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	The movie was set in the distant future in which ''Homo sapienoids''— a race of cyborgs— had taken over the solar system and were wiping out the human race. Spaceships that tried to escape Earth were hunted down "until only one remained... ''Red Dwarf''".		The movie was set in the distant future in which ''Homo sapienoids''— a race of cyborgs— had taken over the solar system and were wiping out the human race. Spaceships that tried to escape Earth were hunted down "until only one remained... ''Red Dwarf''".

	Naylor scouted Australia to get an idea of locations and finance costs. Pre-production began in 2004 and filming was planned for 2005.<ref name="TheMovie">{{cite web\|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-and-the-movie-that-never-was/\|title=Red Dwarf, and the movie that never was\|first=Craig\|last=Thomas\|website=Den of Geek\|date=2 October 2015\|access-date=25 March 2020\|archive-date=26 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326012328/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-and-the-movie-that-never-was/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Costumes were made, including Kryten's, and A-list celebrity cameos, including [[~~Madonna (entertainer)\|~~Madonna]], were rumoured.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/26/madonna-in-red-dwarf\|title=Madonna in Red Dwarf?\|author=KJB\|website=[[IGN]]\|date=26 September 2000\|access-date=25 March 2020\|archive-date=26 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326013012/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/26/madonna-in-red-dwarf\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the team struggled to find sufficient funding. Naylor explained at a ''Red Dwarf'' [[Dimension Jump (convention)\|Dimension Jump convention]] that the film had been rejected by the BBC and the [[UK Film Council\|British Film Council]].<ref name="TheMovie" />		Naylor scouted Australia to get an idea of locations and finance costs. Pre-production began in 2004 and filming was planned for 2005.<ref name="TheMovie">{{cite web\|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-and-the-movie-that-never-was/\|title=Red Dwarf, and the movie that never was\|first=Craig\|last=Thomas\|website=Den of Geek\|date=2 October 2015\|access-date=25 March 2020\|archive-date=26 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326012328/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-and-the-movie-that-never-was/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Costumes were made, including Kryten's, and A-list celebrity cameos, including [[Madonna]], were rumoured.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/26/madonna-in-red-dwarf\|title=Madonna in Red Dwarf?\|author=KJB\|website=[[IGN]]\|date=26 September 2000\|access-date=25 March 2020\|archive-date=26 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326013012/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/26/madonna-in-red-dwarf\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the team struggled to find sufficient funding. Naylor explained at a ''Red Dwarf'' [[Dimension Jump (convention)\|Dimension Jump convention]] that the film had been rejected by the BBC and the [[UK Film Council\|British Film Council]].<ref name="TheMovie" />

	In 2012, material from early drafts of the film was incorporated into the Series X finale "[[The Beginning (Red Dwarf)\|The Beginning]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ganymede.tv/2012/08/doug-naylor-broadcast-interview/ \|title=Doug Naylor Broadcast Interview \|first=Ian \|last=Symes \|website=Ganymede & Titan \|date=23 August 2012 \|access-date=25 March 2020 \|quote=Most of the ideas are fresh but for the last episode I borrow things from the very early drafts of the film and explain what happened after the conclusion of series eight. \|archive-date=26 March 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326013823/https://www.ganymede.tv/2012/08/doug-naylor-broadcast-interview/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		In 2012, material from early drafts of the film was incorporated into the Series X finale "[[The Beginning (Red Dwarf)\|The Beginning]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.ganymede.tv/2012/08/doug-naylor-broadcast-interview/ \|title=Doug Naylor Broadcast Interview \|first=Ian \|last=Symes \|website=Ganymede & Titan \|date=23 August 2012 \|access-date=25 March 2020 \|quote=Most of the ideas are fresh but for the last episode I borrow things from the very early drafts of the film and explain what happened after the conclusion of series eight. \|archive-date=26 March 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326013823/https://www.ganymede.tv/2012/08/doug-naylor-broadcast-interview/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

