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Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British television situation comedy franchise, primarily comprising eight series of a television sitcom that ran on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and gained a cult following. It was created by, and the first six series were written by, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. The show originated...
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Future Echoes
"Future Echoes" is the second episode of the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series one, and was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 22 February 1988. Written by co-creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye....
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- Feb 22, 1988
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- 2
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The End
"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. The episode introduces the main characters and sets up the story backbone of the series. On the...
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- Feb 15, 1988
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- 1
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Balance of Power
"Balance of Power" is the third episode of science fiction comedy Red Dwarf series one. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 29 February 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye. The story...
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- Feb 29, 1988
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- 3
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Back in the Red
"Back in the Red" is a three-part episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VIII. Part I was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 18 February 1999 while Parts II and III were broadcast on 25 February and 4 March...
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- Feb 18, 1999
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Only The Good...
Only the Good... is the final episode in the eighth series and the original run of the British science fiction series Red Dwarf. It was first shown in the UK on 5 April 1999 in the 9:00pm BBC2 time slot, and was written by Doug Naylor and directed...
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- Apr 5, 1999
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- 8
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Waiting for God
"Waiting For God" is the fourth episode from science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series one. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 7 March 1988. The episode's theme is religion: atheist Rimmer succumbs to a passionate belief...
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- Mar 7, 1988
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- 4
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Confidence and Paranoia
"Confidence and Paranoia" is the fifth episode from series one of the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 14 March 1988. The plot involves Lister's mutated pneumonia which manifests...
Original air date:
- Mar 14, 1988
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- 5
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Kryten
"Kryten" is the seventh episode from science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf, the first from series two, and was first broadcast on BBC2 on 6 September 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, this episode introduced the...
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- Sep 6, 1988
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- 1
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Me²
"Me²" is the sixth and last episode from series one of the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, which was first broadcast on BBC2 on 21 March 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye. The script was written, as a late addition...
Original air date:
- Mar 21, 1988
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Episode number:
- 6
Better Than Life
"Better Than Life" is the second episode from Red Dwarf series two, and the eighth in the series run. It was first broadcast on BBC2 on 13 September 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, this episode introduces the...
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- Sep 13, 1988
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Episode number:
- 2
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Back in the Red: Part I
"Back in the Red part I" is the first episode of Red Dwarf VIII and the 45th in the series run. It premiered on 18 Feb 1999 in the 9:00pm BBC2 time slot, Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye. This was the first appearance of the Red Dwarf...
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Back in the Red: Part II
"Back in the Red part II" is the second episode of Red Dwarf VIII and the 46th in the series run. It premiered on 25 Feb 1999 in the 9:00pm BBC2 time slot, Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye.
Using the luck virus, sexual magnetism virus...
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- 2
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Back in the Red: Part III
"Back in the Red part III" is the third episode of Red Dwarf VIII and the 47th in the series run. It premiered on 4 Mar 1999 in the 9:00pm BBC2 time slot, Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye.
The crew make their escape on Blue Midget and...
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- 3
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Thanks for the Memory
"Thanks for the Memory" is the third episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series two and the ninth in the series run. It premiered on BBC2 on 20 September 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the episode has the...
Original air date:
- Sep 20, 1988
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- 3
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Stasis Leak
"Stasis Leak" is the fourth episode of the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series two and tenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 27 September 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed...
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- Sep 27, 1988
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- 4
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Queeg
"Queeg" is the fifth episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series two and the eleventh in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 4 October 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the...
Original air date:
- Oct 4, 1988
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- 5
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Parallel Universe
"Parallel Universe" is the sixth and last episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series two, and the twelfth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 11 October 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and...
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- Oct 11, 1988
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- 6
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Marooned
"Marooned" is the second episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series III, and the fourteenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 21 November 1989. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed...
Original air date:
- Nov 21, 1989
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Episode number:
- 2
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Polymorph
"Polymorph" is the third episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series III, and the fifteenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 28 November 1989. It is considered by some to be the series' best. Written...
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- Nov 28, 1989
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- 3
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Bodyswap
"Bodyswap" is the fourth episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series III, and the sixteenth overall. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 5 December 1989. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye. This...
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- Dec 5, 1989
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- 4
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Timeslides
"Timeslides" is the fifth episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series III, and the seventeenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 12 December 1989. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by...
Original air date:
- Dec 12, 1989
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- 5
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The Last Day
"The Last Day" is the sixth, and last, episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series III, and the eighteenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 19 December 1989. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and...
Original air date:
- Dec 19, 1989
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Episode number:
- 6
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Camille
"Camille" is the first episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series IV, and the nineteenth episode in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 14 February 1991. The episode was planned to be shown third,...
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- Feb 14, 1991
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- 1
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DNA
"DNA" is the second episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series IV and the twentieth episode in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 21 February 1991, although it was planned to be broadcast as the...
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- Feb 21, 1991
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- 2
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Justice
"Justice" is the third episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series IV and the twenty first episode in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 28 February 1991, although it was planned to be broadcast...
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- Feb 28, 1991
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- 3
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White Hole
"White Hole" is the fourth episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series IV and the twenty-second episode in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 7 March 1991. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor,...
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- Mar 7, 1991
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- 4
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Dimension Jump
"Dimension Jump" is the fifth episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series IV and the twenty third episode in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 14 March 1991, written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor...
