Holly is the ship's computer on the science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf.
The character is played by Norman Lovett in Series I and II and, following a "head sex change" to look like his parallel universe alter ego "Hilly", played by Hattie Hayridge in the series 3 episode Backwards, is female in Series III–V although his personality remained the same. Holly does not appear in Series VI, but reappears in the final episode of Series VII as th...
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Holly is the ship's computer on the science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf.
The character is played by Norman Lovett in Series I and II and, following a "head sex change" to look like his parallel universe alter ego "Hilly", played by Hattie Hayridge in the series 3 episode Backwards, is female in Series III–V although his personality remained the same. Holly does not appear in Series VI, but reappears in the final episode of Series VII as the original male version, again played by Lovett. The male version of Holly then appears Series VIII, but does not feature in Red Dwarf: Back to Earth.
In the unaired pilot for the American version of Red Dwarf, Holly was played by Jane Leeves.
Holly is an "intelligent" computer. Holly's user interface appears on ship screens as a disembodied human head on a black background, and can also be downloaded into a watch worn by Lister. In Series I his face appears pixelated, but this idea was dropped in Series II. As a male, Holly appears to be...
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