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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
Thanks to the nanobots, the Red Dwarf is back in business with its original crew on board, which means Rimmer is alive and well.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug NaylorGuest stars Kika Mirylees, Paul Bradley, Andy Taylor, David Gillespie, Karl Glenn Stimpson, Mac McDonald
Episode 2
Armed with a stash of confidential files, Rimmer proceeds to brown-nose Capt. Hollister in hopes of receiving officer status.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug NaylorGuest stars Kika Mirylees, Geoffrey Beevers, Sue Kelvin, Jemma Churchill, Andy Taylor, Genevieve Swallow, Karl Glenn Stimpson, Mac McDonald
Episode 3
After being slapped with a two-year prison sentence for committing crimes against the Space Corps, the Red Dwarfers are desperate to escape.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug NaylorGuest stars Yasmin Bannerman, Jeillo Edwards, Karl Glenn Stimpson, Graham McTavish, Mac McDonald
Episode 4
Lister thinks he's signing the gang up to sing in a prison choir but learns that he's enlisted them in an army of convicts used for suicide missions.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug NaylorGuest stars Geraldine McEwan, Jake Wood, Ian Soundy, Graham McTavish, Shend, Mac McDonald
Episode 5
After being cornered and reprogrammed by restless, sex-starved prisoners, Kryten launches his own television station called Krytie TV.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug Naylor, Paul AlexanderGuest stars Jake Wood, Claire Cooper, Graham McTavish, Mark Caven, Sarah Wateridge, Clifford Barry
Episode 6
After infecting the prison guards' basketball team with a sexual-enhancement virus, Lister and Rimmer are sent to the hole.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug Naylor, Paul AlexanderGuest stars Jake Wood, Graham McTavish, Andrew Alston, Shend, Perri Michael, Holly Earl, Ricky Grover, Ian Masters
Episode 7
In an attempt to bring Pete the sparrow back to life, the Red Dwarfers inadvertently cause him to devolve into a tyrannosaur that stalks the ship.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug Naylor, Paul AlexanderGuest stars Jake Wood, Ricky Grover, Ian Masters, Mac McDonald
Episode 8
The series concludes as a mysterious life form invades the Red Dwarf courtesy of an escape pod and starts eating away at the ship.
Directed by Ed ByeWritten by Doug NaylorGuest stars David Verrey, Tony Slattery, Graham McTavish, Ricky Grover, Heidi Monsen, Tony Slattery, Mac McDonald
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
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
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Baby Cow ProductionsUnited Kingdom
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