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Season 1 – Red Dwarf

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In this space spoof, Dave Lister (a chicken-soup-machine repairman) is a survivor of a radiation leak on his mining space ship. The problem is that he is the only survivor. But wait ... it gets better. Having come out of suspended animation 3,000,000 years later, Lister only has a holograph of his intolerable dead shipmate, the vain Cat (an evolvement of his former pet), old and senile ship's computer Holly (think HAL with memory loss) and robot Kryten.
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Sue Martin Los Angeles Times 04/23/2018
Craig Charles is likable and funny as Dave Lister, as is John-Jules as the cat. However, Chris Barry's Arnold Rimmer comes off as a character common in lots of British sitcoms: the fussy self-important little twit. Go to Full Review George Bass Guardian 04/23/2018
From the moment our scouse hero Lister (Craig Charles) wakes up, the jokes zing past like meteorites. Go to Full Review Gabriel Tate Guardian 04/23/2018
Marrying the slacker aesthetic of Dark Star to the wry humour of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it had both the innate melancholy and odd-couple dynamic central to all great sitcoms. Go to Full Review David Hogan hoganreviews.co.uk 10/18/2021
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Red Dwarf's opening series is still amongst the best and most consistent in the show's now long history. Go to Full Review Emma Dibdin and Tom Eames Digital Spy 05/17/2018
Though undeniably wobbly (often in the literal sense - those sets wouldn't have survived a light breeze), the early episodes of Dwarf have a charming simplicity that was lost as the show's budgets and scope grew. Go to Full Review Daily Mail (UK) 04/23/2018
The special effects may be wobblier, the cast younger-looking, and the scripts a little rougher, but there is no mistaking the humour in this first episode of the long-running sci-fi comedy series. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jim P Dec 3 No one does comedy like us Brits! 🇬🇧 What could be better than a funny Star Trek? And boy it's funny! I've seen it at least 10 times 😆 See more Bob D Jun 12 Best show ever made. See more JMH Mar 26 Awkward, unpolished, cheap.. and totally awesome 😄 See more james o 12/26/2024 the show was influenced by Star Wars, Doctor Who, Blake's 7, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Farscape. See more Ben R 09/03/2022 Still absolutely essential viewing despite, or maybe because of, the shonky sets and effects. See more 10/16/2021 A great British comedy mixed with an interesting plot device - throw a buffoon millions of years into the future and see what happens. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Craig Charles

Lister

Danny John-Jules

Cat

Chris Barrie

Rimmer

Norman Lovett

Holly

John Lenahan

Toaster

Rupert Bates

Trout a la Creme

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 15, 1988 The End A lone human (Craig Charles) is the sole living survivor aboard a galactic mining ship orbiting Saturn's moons. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 22, 1988 Future Echoes Rimmer and Lister see the future when they break the light barrier. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 29, 1988 Balance of Power Lister wants to date the dead console officer; Rimmer wakes up with another's arm. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 7, 1988 Waiting for God Lister discovers startling facts about Catkind after learning to read the language. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 14, 1988 Confidence and Paranoia A mutated form of pneumonia causes Lister's hallucinations to become solid. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 21, 1988 Me2 Tired of sharing space with Lister, Rimmer begins a blissful new relationship with the ultimate roommate: a holographic replica of himself. Details

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Red Dwarf — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Ed Bye
Executive Producer
Paul Jackson
Screenwriter
Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 15, 1988