Cast and crew detail the making of the red dwarf episode krytie tv. Major infractions earn a period in the tank, the ships classified prison on the. Red dwarf was launched onto british tv screens in 1988 and after winning cult status, the show swiftly achieved major international success. At the end of series viii of red dwarf, only the good. Series viii of red dwarf is certainly a return to form to an extent but the weak plots of the final three episodes are crying out for rob grants influence and ideas. Episodes series ii guide red dwarf the official website. Of course, not every red dwarf fan will be in accordanceseries 7 has been the subject of much controversy since its original airing in 199798, due mostly to the departure of cocreator rob grant, the departure of chris barries arnold rimmer, and the arrival of new castmate chloe annett as dave listers exgirlfriend, christine kochanski. Red dwarf se4 ep4 white hole part 2 by deadwalk2000. It was first shown in the uk on 5 april 1999 in the 9. After 52 shows the programme ended with high hopes of a movie to be made soon after but although the following decade saw the project at.
The short crimson one is in a pretty dire situation, with everything breaking around them. A lowly technician on the mining ship red dwarf, he wakes up one day to find that the rest of the crew have been killed by a radiation leak. Not only that, the episodes have been restored, upscaled to a highdefinition resolution, and given whats. Series vii, episode 1 tikka to ride when the crew are recreated after their future selves killed them, lister has bigger worries to consider such as red dwarf having run out of curry and lager. With the entire crew also restored by nanobots, lister, rimmer, cat, kryten and kochanski are given a twoyear prison sentence in red dwarf s penal department, overseen by the officious warder ackerman. Oct 09, 2007 dave lister is the last human being in the universe. Feb 29, 2012 cast and crew detail the making of the red dwarf episode krytie tv. Red dwarf series vii, episode 1 tikka to ride british. Series vii is better than series viii, which takes red dwarf even further away from its original comedic fundamentals. It was the first television outing for red dwarf in over ten years, and features the characters.
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. The script was written by robert llewellyn who plays series regular kryten and. The recordbreaking viewing figures achieved by the back to earth special in 2009 were as exciting to fans everywhere as they were to the new broadcaster dave. The bbc takes viewers three million years into the future with this sciencefiction spoof chronicling the intergalactic adventures of the only human to survive a radiation leak on the ship red dwarf. Rob grant and andrew marshalls radio hit back for a second series. Red dwarf season 10 full episodes all episodes free download. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Extended dialogue reveals that the regular characters were made to play other inmates of the tank before playing the guards. Back to earth also referred to as red dwarf ix is a threepart miniseries continuation of the british science fiction sitcom red dwarf, broadcast on uk television channel dave between 10 and 12 april 2009 and subsequently released on dvd on 15 june 2009 and on bluray on 31 august 2009. Another acute one is that the red dwarf sets were subtly updated between series i and series ii, including a lot more detail in the drive room and bunk room sets, but when the dwarfers go back in time to the preaccident dwarf in series iis stasis leak, the past versions look exactly the same as the future ones, including the giant blow. Part i is the sixth episode in series viii of red dwarf. He has a glass eye, which at one point is stolen from him.
Red dwarf season 8 full episodes all episodes watch online. However, this does mean we also get storyboards, sketches, 200 neverbeforepublished colour photographs and. A neverincreasing army of fans, including such luminaries as stephen hawking and us president bill clinton, evidently attracted by its clever storylines, witty dialogue and superb characterisation. He is modest despite being a popular, knowledgeable, charming, daredevil hero. The events of the scifi comedy series taking place 8 kilometer space ship called red dwarf. Part one begins on red dwarf, nine years after the events of series viii. Recorded between september and november 1998 and shown from february the following year, red dwarf viii was unbeknownst to anyone the final series of the sf comedy to be made and broadcast at the bbc. Series eight saw the crew return to a newlyrestored red dwarf after the cliffhanger events of series seven. Series viii of red dwarf aired between february and april 1999. He comes from a seemingly perfect universe, in which rimmer and lister lived happy, successful lives and were good friends. Well, this is the show that inspired that tv series. The main setting of the series is the eponymous mining spaceship red dwarf.
