The episode has rimmer contracting a holovirus and turning against the rest of the crew. The first look at red dwarfs featurelength special has teased a dark new direction as the crew come under siege from a mighty fleet. Written by rob grant and doug naylor, and directed by ed bye, the episode has the crew travel to an alternate earth where time runs backwards. A small shuttle ship, blue midget, was designed to ferry the crew to and from different locations. First look at red dwarfs featurelength special teases. Dave lister and the crew of starbug finally get the red dwarf back, but little do they expect what awaits for them inside. In the much later series xi episode officer rimmer, a classical version of the song from this episode can be heard in the new rimmers officers club.
The first series of the cult space comedy by rob grant and doug naylor. Red dwarf is a british science fiction comedy franchise created by rob grant and doug naylor. The mining ship red dwarf is an old tramp steamer, working around the. Series 12 episode 1 the four lovable smegheads reunite for an 12th series, only on dave. Compiling my ten favourite episodes of red dwarf turned out to be almost impossible. 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. The nbc pilot was a retooled version of the first episode of the british series, with one key difference. Originally broadcast on the british television channel dave on 4 october 2012, it marked the return of red dwarf to a regular series run, years after the conclusion of series 8. The boys rimmer, lister, kryten and cat have to try and. Red dwarf special has a title, teaser trailer and brand new image march, 2020. The original title of the episode in the script was heartache.
Although there is another video online with an early cut of the us pilot which contains. The episode was remastered, along with the rest of the first three series. Here, we get introduced to lister, rimmer, and holly for the first time. It was first broadcast on the british television channel bbc2 on 14 march 1991, written by rob grant and doug naylor, and directed by ed bye. For over two decades the bbc2 scifi comedy entertained the nation in a characteristically british manner. Although there is another video online with an early cut of the us pilot which contains some differences and slightly better quality footage. A new official red dwarf logo also appeared at the end of the credit sequence. Dad is the title of a socalled lost episode of the red dwarf television series. The dvd, red dwarf seriesi has the first season six episodes which presents the origins and first adventures of the show. With chris barrie, craig charles, danny johnjules, robert llewellyn. The transformational series iii hits its 30th anniversary.
Watch red dwarf episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. In the first episode, set sometime in the late 22nd century, an onboard radiation leak kills everyone except lowestranking technician dave lister, who is in suspended animation at the time, and his pregnant cat, frankenstein, who is safe in the cargo hold. In fact, one of those very items of news is the fact that we dont need to just call it the red dwarf special any more. In the intro sequence of series 1 and 2, a man in a spacesuit lister is seen painting the exterior of red dwarf and the camera pulls back to reveal the red dwarf spaceship and we see red dwarf flying towards the black void of space and series 3 onwards, a montage of the episodes from each season is seen during the intro sequence. By the end of the first episode, all the crew except lister are dead from a radiation leak caused by a badly sealed drive plate. Lister vows to help them as theyre being hunted by rodon, the ruthless feral cat leader who has vowed to wipe out all cats who worship anyone but him. Tikka to ride features the last adventure of arnold rimmer, or at least the original version of rimmer, as one of the boys from the dwarf before he leaves for the series in the next episode. Written by rob grant and doug naylor, and directed by ed bye, the episode has the crew fighting a shapeshifting, emotionstealing creature.
Theres no guide like a complete guide, and here youll find information on every episode of red dwarf. Robert llewellyn stars in a great episode of the classic space comedy. The end is the first episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf, which was first broadcast on the british television channel bbc2 on 15 february 1988. Red dwarf is one of my favourite shows, this episode shows exactly what the show is all about, even as its progressed throughout the years theyve never forgotten their roots. The main setting of the series is the eponymous mining spaceship red dwarf.
Trojan is the first episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf series x. Dimension jump is the fifth episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf series iv and the twentythird episode in the series run. Red dwarf is bastion of tv diversity, says danny john. The nanobots have proven far more industrious than ever intended, first overbuilding the ship to its original design plans, and then to their greatest shock resurrecting the original crew.