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	==''Dave Hollins: Space Cadet''==		==''Dave Hollins: Space Cadet''==
	''Red Dwarf'' was originally based on ''Dave Hollins: Space Cadet'', a series of five sketches that aired in the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[Son of Cliché]]'', produced by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/red-dwarf-co-creator-doug-naylor-on-the-birth-of-the-show \|title=Red Dwarf Co-Creator Doug Naylor on the Birth of the Show \|last1=Sim \|first1=Krystal \|date=3 October 2012 \|website=Sci-Fi Now \|access-date=7 June 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155955/http://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/red-dwarf-co-creator-doug-naylor-on-the-birth-of-the-show \|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKcaI75I72AC&q=%22Dave+Hollins%3A+Space+Cadet%22&pg=PA209 \|title=The Essential Cult TV Reader \|last1=Lavery \|first1=David \|date=2009 \|publisher=University Press of Kentucky \|isbn=978-0-81317-365-8 \|page=209 \|access-date=5 October 2020 \|archive-date=7 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107224424/https://books.google.com/books?id=TKcaI75I72AC&q=%22Dave+Hollins%3A+Space+Cadet%22&pg=PA209 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		''Red Dwarf'' was originally based on ''Dave Hollins: Space Cadet'', a series of five sketches that aired as part of the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[Son of Cliché]]'', produced by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/red-dwarf-co-creator-doug-naylor-on-the-birth-of-the-show \|title=Red Dwarf Co-Creator Doug Naylor on the Birth of the Show \|last1=Sim \|first1=Krystal \|date=3 October 2012 \|website=Sci-Fi Now \|access-date=7 June 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155955/http://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/red-dwarf-co-creator-doug-naylor-on-the-birth-of-the-show \|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKcaI75I72AC&q=%22Dave+Hollins%3A+Space+Cadet%22&pg=PA209 \|title=The Essential Cult TV Reader \|last1=Lavery \|first1=David \|date=2009 \|publisher=University Press of Kentucky \|isbn=978-0-81317-365-8 \|page=209 \|access-date=5 October 2020 \|archive-date=7 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107224424/https://books.google.com/books?id=TKcaI75I72AC&q=%22Dave+Hollins%3A+Space+Cadet%22&pg=PA209 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	The sketches recounted the adventures of Dave Hollins (voiced by [[Nick Wilton]]), a hapless space traveller who is marooned in space far from Earth.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2012/10/the-origins-of-red-dwarf.html \|title=The Origins Of Red Dwarf \|last1=McMullen \|first1=Marion \|date=19 October 2012 \|newspaper=[[Coventry Telegraph]] \|access-date=7 June 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142154/http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2012/10/the-origins-of-red-dwarf.html \|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> His only steady companion is the computer Hab (voiced by Chris Barrie).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.nouse.co.uk/2013/03/05/qa-with-rob-grant \|title=Q&A with Rob Grant \|last1=Turner \|first1=Fliss \|date=5 March 2013 \|website=Nouse \|access-date=7 June 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714174227/http://www.nouse.co.uk/2013/03/05/qa-with-rob-grant \|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>		The sketches recounted the adventures of Dave Hollins (voiced by [[Nick Wilton]]), a hapless space traveller who is marooned in space far from Earth.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2012/10/the-origins-of-red-dwarf.html \|title=The Origins Of Red Dwarf \|last1=McMullen \|first1=Marion \|date=19 October 2012 \|newspaper=[[Coventry Telegraph]] \|access-date=7 June 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142154/http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2012/10/the-origins-of-red-dwarf.html \|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> His only steady companion is the computer Hab (voiced by Chris Barrie).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.nouse.co.uk/2013/03/05/qa-with-rob-grant \|title=Q&A with Rob Grant \|last1=Turner \|first1=Fliss \|date=5 March 2013 \|website=Nouse \|access-date=7 June 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714174227/http://www.nouse.co.uk/2013/03/05/qa-with-rob-grant \|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

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	To date, twelve series of the show have aired (including one [[miniseries]]), in addition to a [[Television film\|feature-length]] special ''The Promised Land''. Four [[novel]]s were published from 1989 to 1996. Two [[Television pilot\|pilot episodes]] of an American version of the show were produced but never aired. The magazine ''The Red Dwarf Smegazine'' was published from 1992 to 1994.		To date, twelve series of the show have aired (including one [[miniseries]]), in addition to a [[Television film\|feature-length]] special ''The Promised Land''. Four [[novel]]s were published from 1989 to 1996. Two [[Television pilot\|pilot episodes]] of an American version of the show were produced but never aired. The magazine ''The Red Dwarf Smegazine'' was published from 1992 to 1994.

	One of the series' highest accolades came in 1994 when an episode from the sixth series, "[[Gunmen of the Apocalypse]]", won an International [[Emmy Award]] in the Popular Arts category. In the same year, the series was also awarded "Best BBC Comedy Series" at the [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Red Dwarf VI released on DVD \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml \|date=12 January 2005 \|website=BBC Worldwide Press Office \|access-date=5 February 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220135547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml \|archive-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> The series attracted its highest ratings, of more than eight million viewers, during the eighth series in 1999.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=8&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath \|title=Red Dwarf VIII: Aftermath \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=5 February 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123092957/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=8&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath \|archive-date=23 January 2009}}</ref>		One of the series' highest accolades came in 1994 when an episode from the sixth series, "[[Gunmen of the Apocalypse]]", won an International [[Emmy Award]] in the Popular Arts category. In the same year, the series was also awarded Best BBC Comedy Series at the [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Red Dwarf VI released on DVD \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml \|date=12 January 2005 \|website=BBC Worldwide Press Office \|access-date=5 February 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220135547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml \|archive-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> The series attracted its highest ratings, of more than eight million viewers, during the eighth series, in 1999.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=8&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath \|title=Red Dwarf VIII: Aftermath \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=5 February 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123092957/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=8&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath \|archive-date=23 January 2009}}</ref>

