before the radiation leak killed everyone aboard except Lister.
Episode credits
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Clare Grogan, Morwenna Banks, Glynis Barber, Tony Hawks, Mark Williams, Sophie Doherty, Richard Hainsworth, Mac McDonald
Episode 5
Queeg
30m8.4 / 10
With Holly on the fritz, the ship's backup computer, Queeg 500, steps in to command the Red Dwarf and its crew of misfits.
Episode credits
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Charles Augins
Episode 6
Parallel Universe
28m7.9 / 10finale
After testing Holly's latest invention, the crew ends up in a parallel universe where they encounter opposite versions of themselves.
Episode credits
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Suzanne Bertish, Angela Bruce, Hattie Hayridge, Matthew Devitt
Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
More about Red Dwarf
Cast
Craig CharlesDave Lister
Danny John-JulesCat
Robert LlewellynKryten
Norman LovettHolly
Chloë AnnettKochanski
Chris BarrieArnold Rimmer / Ace Rimmer
Hattie HayridgeHilly
Kika MiryleesDoc NewtonCredits
- Created by
- Doug Naylor, Rob Grant
- Written by
- Doug Naylor, Rob Grant, Paul Alexander, Kim Fuller, Robert Llewellyn, James Hendrie
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 73
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
U&DaveUnited Kingdom- Paul Jackson Productions
Baby Cow ProductionsUnited Kingdom- Grant Naylor Productions
BBCUnited Kingdom
Themes
alienalone in spacecatdistant futurehilarioushologramjoyfulsitcom
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