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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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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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Episode 1
Rimmer is beamed aboard the computer-generated ship Enlightenment and finds that all his wildest dreams have come true.
Directed by Juliet MayWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Don Warrington, Jane Horrocks, Lucy Briers, Matthew Marsh, Jane Montgomery, Simon Paisley Day
Episode 2
The crew crosses paths with a dark figure who calls himself the Inquisitor.
Directed by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Jack Docherty, Jake Abraham, James Cormack
Episode 3
After being captured by a "psy-moon," Rimmer becomes a prisoner of his own thoughts.
Directed by Juliet MayWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Sara Stockbridge, Francine Walker
Episode 4
When the crew goes exploring on a snowy planet, they cross paths with a hologram scientist infected with a nasty virus.
Directed by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Maggie Steed
Episode 5
Lister and Kryten inadvertently blow up the Red Dwarf with a new invention that makes two copies of any object.
Directed by Rob Grant, Juliet May, Doug NaylorWritten by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
Episode 6
While exploring an ocean planet, Lister, Kryten, Rimmer and Cat discover an abandoned ship whose entire crew committed suicide.
Directed by Rob Grant, Juliet May, Doug NaylorWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Lenny Von Dohlen, Timothy Spall, John Sharian, Anastasia Hille, Marie McCarthy
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Craig CharlesDave Lister
Danny John-JulesCat
Robert LlewellynKryten
Norman LovettHolly
Chloë AnnettKochanski
Chris BarrieArnold Rimmer
Hattie HayridgeHolly
Kika MiryleesDoc Newton
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