	The revived series on Dave has consistently delivered some of the highest ratings for non–[[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom\|Public Service Broadcasting]] commissions in the UK.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back-to-earth-ratings \|title=Back To Earth Ratings \|date=17 April 2009 \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=21 August 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309183248/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back%2Dto%2Dearth%2Dratings \|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/11/23/rated-and-reviewed \|title=Rated And Reviewed: The dust settles on Series X \|date=23 November 2012 \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=21 August 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407105155/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/11/23/rated-and-reviewed \|archive-date=7 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2016/10/07/topping-the-charts \|title=Topping The Charts: Consolidated viewing figures for Twentica \|date=7 October 2016 \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=21 August 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912114307/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2016/10/07/topping-the-charts \|archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> [[Red Dwarf XI\|Series XI]] was voted "Best Returning TV Sitcom" and "Comedy of the Year" for 2016 by readers for the [[British Comedy Guide]].<ref name="Comedy of the Year 2016">{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2411/comedy_co_uk_awards_2016 \|title=Comedy.co.uk Awards 2016 winners announced \|date=23 January 2017 \|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=23 January 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203003112/https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2411/comedy_co_uk_awards_2016 \|archive-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> In a 2019 ranking by ''[[Empire (film magazine)\|Empire]]'', ''Red Dwarf'' came 80th on a list of the 100 best TV shows of all time.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/ \|title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time \|website=[[Empire (magazine)\|Empire]] \|date=16 October 2019 \|author=Team Empire \|access-date=14 December 2019 \|archive-date=24 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424080548/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/ \|url-status=live}}</ref>		The revived series on Dave has consistently delivered some of the highest ratings for non–[[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom\|Public Service Broadcasting]] commissions in the UK.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back-to-earth-ratings \|title=Back To Earth Ratings \|date=17 April 2009 \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=21 August 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309183248/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back%2Dto%2Dearth%2Dratings \|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/11/23/rated-and-reviewed \|title=Rated And Reviewed: The dust settles on Series X \|date=23 November 2012 \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=21 August 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407105155/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/11/23/rated-and-reviewed \|archive-date=7 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2016/10/07/topping-the-charts \|title=Topping The Charts: Consolidated viewing figures for Twentica \|date=7 October 2016 \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=21 August 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912114307/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2016/10/07/topping-the-charts \|archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> [[Red Dwarf XI\|Series XI]] was voted Best Returning TV Sitcom and Comedy of the Year for 2016 by readers for the [[British Comedy Guide]].<ref name="Comedy of the Year 2016">{{cite web \|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2411/comedy_co_uk_awards_2016 \|title=Comedy.co.uk Awards 2016 winners announced \|date=23 January 2017 \|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] \|access-date=23 January 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203003112/https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2411/comedy_co_uk_awards_2016 \|archive-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> In a 2019 ranking by ''[[Empire (film magazine)\|Empire]]'', ''Red Dwarf'' came 80th on a list of the 100 best TV shows of all time.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/ \|title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time \|website=[[Empire (magazine)\|Empire]] \|date=16 October 2019 \|author=Team Empire \|access-date=14 December 2019 \|archive-date=24 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424080548/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/ \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Setting and plot==		==Setting and plot==

