Red Dwarf (1988)
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Helen Norman — Producer
Episodes 4
Unaired US Pilot 1
This was a failed attempt in 1992 to make an "Americanized" version of the hit British sci-fi comedy. Two pilots were filmed after the producers replaced the actors playing Rimmer and Cat, but the series was never picked up, even with the involvement of the original creators, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. The story was an amalgam of several episodes but pretty much followed the original British pilot episode The End, except that Kryten is aboard the Red Dwarf from the start and the Cat is now a woman.
The Official Red Dwarf Site (www.reddwarf.co.uk) has a complete article about the fate of Red Dwarf USA in their 'DownTime' section; and a documentary on the entire American experience is included on the Series V DVD.
Read MoreUnaired US Pilot 2
The second and shorter attempt at a US pilot of Red Dwarf comes across as more of a promotional video than a pilot episode due to it's clips from the British version of the show. Features Terry Farrell as the Cat and script concept from Backwards, Terrorform and Parallel Universe.
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Series II Smeg Ups
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"Dad" was intended to bridge the last episode of Series II and the first episode of Series III, expanding on the events happening in-between that were only otherwise briefly mentioned in the show, and detailed in a very fast, Star Wars-like opening scrawl at the beginning of the first episode of Series III.
Read MoreDwarfing USA
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Series X Deleted Scenes
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Series X Smeg Ups
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Series X Featurette - We're Smegged
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Series XI Smeg Ups
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Series XI Deleted Scenes
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Series XII Smeg Ups
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A New Model Army
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Smeg Outs
The hilarious sequel to Smeg Ups.
In Space No-One Can Hear You Scream "Cut"!
Join Kryten and Lister as they take you on a journey into a plane of reality no humanoid has previously been allowed to see, a dimension of cosmic cock-ups and ballistic blunders where no-one can remember their lines and nothing goes right - ever.
Read MoreCan't Smeg, Won't Smeg
The crew of Starbug are transported to the Can't Cook, Won't Cook studio to see who can cook a better vindaloo. It's Lister and Kryten vs Rimmer and the Cat. Well it should have been the Cat, but he was worried he would mess up his suit (really he just didn't want to work with Rimmer), so Duane Dibbley took his place.
This left Kochanski as the taster (God help her). It's not her fault, she lost the "ippy-dippy"!
The show was total, hillarious chaos. Ainsley Harriott (now known as AH – which has a completley different meaning) was run all over the place. He was totaly pissed off.
Read MoreThe Smeg Ups
Part 2 of the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Red Dwarf. Host by Patrick Stewart.
Read MoreUniverse Challenge
The cast of Red Dwarf compete with the fans in a quiz about the show, based on the format of "University Challenge".
Read MoreRed Dwarf A-Z
An alphabet-based compilation of clips from "Red Dwarf" (1988) with celebrities discussing their favorite characters and moments.
Read MoreLaunching Red Dwarf
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Children in Need Sketch
The crew of Blue Midget pick up a transmission from 1998's Children in Need, with Terry Wogan encouraging people to make donations. After some talk over what to do, Rimmer decides he will help humanity by breaking Lister's guitar!
Read MoreBuilding a Better Universe - A Tribute to Mel Bibby
A tribute to the late Mel Bibby and his contributions to Red Dwarf as production designer.
This is a touching and well-deserved tribute to the man who managed to completely revolutionise the look of the show, despite not having a great deal more money than his predecessor.
After six or seven minutes of lovely tributes from interviewees, we get a real gem. According to the caption, it's the only known footage of Mel talking about his work on the series. It's hard to tell where it came from, or when it was recorded, but he talks about the moody, industrial sets contrasting with the cleaner, more conventional sci-fi sets.
Read MoreHattie's DJ Diary
Hattie Hayridge records her experiences at the tenth annual Red Dwarf convention, Dimension Jump.
This features some great footage of Robert, Chloe and Danny messing about, as well as some good links performed by Hattie. There's also some fancy dress stuff, and footage of Chairman Jane's excellent tattoo.
Read MoreComedy Connections
Comedy Connections focusing on Red Dwarf
Read MoreBack from the Dead
A documentary about the seventh series. The contributors are refreshingly frank and fair about the various problems the production faced. They treat subjects like Rob's departure, Chris's departure, the introduction of Kochanski, the various visual effects crises, the guest writers and the lack of audience with honesty and clarity, and all sides of the story are represented.
Read MoreIdentity Within
The "lost" episode of "Red Dwarf" (1988), presented in storyboard form. The Cat is dying, and is forced to have sex in order to stay alive.
This script was originally written as an episode of the seventh series of "Red Dwarf" (1988), but was dropped because the budget wouldn't stretch to the story; it was later replaced with the significantly less expensive "Red Dwarf: Duct Soup" (1997).
