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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
After realizing that the Red Dwarf has been stolen, Lister, Rimmer, Kryten and Cat go looking for the missing ship.
Directed by Andy de EmmonyWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Clare Grogan, Samantha Robson, Jenny Agutter, Anita Dobson, Zoe Hilson, Phil Manzanera, Richard Ridings, Elizabeth Anson
Episode 2
With the Starbug running low on supplies, the crew goes hunting for rations and finds an abandoned spaceship with a wish-granting being on board.
Directed by Andy de EmmonyWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Nigel Williams
Episode 3
The crew heads to the Wild West when Kryten contracts a deadly computer virus.
Directed by Andy de EmmonyWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Denis Lill, Jennifer Calvert, Stephen Marcus, Elizabeth Hickling, Imogen Bain, Steve Devereaux, Jeremy Peters, Dinny Powell
Episode 4
When the Starbug crashes on a planet inhabited by a devastatingly ugly GELF tribe, Lister is forced to marry the chief's homely daughter.
Directed by Andy de EmmonyWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Ainsley Harriott, Hugh Quarshie, Steven Wickham, Martin Sims
Episode 5
Rimmer finds himself on a strange planet where the only other inhabitants are the clones he's made of himself.
Directed by Andy de EmmonyWritten by Rob Grant, Doug NaylorGuest stars Elizabeth Hickling
Episode 6
After experimenting with an abandoned time drive, the crew of the Red Dwarf comes face-to-face with an exact replica of the ship.
Directed by Andy de EmmonyWritten by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
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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