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	===Critical reception===		===Critical reception===
	The changes made to the series' cast, setting, creative teams and even production values from series to series have meant that opinions differ greatly between fans and critics as to the quality of each series.<ref name="screenonline: Red Dwarf"/> In the "Great Red Dwarf Debate," published in Volume 2, Issue 3 of the ''Red Dwarf Smegazine'', science fiction writers Steve Lyons and Joe Nazarro argue about the pros and cons of the early series versus the later series. Lyons states that the show "once had was a unique balance of sci-fi comedy, which worked magnificently." Nazarro agrees that "the first two series are very original and very funny," but goes on to say that "it wasn't until series III that the show hit its stride."<ref name="GreatDebate">{{cite magazine \|url=https://archive.org/details/red_dwarf_smegazine-1993-06/page/n37 \|title=The Great Red Dwarf Debate \|first1=Steve \|last1=Lyons \|first2=Joe \|last2=Nazzaro \|date=July 1993 \|magazine=Red Dwarf Smegazine \|volume=2 \|issue=3 \|pages=38–39 \|publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd \|issn=0965-5603 \|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> Discussions revolve around the quality of Series VI, seen by one reviewer as just as good as the earlier series',<ref name="Series VI review at Sci-Fi Weekly"/> but criticised by another reviewer as a descent into formulaic comedy with an unwelcome change of setting.<ref name="Red Dwarf VI review by Gavrielle">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reviewsbygavrielle.com/dwarf3.shtml \|first=Gavrielle \|last=Perry \|title=The Good Dwarf Guide: Series III \|website=ReviewsByGavrielle.com \|access-date=1 February 2008 \|url-status=~~live~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304060002/http://www.reviewsbygavrielle.com/dwarf3.shtml \|archive-date=4 March 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		The changes made to the series' cast, setting, creative teams and even production values from series to series have meant that opinions differ greatly between fans and critics as to the quality of each series.<ref name="screenonline: Red Dwarf"/> In the "Great Red Dwarf Debate," published in Volume 2, Issue 3 of the ''Red Dwarf Smegazine'', science fiction writers Steve Lyons and Joe Nazarro argue about the pros and cons of the early series versus the later series. Lyons states that the show "once had was a unique balance of sci-fi comedy, which worked magnificently." Nazarro agrees that "the first two series are very original and very funny," but goes on to say that "it wasn't until series III that the show hit its stride."<ref name="GreatDebate">{{cite magazine \|url=https://archive.org/details/red_dwarf_smegazine-1993-06/page/n37 \|title=The Great Red Dwarf Debate \|first1=Steve \|last1=Lyons \|first2=Joe \|last2=Nazzaro \|date=July 1993 \|magazine=Red Dwarf Smegazine \|volume=2 \|issue=3 \|pages=38–39 \|publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd \|issn=0965-5603 \|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> Discussions revolve around the quality of Series VI, seen by one reviewer as just as good as the earlier series',<ref name="Series VI review at Sci-Fi Weekly"/> but criticised by another reviewer as a descent into formulaic comedy with an unwelcome change of setting.<ref name="Red Dwarf VI review by Gavrielle">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reviewsbygavrielle.com/dwarf3.shtml \|first=Gavrielle \|last=Perry \|title=The Good Dwarf Guide: Series III \|website=ReviewsByGavrielle.com \|access-date=1 February 2008 \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304060002/http://www.reviewsbygavrielle.com/dwarf3.shtml \|archive-date=4 March 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	The changes seen in Series VII disappointed some; while much slicker and higher-budget in appearance, the shift away from outright sitcom and into something approaching [[comedy drama]] was seen by one reviewer as a move in the wrong direction.<ref name="series VII review at DVD Active">{{cite web \|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/red-dwarf-vii.html \|title=Red Dwarf VII UK - DVD R2 \|website=DVD Active.com \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011075340/http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/red-dwarf-vii.html \|archive-date=11 October 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The attempt to shift back into traditional sitcom format for Series VIII was greeted with a response that was similarly lukewarm.<ref name="screenonline: Red Dwarf"/> There was criticism aimed at the decision to resurrect the entire crew of ''Red Dwarf'', as it was felt this detracted from the series' central premise of Lister being the last human being alive.<ref name="Series VIII review at Sci-Fi Weekly"/> There are other critics who feel that Series VII and VIII are no weaker than the earlier series, however,<ref name="TV Reviews at SciFi.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue457/screen2.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series VII DVD \|first=Paul \|last=Di Filippo \|website=Sci-Fi Weekly \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703001116/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue457/screen2.html \|archive-date=3 July 2007}}</ref><ref name="series Reviews at DVD Direct">{{cite web \|url=https://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/reddwarfseries58.php \|title=Red Dwarf: Series 5-8 \|first=Bill \|last=Gibron \|date=7 June 2006 \|website=DVD Verdict.com \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119032101/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/reddwarfseries58.php \|archive-date=19 January 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the topic is the subject of constant fervent debate among the show's fanbase.<ref name="screenonline: Red Dwarf">{{cite web \|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/560214/index.html \|title=Red Dwarf (1988-99) \|first=Alec \|last=Worley \|website=[[Screenonline]] \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213224421/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/560214/index.html \|archive-date=13 December 2007 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		The changes seen in Series VII disappointed some; while much slicker and higher-budget in appearance, the shift away from outright sitcom and into something approaching [[comedy drama]] was seen by one reviewer as a move in the wrong direction.<ref name="series VII review at DVD Active">{{cite web \|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/red-dwarf-vii.html \|title=Red Dwarf VII UK - DVD R2 \|website=DVD Active.com \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011075340/http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/red-dwarf-vii.html \|archive-date=11 October 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The attempt to shift back into traditional sitcom format for Series VIII was greeted with a response that was similarly lukewarm.<ref name="screenonline: Red Dwarf"/> There was criticism aimed at the decision to resurrect the entire crew of ''Red Dwarf'', as it was felt this detracted from the series' central premise of Lister being the last human being alive.<ref name="Series VIII review at Sci-Fi Weekly"/> There are other critics who feel that Series VII and VIII are no weaker than the earlier series, however,<ref name="TV Reviews at SciFi.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue457/screen2.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series VII DVD \|first=Paul \|last=Di Filippo \|website=Sci-Fi Weekly \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703001116/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue457/screen2.html \|archive-date=3 July 2007}}</ref><ref name="series Reviews at DVD Direct">{{cite web \|url=https://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/reddwarfseries58.php \|title=Red Dwarf: Series 5-8 \|first=Bill \|last=Gibron \|date=7 June 2006 \|website=DVD Verdict.com \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119032101/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/reddwarfseries58.php \|archive-date=19 January 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the topic is the subject of constant fervent debate among the show's fanbase.<ref name="screenonline: Red Dwarf">{{cite web \|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/560214/index.html \|title=Red Dwarf (1988-99) \|first=Alec \|last=Worley \|website=[[Screenonline]] \|access-date=11 February 2008 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213224421/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/560214/index.html \|archive-date=13 December 2007 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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	The main setting of the series is the eponymous mining spaceship ''Red Dwarf''.<ref name="Series I at Sci Fi Dimensions">{{cite web \|last=Snider \|first=John C. \|title=DVD Review: Red Dwarf Series I \|url=http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|date=2003 \|website=ScifiDimensions.com \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017101712/http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|archive-date=17 October 2012 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the first episode, set sometime in the late 21st century,{{efn\|Later revised to the 23rd century, according to the 1991 episode "[[DNA (Red Dwarf)\|DNA]]", or the 22nd century, according to the 1997 episode "[[Ouroboros (Red Dwarf)\|Ouroboros]]".}} an on-board [[radiation]] leak kills everyone except lowest-ranking technician Dave Lister, who is in suspended animation at the time, as punishment for [[smuggling]] a cat aboard the ship. The cat, Frankenstein, who is revealed to be pregnant, is safe in the cargo hold.<ref name="Prog Guide p45">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 45.</ref> Following the accident, the ship's computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] keeps Lister in stasis until the radiation levels return to normal—a process that takes three million years.<ref name="Prog Guide p45"/> Lister therefore emerges as the last human being in the [[universe]]—but not alone on board the ship.<ref name="Prog Guide p46">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 46.</ref> His former bunkmate and immediate superior Arnold Judas Rimmer (a character plagued by failure) is [[Resurrection\|resurrected]] by Holly as a [[volumetric display\|hologram]] to keep Lister sane. They are joined by a creature known only as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], who was initially thought to be the last member of a race of humanoid [[Felidae\|felines]] that [[Evolution of mammals\|evolved]] in the ship's hold from Lister's pregnant cat during the three million years that Lister was in stasis.<ref name="Prog Guide p46"/> In season 1 episode 3 '[[Waiting for God (Red Dwarf)\|Waiting for God]]', it was revealed that the cat priest had also survived, and was living in the hold of the ship.		The main setting of the series is the eponymous mining spaceship ''Red Dwarf''.<ref name="Series I at Sci Fi Dimensions">{{cite web \|last=Snider \|first=John C. \|title=DVD Review: Red Dwarf Series I \|url=http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|date=2003 \|website=ScifiDimensions.com \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017101712/http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|archive-date=17 October 2012 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the first episode, set sometime in the late 21st century,{{efn\|Later revised to the 23rd century, according to the 1991 episode "[[DNA (Red Dwarf)\|DNA]]", or the 22nd century, according to the 1997 episode "[[Ouroboros (Red Dwarf)\|Ouroboros]]".}} an on-board [[radiation]] leak kills everyone except lowest-ranking technician Dave Lister, who is in suspended animation at the time, as punishment for [[smuggling]] a cat aboard the ship. The cat, Frankenstein, who is revealed to be pregnant, is safe in the cargo hold.<ref name="Prog Guide p45">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 45.</ref> Following the accident, the ship's computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] keeps Lister in stasis until the radiation levels return to normal—a process that takes three million years.<ref name="Prog Guide p45"/> Lister therefore emerges as the last human being in the [[universe]]—but not alone on board the ship.<ref name="Prog Guide p46">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 46.</ref> His former bunkmate and immediate superior Arnold Judas Rimmer (a character plagued by failure) is [[Resurrection\|resurrected]] by Holly as a [[volumetric display\|hologram]] to keep Lister sane. They are joined by a creature known only as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], who was initially thought to be the last member of a race of humanoid [[Felidae\|felines]] that [[Evolution of mammals\|evolved]] in the ship's hold from Lister's pregnant cat during the three million years that Lister was in stasis.<ref name="Prog Guide p46"/> In season 1 episode 3 '[[Waiting for God (Red Dwarf)\|Waiting for God]]', it was revealed that the cat priest had also survived, and was living in the hold of the ship.