For the DVD release of the seventh series, it was included as an extra feature in order to show what might have been. The first draft of the script, considered the best, was performed by Chris Barrie (Rimmer), then edited by Jem Whippey and set to a series of images drawn by Neil Maguire, in order to get as close to the original concept as possible.
Read MoreSeries VIII Smeg Ups
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Series VIII Deleted Scenes
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Bodysnatcher
Bodysnatcher was a partly finished script that was written but unused for the first series of the BBC sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf.
To headline the release of Red Dwarf Remastered on DVD in Autumn 2007, the same audio story board process used in recreating the lost episode of Series VII, Identity Within, has been used to create the Bodysnatcher episode. When the script was retrieved from the vaults of Grant Naylor offices, it was found to be without an ending. The writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who went their separate ways during pre-production on the ITV series The 10%ers in 1996, collaborated on bringing the script into line with the series' continuity and giving it an end.
Read MoreBack to Earth (1)
Nine years later the Red Dwarf crew are older but still none the wiser. Lister's busy day of annoying Rimmer is interrupted by the discovery of a dimension-hopping leviathan in the ship's mile-deep water tank.
Read MoreBack to Earth (2)
Rimmer's replacement, Katerina, is determined to guide Lister back to his home planet. But Earth in 2009 is not everything the boys had expected, and Rimmer has no intention of being replaced.
Read MoreThe Making of Back to Earth
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of new three-part series Back to Earth, which reunited the cult sci-fi comedy's original cast.
Read MoreBack to Earth: The Director's Cut
The Director's Cut of Back to Earth combines all three of the Back to Earth episodes in a single feature-length programme.
Back to Earth takes place after series X. Kochanski is dead and the crew are hurled through a portal and discover they are just characters from a TV series.
Knowing that they will die in the final episode the Dwarfers, in best Blade Runner traditions, decide to track down their creators to discover how long they have left to live.
First the crew attempt to track down the actors who play them in the series and their metaphysical odyssey begins...
Read MoreBack to Earth (3)
When Lister's busy day of annoying Rimmer was interrupted by the discovery of a dimension-hopping leviathan in the ship's mile-deep water tank, transporting the crew back to Earth, all Lister's dreams appear to be coming true.
Read MoreThe Beginning (Series I Feature)
Documentary looking back at Series I of Red Dwarf
Read MoreIt's Cold Outside (Series II Feature)
Documentary looking back at Series II of Red Dwarf
Read MoreRed Dwarf: The Promised Land Part 1
In part one of this special, the posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister. Lister vows to help them as they are being hunted by a feral cat leader known as Rodon.
Read MoreRed Dwarf: The Promised Land Part 2
In the second part of this special, the crew are on the run from Rodon, a feral cat leader who wants to wipe out cats who worship anyone but him.
Read MoreThe Promised Doc
Go behind the scenes of Red Dwarf: The Promised Land with this UKTV Play exclusive
Read MoreRed Dwarf The Promised Land: Deleted Scenes
Deleted scenes from the special episode : The Promised Land
Read MoreRed Dwarf The Promised Land: Smeg Ups
Bloopers from the special episode : The Promised Land
Read MoreSeries II Deleted and Extended Scenes
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Fan Films
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Bodyswap - Extended Workout
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Behind The Scenes - Special Effects
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Built To Last - Series IV
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Series V Smeg Ups
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Heavy Science - Series V
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Series V Deleted and Extended Scenes
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The SFX of Series V
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Series VI Smeg Ups
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The Starbuggers Series VI
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Series VI Deleted and Extended Scenes
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Danny's Video Diary
Behind the scenes video diary filmed by Danny John-Jules
Read MoreHoward Goodall - Settling The Score
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Series VII Deleted Scenes
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Series VII Smeg Ups
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Robert Llewellyn's Video Diary
Robert's Series 7 Video Diary
Read MoreEaster Egg - Chloë Annett's Audition
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Through an Audience's Eyes
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Animated Discussion - Polymorph
A short animated discussion between Rob Grant, Doug Naylor and Ed Bye about the Red Dwarf series 3 episode "Polymorph".
Read MoreThe End: The Original Assembly
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Series I Smeg Ups
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Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 1 - The Boys From The Dwarf
A look at the challenging logistics of the most celebrated and successful sci-fi comedy ever.
Read MoreRed Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 2 - In Studio Space No One Can Hear You Scream
A look at the challenging logistics of the most celebrated and successful sci-fi comedy ever.
Read MoreRed Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 3 - Playing Pool With Planets
A look at the challenging logistics of the most celebrated and successful sci-fi comedy ever.
Read MoreSeries III Smeg Ups
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Backwards - Forwards
Episode 1 of series 3, 'Backwards', forwards (backwards)
Read MoreAll Change - Series III
The Making of Series III
Read MoreSeries III Deleted and Extended Scenes
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Series IV Smeg Ups
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Series IV Deleted and Extended Scenes
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Tongue Tied - The Uncut Version
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