Red dwarf is the background for the series i dvd cover, whilst other series use other. Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series the ninth being a mini series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on dave in 2009 and 2012 and from 2016 to the present, gaining a cult following. Seen only in the eighth series, mr ackerman is a stereotypically sadistic prison governor, enjoying his power over the inmates in floor red dwarf s brig, the tank. Red dwarf x is the tenth series of the british science fiction sitcom red dwarf, was broadcast on uk television channel dave between 4 october and 8 november 2012. In may of 1988, with only two months since the broadcast of the first series final episode, the cast and crew of red dwarf reunited for a second series.
Hollister is with mr ackerman, the warden of the tank, who they played a prank on. The original cast of chris barrie rimmer, craig charles lister, danny johnjules cat and robert llewellyn kryten are back for six brand new episodes recorded in front of a live studio audience at. Arnold rimmer and dave lister are repeatedly hauled into the captains office for various mischief, increasingly aggravating captain hollister and gaining themselves more and more severe punishments. The tank series viii video 2006 soundtracks on imdb. Red dwarf season 11 full episodes all episodes watch online. This is comfortably the largest red dwarf release ever, containing not only 71. The 2009 specials had stripped the series back to the four main characters of lister, rimmer, cat and kryten but in many other ways had proven unconventional and experimental. By the time lister is free, red dwarf is in deep space, far from any mapped. Arnold ace rimmer is an alterego of arnold rimmer, also played by chris barrie. 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 a departure from the red dwarf scriptsprimordial soup, a collection of scripts from previous series, red dwarf viii is bound in a hardback, annualstyle glossy format and the change is reflected by the more expensive price tag. Hopelessly lost in space, this crew of mostly sadact bachelors kill time and share adventure aboard. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 27 march 2006. But still it was an achievement for sole writer doug naylor with the assistance of paul alexander to get the dialogue back to.
Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series and a. Viii dvd the nanobots have populated the ship with its original crew. The series was created by rob grant and doug naylor the first six series were written by co. Anyway id go 3,4,5,2,1,6,7,10,8,9 and will pass judgement on 11 later. Red dwarf xii is the twelfth series of the legendary scifi comedy, once again written and directed by the shows cocreator doug naylor.
I am heartbroken that amazon has decided to stop making rd available free. In series viii, there is also the prisoner suicide squad shuttle, the canary. About red dwarf viii red dwarf viii red dwarf series. There were a number of trims, for time and pacing reasons, from the cons v guards basketball match.
Red dwarf 0 hours and 30 minutes tv series 1989 an unambitious slob from liverpool has been awakened from a hightech stasis chamber 3 million years in the future to find he may be one of the last humans alive. The official website of red dwarf, the cult sciencefiction comedy show. Of course, not every red dwarf fan will be in accordance series 7 has been the subject of much controversy since its original airing in 199798, due mostly to the departure of cocreator rob grant, the departure of chris barries arnold rimmer, and the arrival of new castmate chloe annett as dave listers exgirlfriend, christine kochanski. Red dwarf viii is available to buy on download dvd. Hell, even the title sequence has more, and faster, cuts than before. Red dwarf is a british science fiction comedy franchise created by rob grant and doug naylor which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1999, and on dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. Series v was recorded in november and december of 1991 a lovely time of year to be out on location in the uk and was broadcast in february and march of the following year. With chloe annett, chris barrie, craig charles, danny johnjules. The tank series viii dvd iphone 44s 640x960 iphone 55c5s. Episodes series v guide red dwarf the official website. It was first broadcast on the british television channel bbc2 on 21 february 1997. A character from series 4 returns and lister finds out his true identity. Red dwarf season 4 full episodes all episodes watch online. Bbc red dwarf website video clips from every episode of series one.