	The series revolves around Lister being the last human alive, after three million years of travel from [[Earth]], with his companions. The crew encounter phenomena such as [[Time distortion theory\|time distortions]], [[faster-than-light]] travel, [[mutant]] [[disease]]s and strange [[lifeform]]s (all evolved from Earth, because the series has no aliens) that had developed in the intervening millions of years.<ref name="Series I at SciFi.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series I DVD \|date=3 March 2003 \|website=Sci-Fi Weekly \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817030011/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|archive-date=17 August 2007}}</ref> ~~Though it has a science fiction setting, much of the humour comes from the interactions of the characters, particularly the laid-back Lister and the stuck-up Rimmer.~~		The series revolves around Lister being the last human alive, after three million years of travel from [[Earth]], with his companions. The crew encounter phenomena such as [[Time distortion theory\|time distortions]], [[faster-than-light]] travel, [[mutant]] [[disease]]s and strange [[lifeform]]s (all evolved from Earth, because the series has no aliens) that had developed in the intervening millions of years.<ref name="Series I at SciFi.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series I DVD \|date=3 March 2003 \|website=Sci-Fi Weekly \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817030011/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|archive-date=17 August 2007}}</ref>

	Despite the [[pastiche]] of science fiction used as a backdrop, ''Red Dwarf'' is primarily a character-driven comedy, with science fiction elements used as complementary [[plot device]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|title=Welcome Back to Red Dwarf: The Best Running Joke on UK Television\|last=Stuart\|first=Alasdair\|date=2016-09-22\|website=Tor.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-01-31\|archive-date=31 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131182552/https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Especially in the early episodes, a recurring source of comedy was the ''[[The Odd Couple (film)\|Odd Couple]]''-style relationship between the two central characters of the show, who have an intense dislike for each other yet are trapped together deep in space.		Despite the [[pastiche]] of science fiction used as a backdrop, ''Red Dwarf'' is primarily a character-driven comedy, with science fiction elements used as complementary [[plot device]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|title=Welcome Back to Red Dwarf: The Best Running Joke on UK Television\|last=Stuart\|first=Alasdair\|date=2016-09-22\|website=Tor.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-01-31\|archive-date=31 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131182552/https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Especially in the early episodes, a recurring source of comedy was the ''[[The Odd Couple (film)\|Odd Couple]]''-style relationship between the two central characters of the show, who have an intense dislike for each other yet are trapped together deep in space.