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- Mar 14, 1991
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- 5
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Meltdown
"Meltdown" is the sixth, and final, episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series IV and the twenty fourth episode in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 21 March 1991. Written by Rob Grant and Doug...
Original air date:
- Mar 21, 1991
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- 6
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Holoship
"Holoship" is the first episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series V and the twenty fifth in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 20 February 1992. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and...
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- Feb 20, 1992
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- 1
The Inquisitor
"The Inquisitor" is the second episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series V and the twenty sixth in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 27 February 1992. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor, and...
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- Feb 27, 1992
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- 2
Terrorform
"Terrorform" is the third episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series V and the twenty seventh in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 5 March 1992. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor, and directed...
Original air date:
- Mar 5, 1992
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- 3
Quarantine
"Quarantine" is the fourth episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series V and the twenty eighth in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 12 March 1992. The episode, fifth to be filmed, was the first...
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- Mar 12, 1992
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- 4
Demons and Angels
"Demons and Angels" is the fifth episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series V and the twenty ninth in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 19 March 1992. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor, the...
Original air date:
- Mar 19, 1992
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Episode number:
- 5
Back to Reality
"Back to Reality" is the sixth, and final, episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series V and the 30th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 26 March 1992, written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and...
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- Mar 26, 1992
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- 6
Psirens
"Psirens" is the first episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VI and the 31st in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel on 7 October 1993. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and directed by Andy de...
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- Oct 7, 1993
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- 1
Legion
"Legion" is the second episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VI and the 32nd in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel on 14 October 1993. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and directed by Andy de...
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- Oct 14, 1993
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- 2
Gunmen of the Apocalypse
"Gunmen of the Apocalypse" is the third episode of series VI of the science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf. It was first broadcast on 21 October 1993, on BBC2, and went on to win an International Emmy Award. The episode was written by Rob Grant & Doug...
Original air date:
- Oct 21, 1993
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- 3
Emohawk: Polymorph II
"Emohawk: Polymorph II" is the fourth episode of the British science fiction sitcom TV show Red Dwarf VI and the 34th in the series run. It was first broadcast on BBC2 on 28 October 1993. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and directed by Andy de...
Original air date:
- Oct 28, 1993
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- 4
Rimmerworld
"Rimmerworld" is the fifth episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VI and the 35th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 4 November 1993. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and directed by...
Original air date:
- Nov 4, 1993
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Episode number:
- 5
Out of Time
"Out Of Time" is the sixth, and last, episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series VI and the 36th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 11 November 1993. Written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and...
Original air date:
- Nov 11, 1993
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Episode number:
- 6
Tikka to Ride
"Tikka To Ride" is the first episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VII and the 37th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 17 January 1997. Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye, it...
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- Jan 17, 1997
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- 1
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Stoke Me a Clipper
"Stoke Me a Clipper" is the second episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VII and the 38th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 24 January 1997. Written by Paul Alexander & Doug Naylor and...
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- Jan 24, 1997
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- 2
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Ouroboros
"Ouroboros" is the third episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series VII and the 39th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 31 January 1997. Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye. It was...
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- Jan 31, 1997
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- 3
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Duct Soup
"Duct Soup" is the fourth episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VII and the 40th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 7 February 1997. Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye....
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- Feb 7, 1997
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- 4
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Blue
"Blue" is the fifth episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series VII and the 41st in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 14 February 1997. Written by Kim Fuller & Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye....
Original air date:
- Feb 14, 1997
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- 5
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Beyond a Joke
"Beyond a Joke" is the sixth episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VII and the 42nd in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 21 February 1997. The script was written by Robert Llewellyn (who...
Original air date:
- Feb 21, 1997
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Episode number:
- 6
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Epideme
"Epideme" is the seventh episode of science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf VII and the 43rd in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 28 February 1997. Written by Paul Alexander & Doug Naylor and directed...
Original air date:
- Feb 28, 1997
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Episode number:
- 7
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Nanarchy
"Nanarchy" is the eighth, and final, episode of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VII and the 44th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 7 March 1997. Written by Paul Alexander, James Hendrie &...
Original air date:
- Mar 7, 1997
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Episode number:
- 8
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Cassandra
"Cassandra" is the fourth episode of Red Dwarf VIII and the 48th in the series run. It was first shown in the UK on 11 March 1999 in the 9:00pm BBC2 time slot, Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye.
Lister, due to a misunderstanding, signs...
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- Mar 11, 1999
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- 4
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Krytie TV
"Krytie TV" is the fifth episode of Red Dwarf VIII and the 49th in the series run. It was first shown in the UK on 18 March 1999 in the 9:00pm BBC2 time slot, Written by Doug Naylor & Paul Alexander and directed by Ed Bye.
Lister gets his guitar...
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- Mar 18, 1999
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Episode number:
- 5
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Pete: Part I
"Pete" is a two-part episode from the science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf Series VIII. Part I was first broadcast in the USA on 7 March 1999 and then on the British television channel BBC2 on 25 March 1999. The second part was broadcast the same day...
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- 6
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Pete: Part II
"Pete part II" is the seventh episode of Red Dwarf VIII and the 51st in the series run. It was first shown in the UK on 1 Apr 1999 in the 9:00pm BBC2 time slot, Written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye.
The gang decide to follow Rimmer's...
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- 7
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Backwards
"Backwards" is the first episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series III, and the thirteenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 14 November 1989. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed...
Original air date:
- Nov 14, 1989
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- 1
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