I do not own red dwarf obviouslythis video was done purely for entertainment, all. The episode introduces the main characters and sets up the story backbone of the series. The title of series viii, resembling writing on a prison wall. Longtime red dwarf composer howard goodall performed as the singing rimmer munchkins during the rimmer experience. The very first episode of red dwarf, the end established all that would come after namely last human being dave lister slobbing around the the. It was scripted and storyboarded, but never filmed. These early episodes are crude in appearence and special effects, but that dosnt get in the way of the laughs. 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. The mechanoid, kryten, appeared in the first episode as a one off. In the second series, broadcast shortly after the first, the crew. The footage of this is quite a bit better than the other version of this on youtube. Red dwarf is one of my favourite shows, this episode shows exactly what the show is all.
The crew of the mining space ship red dwarf are wiped out by a radiation leak. It premiered on the british television channel bbc2 on 14 november 1989. Much of this episode was adapted from the unused script for the red dwarf movie. Because, as announced by dave on twitter earlier this week, the featurelength episode has a name. A really strong season 2 opener with a pastiche of the australian soap opera neighbours called androids and the introduction of kryten played by david ross for the first and only time. The posse meet three cat clerics who worship lister as their god. With series vii, except for the great first episode tikka to ride, the show faltered. Red dwarf intercepts a distress call from the space cruiser nova 5.
This is the only known leaked quality of the final cut. The very first episode of red dwarf, the end established all that would come after namely last human being dave lister slobbing around. Red dwarf series iii was where it really hit its stride and became the phenomenal show we all love. 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. Its been quite a week for news about the red dwarf special. The channels twitter account posted two brand new images from the featurelength episode, as anticipation grows for the first appearance of. Red dwarfs first six series were written by rob grant and doug naylor, with the latter writing series seven to 12 either alone or in collaboration with other writers. The original working title for this episode was death day, but it was changed to the beginning in deliberate reference to the first ever episode of red dwarf, the end. First look at new red dwarf special as dave releases new images.
Tikka to ride is the first episode in series vii of red dwarf it is the thirtyseventh episode overall. First look at new red dwarf special as dave releases new images red dwarf stars and fans celebrate 30 years since the show first aired. Kryten experiences love at first byte when he rescues a female mechanoid from a crashed vessel. Highlights of this latest installment include cat engaging in a stunning dance sequence with the spacecraft blue midget, krytens metamorphosis into a scheming mediashow host, rimmers metamorphosis into an irresistible sex object and pete the sparrows metamorphosis into a gigantic dinosaur.
A compilation of my 10 favourite moments from red dwarf, this is my first video so please dont be too harsh. But when red dwarf goes through light speed 24hours early, the crew witnesses strange events and they find they are witnessing future echoes images of events that. I for one think the first two series are underappreciated and get far too much criticism for the cheapness and limited scope of them. Red dwarf 2020 special air date, cast, whats it about. The episode featured richard ocallaghan playing the rogue droid called hogey the roguey. Dad was intended to bridge the last episode of series ii and the first episode of series iii, expanding on the events happening inbetween that were only. Rimmer left along with one of the two scriptwriters, which halfcrippled the show. Watchepisodeseries is the best site for red dwarf episodes streaming.
It premiered on the british television channel bbc2 on 28 november 1989. Red dwarf season 01 episode 02 future echoes video. Polymorph is the third episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf series iii, and the fifteenth in the series run. Red dwarf movie is happening featurelength special for dave. The crew stumble on a science centre where vile historical figures have been cured of evil. In january 2020, the first publicity photos of the movie were released, with fearon revealed as the first confirmed actor outside the show regulars, portraying rodon, the leader of the feral cats. Watch red dwarf season 02 episode 01 kryten mister ed on dailymotion. Back to earth specials, lister believes her dead, but it is later revealed that. Dave has shared a first trailer for its featurelength oneoff episode of red dwarf, the promised land, which is set to air on thursday april 9th at 9pm along with three different documentaries about the history of the longrunning uk comedy series.
Written by rob grant and doug naylor, and directed by ed bye, this episode introduced the mechanoid character kryten. The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship red dwarf. Whatever you thought of the first three episodes of red dwarf xii, youre in for a real treat with the back half of the run. Choose a series below to start your journey through the shows history, with episodebyepisode guides, a complete behindthescenes history, and full cast and crew lists. It was first broadcast on the british television channel bbc2 on 12 march 1992. Kryten is the seventh episode from science fiction sitcom red dwarf, the first from series two, and was first broadcast on bbc2 on 6 september 1988. Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series and a. Red dwarf series and episodes list british comedy guide. Quarantine is the fourth episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf series v and the twenty eighth in the series run.
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