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	===Theme song and music===		===Theme song and music===
	The opening theme tune, closing theme tune, and incidental music were written and performed by [[Howard Goodall]], with the vocals on the closing theme tune by [[Jenna Russell]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=QI Theme (Piano Solo) \|url=http://howardgoodallstore.fabermusic.com/QI-Theme-18355.aspx \|website=Faber Music Limited \|access-date=7 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224025511/http://howardgoodallstore.fabermusic.com/QI-Theme-18355.aspx \|archive-date=2015-02-24 \|date=2015 \|quote=See preview. This is a sheet music download. When your transaction is complete you will have up to 7 days to print the music yourself – it will not be posted to you.}}</ref> The first two series used a relatively sombre instrumental version of the closing theme for the opening titles; from Series III onwards this switched to a more upbeat version, with Goodall singing on [[vocoder]], the line "Red Dwarf" four times in the second half of the song.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Mindblowing thing I've just noticed about the Opening Theme... \|url=https://www.ganymede.tv/forums/topic/mindblowing-thing-ive-just-noticed-about-the-opening-theme/ \|website=Ganymede & Titan \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|date=21 October 2016 \|archive-date=4 December 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200232/https://www.ganymede.tv/forums/topic/mindblowing-thing-ive-just-noticed-about-the-opening-theme/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=Red Dwarf: TV & Film: Works \|url=http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/works/tv-and-film/red-dwarf \|website=howardgoodall.co.uk \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813045655/http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/works/tv-and-film/red-dwarf \|archive-date=2018-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=phillimess \|title=789660406050541568 \|url=https://twitter.com/phillimess/status/789660406050541568 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906180958/https://twitter.com/phillimess/status/789660406050541568 \|archive-date=2020-09-06 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=I am honoured & delighted my vo-coded message from the past has been cracked! \|url=https://twitter.com/Howard_Goodall/status/789760504147415040 \|website=Twitter \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906181458/https://twitter.com/Howard_Goodall/status/789760504147415040 \|archive-date=2020-09-06 \|language=en \|date=October 22, 2016 \|quote=I am honoured & delighted my vo-coded message from the past has been cracked! t .co/1GZMzPgZ9C}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=Red Dwarf Theme lyrics \|url=https://www.lyricsfreak.com/h/howard+goodall/red+dwarf+theme_20883728.html \|website=Lyrics Freak \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Whistlecroft \|first1=Charlotte \|title=So apparently the Red Dwarf theme has hidden lyrics \|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a811846/red-dwarf-theme-song-lyrics-no-one-knew-about/ \|website=Digital Spy \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|date=22 October 2016 \|archive-date=11 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111212408/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a811846/red-dwarf-theme-song-lyrics-no-one-knew-about/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mellor \|first1=Louisa \|title=Red Dwarf: Behind-the-Scenes Doc Shows Alternative Theme Song Lyrics \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-behind-the-scenes-doc-shows-alternative-theme-song-lyrics/ \|website=Den of Geek \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|date=6 August 2020 \|archive-date=29 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929085111/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-behind-the-scenes-doc-shows-alternative-theme-song-lyrics/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=Red Dwarf Theme \|url=https://genius.com/Howard-goodall-red-dwarf-theme-lyrics \|website=genius.com \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|language=en \|archive-date=13 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113232937/https://genius.com/Howard-goodall-red-dwarf-theme-lyrics \|url-status=live }}</ref> Goodall also wrote music for the show's various songs, including "[[Tongue Tied (Red Dwarf song)\|Tongue Tied]]", with lyrics written by Grant and Naylor.<ref name="Interview: Howard Goodall">{{cite magazine \|url=https://archive.org/details/red_dwarf_smegazine-1992-11/page/n29 \|title=The Red Dwarf Interview: Making Music, Howard Goodall \|date=November 1992 \|magazine=Red Dwarf Smegazine \|volume=1 \|issue=10 \|pages=29–32 \|publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd \|issn=0965-5603 \|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> Danny John-Jules (credited as 'The Cat') re-orchestrated and released "Tongue Tied" on 11 October 1993; it reached number 17 on the [[UK Singles Chart\|UK charts]].<ref name="everyHit.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.everyhit.com/ \|title=Search the UK Top 40 Hit Database \|website=EveryHit.co.uk \|access-date=19 December 2007 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118062706/http://www.everyhit.co.uk/notauth.html \|archive-date=18 January 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Goodall himself sang "The Rimmer Song" heard during the Series VII episode "Blue", to which Chris Barrie mimed.<ref>"Back from the Dead" featurette on the Series VII DVD release.</ref>		The opening theme tune, closing theme tune, and incidental music were written and performed by [[Howard Goodall]], with the vocals on the closing theme tune by [[Jenna Russell]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=QI Theme (Piano Solo) \|url=http://howardgoodallstore.fabermusic.com/QI-Theme-18355.aspx \|website=Faber Music Limited \|access-date=7 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224025511/http://howardgoodallstore.fabermusic.com/QI-Theme-18355.aspx \|archive-date=2015-02-24 \|date=2015 \|quote=See preview. This is a sheet music download. When your transaction is complete you will have up to 7 days to print the music yourself – it will not be posted to you.}}</ref> The first two series used a relatively sombre instrumental version of the closing theme for the opening titles; from Series III onwards this switched to a more upbeat version, with Goodall singing on [[vocoder]], the line "Red Dwarf" four times in the second half of the song.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Mindblowing thing I've just noticed about the Opening Theme... \|url=https://www.ganymede.tv/forums/topic/mindblowing-thing-ive-just-noticed-about-the-opening-theme/ \|website=Ganymede & Titan \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|date=21 October 2016 \|archive-date=4 December 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200232/https://www.ganymede.tv/forums/topic/mindblowing-thing-ive-just-noticed-about-the-opening-theme/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=Red Dwarf: TV & Film: Works \|url=http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/works/tv-and-film/red-dwarf \|website=howardgoodall.co.uk \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813045655/http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/works/tv-and-film/red-dwarf \|archive-date=2018-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=phillimess \|title=789660406050541568 \|url=https://twitter.com/phillimess/status/789660406050541568 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906180958/https://twitter.com/phillimess/status/789660406050541568 \|archive-date=2020-09-06 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=I am honoured & delighted my vo-coded message from the past has been cracked! \|url=https://twitter.com/Howard_Goodall/status/789760504147415040 \|website=Twitter \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906181458/https://twitter.com/Howard_Goodall/status/789760504147415040 \|archive-date=2020-09-06 \|language=en \|date=October 22, 2016 \|quote=I am honoured & delighted my vo-coded message from the past has been cracked! t .co/1GZMzPgZ9C}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=Red Dwarf Theme lyrics \|url=https://www.lyricsfreak.com/h/howard+goodall/red+dwarf+theme_20883728.html \|website=Lyrics Freak \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Whistlecroft \|first1=Charlotte \|title=So apparently the Red Dwarf theme has hidden lyrics \|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a811846/red-dwarf-theme-song-lyrics-no-one-knew-about/ \|website=Digital Spy \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|date=22 October 2016 \|archive-date=11 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111212408/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a811846/red-dwarf-theme-song-lyrics-no-one-knew-about/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Mellor \|first1=Louisa \|title=Red Dwarf: Behind-the-Scenes Doc Shows Alternative Theme Song Lyrics \|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-behind-the-scenes-doc-shows-alternative-theme-song-lyrics/ \|website=Den of Geek \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|date=6 August 2020 \|archive-date=29 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929085111/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-behind-the-scenes-doc-shows-alternative-theme-song-lyrics/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Goodall \|first1=Howard \|title=Red Dwarf Theme \|url=https://genius.com/Howard-goodall-red-dwarf-theme-lyrics \|website=genius.com \|access-date=6 September 2020 \|language=en \|archive-date=13 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113232937/https://genius.com/Howard-goodall-red-dwarf-theme-lyrics \|url-status=live }}</ref> Goodall also wrote music for the show's various songs, including "[[Tongue Tied (Red Dwarf song)\|Tongue Tied]]", with lyrics written by Grant and Naylor.<ref name="Interview: Howard Goodall">{{cite magazine \|url=https://archive.org/details/red_dwarf_smegazine-1992-11/page/n29 \|title=The Red Dwarf Interview: Making Music, Howard Goodall \|date=November 1992 \|magazine=Red Dwarf Smegazine \|volume=1 \|issue=10 \|pages=29–32 \|publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd \|issn=0965-5603 \|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> Danny John-Jules (credited as "The Cat") re-orchestrated and released "Tongue Tied" on 11 October 1993; it reached number 17 on the [[UK Singles Chart\|UK charts]].<ref name="everyHit.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.everyhit.com/ \|title=Search the UK Top 40 Hit Database \|website=EveryHit.co.uk \|access-date=19 December 2007 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118062706/http://www.everyhit.co.uk/notauth.html \|archive-date=18 January 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Goodall himself sang "The Rimmer Song" heard during the Series VII episode "Blue", to which Chris Barrie mimed.<ref>"Back from the Dead" featurette on the Series VII DVD release.</ref>