Eventually, after enough evolutionabuse to make richard dawkins just give up and convert to christianity, things are restored to seminormal, just in time for the truly apocalyptic series finale. Firstly, bonus points to you for using the word series and not season. In many ways, a second series of a show is more important than the first. The script was written by robert llewellyn who plays series regular kryten and doug naylor, and was directed by ed bye. Red dwarf se4 ep4 white hole part 3 by deadwalk2000. The third series of red dwarf introduced some radical changesall of them for the betterbut the scripts remained as sharp and characterfocused as ever. Top 10 moments of series viii red dwarf viii red dwarf. The regular characters got to the finals by cheating, bribery and on one occasion.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Series viii play select episode back in the red part 1 play episode back in the red part 2 play episode back in the red part 3 play episode back in the red xtended play commentary cast commentary. Dave lister is the last human being in the universe. Red dwarf series guide red dwarf viii top 10 moments of series viii top 10 moments of series viii. Episode i parody trailer that heralded the premiere of series viii trailer 2. Taken from the tank, a series viii documentary available as part of red dwarf viii on dvd. One particular video game, the virtual reality title better than life, is of particular interest. Surely this meant the commission of a full series was an inevitability. If you remember a series the syfy channel used to play called lexx. Series viii 1999 the final red dwarf series for a decade was broadcast in 1999. Liverpudlian caretaker dave lister is sentenced to 18months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat frankenstine onboard. As in series vi, in series vii the crew are still living aboard starbug and still chasing the trail of their larger mother ship, the red dwarf.
Series ii, episode 2 better than life the longoverdue arrival of a postal delivery brings untold goodies for the dwarf crew. In series viii the entire crew of the red dwarf ship including a preaccident rimmer are resurrected, but the starbug crew, along with. As with previous dvd sets, series 8 is loaded with extras, including commentary by the cast on cassandra. Episodes series viii guide red dwarf the official website. Red dwarf series and episodes list british comedy guide. Wed also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. In series 8 the crew are reinstated by the nanobots. Locked up on red dwarfs prison deck, the crew join the canaries, a battle hardened convict army and not, as they first thought, the prison choir. The entire crew of red dwarf had been recreated by the nanobots and so kryten, cat, rimmer and lister had a whole host of people to try and avoid again including captain hollister and the space corps.
Ace first appears in the episode dimension jump s4,e5 and is the antithesis of rimmer. A documentary about the eighth series of red dwarf 1988. There are six episodes and it is the first full series of red dwarf since 1999. More bizarre than bittersweet, series 8 is classic red dwarf lunacy and an inspired sendoff for this unique and clever u. The tank series viii dvd iphone 44s 640x960 iphone 55c5s 620x16 android phones 920x1080 ipad 12mini 1024x1024. This is especially good news for rimmer, who is now a lot less dead, but is extremely bad news for everyone else. The story revolves mainly around the interaction of two males on a space asteroid mining ship. The premise of the series follows the lowranking technician dave lister, who awakens after being in suspended animation for three million years to find he is. The tank, which offers interviews with the cast and crew. It was a series full of dinosaurs, dancing ships and airborne rodents.
In red dwarf series iii, the inept crew stumble further into deep space facing an emotionsucking polymorph, a psychotic mechanoid and a version of earth where time runs backwards. Right from the off, however, the remit for rdx was for a classicstyle series back on the ship, heavy on both character comedy and big, clever ideas, and ideally. In the first episode of lethal radiation, killing everyone except junior technician dave lister, who was in the moderator of time, and his pregnant cat frankenstein in the cargo hold. Sep 19, 2014 liverpudlian caretaker dave lister is sentenced to 18months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat frankenstine onboard. Taken from the tank, a series viii documentary available as part of red. Television is rarely as simple as we hope, however, and it would take a further two years before the dream of a new red dwarf series became a reality. Red dwarf season 11 full episodes all episodes watch. More bizarre than bittersweet, series 8 is classic red dwarf lunacy and an. Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series the ninth being a miniseries of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on dave in 2009 and 2012 and from 2016 to the present, gaining a cult following. In june 2010, craig charles, chris barrie and hattie hayridge reported plans to produce further. A corrosive, metalmunching microorganism invades red dwarf, causing the. An early blow came when ed bye had to decline the offer to return as director and producer.
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