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Director: |
Ed Bye
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Starring: |
Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett, Hattie Hayridge
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Genres: |
Comedy, Television, Cult Classics-Exploitation, Sci-Fi, Action-Adventure, UK Premier
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Origin: |
United Kingdom
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Certificate: |
PG
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Languages: |
English
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Running Time: |
310 min
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A radiation leak wipes out the crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf leaving only one survivor - Chicken Soup Machine Repair Man, Dave Lister. After 3 million years in suspended animation, Lister emerges to find he is the last human being in the universe. But he is not alone!
So the scene was set for "The End", the original pilot episode of the cult series, Red Dwarf. First broadcast in 1988, the series has since developed a massive worldwide cult following and it still holds the record for being BBC2's longest running, highest rated sitcom.
Red Dwarf was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor and their collaboration with BBC Worldwide has resulted in a first-class version on DVD. The two-disc set features all six 'un-remastered' episodes from the first series as well as over 90 minutes of bonus material including deleted scenes, smeg-ups, trailers and a unique commentary by the original cast members who were reunited especially for this purpose.
Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: The End
Original Air Date: 15 February 1988
Liverpudlian caretaker Dave Lister is sentenced to 18-months in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat Frankenstine on-board. But Dave awakes from Suspended animation, only to find he's been frozen for 3 million years and the crew have been wiped out in a radioactive disaster.
Season 1, Episode 2: Future Echoes
Original Air Date: 22 February 1988
Holly navigates Red Dwarf during light speed. But when Red Dwarf goes through light speed 24-hours early, the crew witnesses strange events and they find they are witnessing "Future Echoes" images of events that will happen in the future.
Season 1, Episode 3: Balance of Power
Original Air Date: 29 February 1988
Lister wants to go on a date with the hologram of navigation officer Kristine Kochanski, much to Rimmer's disapproval. Lister decides to do a cooking exam so he can outrank Rimmer. But Rimmer has a cunning plan.
Season 1, Episode 4: Waiting for God
Original Air Date: 7 March 1988
Lister learns he is the mythical god of Cat's people known as "Cloister the stupid" and Red Dwarf stumbles upon a Red Dwarf garbage capsule and Rimmer thinks it's a stasis capsule carrying a dormant alien woman.
Season 1, Episode 5: Confidence & Paranoia
Original Air Date: 14 March 1988
Lister falls ill after entering a contaminated area of Red Dwarf trying to find Kochanski's hologram disc which Rimmer has hidden. But Red Dwarf has two unwelcome guests on-board, Lister's Confidence and Paranoia.
Season 1, Episode 6: Me²
Original Air Date: 21 March 1988
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