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	==Spin-offs and merchandise==		==Spin-offs and merchandise==
	The show's logo and characters have appeared on a wide range of merchandise.<ref name="Howarth & Lyons 1993 p. 205"/><ref>Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 219.</ref> ''Red Dwarf'' has also been spun off in a variety of different media formats. For instance, the song "Tongue Tied," featured in the "[[Parallel Universe (Red Dwarf)\|Parallel Universe]]" episode of the show, was released in 1993 as a single and became a top 20 UK hit for Danny John-Jules (under the name 'The Cat').<ref name="everyHit.com"/> Stage plays of the show have been produced by Blak Yak, a theatre group in [[Perth]], Western Australia, who were given permission by Grant Naylor Productions to mount stage versions of certain episodes in 2002, 2004 and 2006.<ref name="Feline funky with the help of James Brown">{{Cite news \|last=Mason \|first=Fleur \|title=Feline funky with the help of James Brown \|newspaper=Fremantle Gazette \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=5 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="Media man as the Cat">{{cite news \|title=Media man as the Cat \|newspaper=Western Suburbs Weekly \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=12 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="TV hits come alive on stage">{{Cite news \|last=Mason \|first=Fleur \|title=TV hits come alive on stage \|newspaper=Southern Gazette \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=12 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="Recall for one cool cat">{{Cite news \|last=Cahill \|first=Denise \|title=Recall for one cool cat \|newspaper=Fremantle Gazette \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=16 March 2004}}</ref> In October 2006, an [[Interactive film\|Interactive Quiz DVD]] entitled ''Red Dwarf: Beat The Geek'' was released, hosted by Norman Lovett and Hattie Hayridge, both reprising their roles as Holly.<ref name="Beat The Geek">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/merchandise/index.cfm?itemID=162 \|title=Red Dwarf: Beat The Geek \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=19 December 2007 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314215938/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/merchandise/index.cfm?itemID=162 \|archive-date=14 March 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2005, Grant Naylor Productions and Studio Hubris, in conjunction with Across the Pond Comics, collaborated to produce the spin-off [[webcomic]] ''Red Dwarf: Prelude to Nanarchy''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/gallery/comic-viewer/index.cfm \|title=Prelude to Nanarchy Web Comic \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=15 December 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220459/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/gallery/comic-viewer/index.cfm \|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>		The show's logo and characters have appeared on a wide range of merchandise.<ref name="Howarth & Lyons 1993 p. 205"/><ref>Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 219.</ref> ''Red Dwarf'' has also been spun off in a variety of different media formats. For instance, the song "Tongue Tied," featured in the "[[Parallel Universe (Red Dwarf)\|Parallel Universe]]" episode of the show, was released in 1993 as a single and became a top 20 UK hit for Danny John-Jules (under the name "The Cat").<ref name="everyHit.com"/> Stage plays of the show have been produced by Blak Yak, a theatre group in [[Perth]], Western Australia, who were given permission by Grant Naylor Productions to mount stage versions of certain episodes in 2002, 2004 and 2006.<ref name="Feline funky with the help of James Brown">{{Cite news \|last=Mason \|first=Fleur \|title=Feline funky with the help of James Brown \|newspaper=Fremantle Gazette \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=5 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="Media man as the Cat">{{cite news \|title=Media man as the Cat \|newspaper=Western Suburbs Weekly \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=12 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="TV hits come alive on stage">{{Cite news \|last=Mason \|first=Fleur \|title=TV hits come alive on stage \|newspaper=Southern Gazette \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=12 September 2006}}</ref><ref name="Recall for one cool cat">{{Cite news \|last=Cahill \|first=Denise \|title=Recall for one cool cat \|newspaper=Fremantle Gazette \|location=Perth, W.A. \|date=16 March 2004}}</ref> In October 2006, an [[Interactive film\|Interactive Quiz DVD]] entitled ''Red Dwarf: Beat The Geek'' was released, hosted by Norman Lovett and Hattie Hayridge, both reprising their roles as Holly.<ref name="Beat The Geek">{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/merchandise/index.cfm?itemID=162 \|title=Red Dwarf: Beat The Geek \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=19 December 2007 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314215938/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/merchandise/index.cfm?itemID=162 \|archive-date=14 March 2008 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2005, Grant Naylor Productions and Studio Hubris, in conjunction with Across the Pond Comics, collaborated to produce the spin-off [[webcomic]] ''Red Dwarf: Prelude to Nanarchy''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/gallery/comic-viewer/index.cfm \|title=Prelude to Nanarchy Web Comic \|website=RedDwarf.co.uk \|access-date=15 December 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220459/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/gallery/comic-viewer/index.cfm \|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

	===Novels===		===Novels===

LightingMan01 at 16:11, 14 September 2024

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	'''''Red Dwarf''''' is a British [[science fiction comedy]] programme created by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], consisting of a		'''''Red Dwarf''''' is a British [[science fiction comedy]] programme created by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], consisting of a
	[[sitcom]] that aired on [[BBC Two]] between 1988 and 1999, and on [[Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] since 2009, gaining a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|title=Red Dwarf on DVD \|date=4 October 2002 \|website=[[BBC Worldwide]] Press Office \|access-date=28 November 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227022348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|archive-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> The programme follows low-ranking [[technician]] [[Dave Lister]], who awakens after being in [[suspended animation]] for three million years to find that he is the last living [[human]], and that he is alone on the [[mining]] [[spacecraft]] ''Red Dwarf''~~—save~~ for a hologram of his deceased bunkmate [[Arnold Rimmer]] and "[[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]]", a life form which evolved from Lister's pregnant [[cat]].		[[sitcom]] that aired on [[BBC Two]] between 1988 and 1999, and on [[Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] since 2009, gaining a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|title=Red Dwarf on DVD \|date=4 October 2002 \|website=[[BBC Worldwide]] Press Office \|access-date=28 November 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227022348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|archive-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> The programme follows low-ranking [[technician]] [[Dave Lister]], who awakens after being in [[suspended animation]] for three million years to find that he is the last living [[human]], and that he is alone on the [[mining]] [[spacecraft]] ''Red Dwarf''—except for a hologram of his deceased bunkmate [[Arnold Rimmer]] and "[[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]]", a life form which evolved from Lister's pregnant [[cat]].

	As of 2020, the cast included [[Chris Barrie]] as Rimmer, [[Craig Charles]] as Lister, [[Danny John-Jules]] as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], [[Robert Llewellyn]] as the sanitation droid [[Kryten]], and [[Norman Lovett]] as the ship's computer, [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]].		As of 2020, the cast included [[Chris Barrie]] as Rimmer, [[Craig Charles]] as Lister, [[Danny John-Jules]] as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], [[Robert Llewellyn]] as the sanitation droid [[Kryten]], and [[Norman Lovett]] as the ship's computer, [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]].

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	'''''Red Dwarf''''' is a British [[science fiction comedy]] programme created by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], consisting of a		'''''Red Dwarf''''' is a British [[science fiction comedy]] programme created by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], consisting of a
	[[sitcom]] that aired on [[BBC Two]] between 1988 and 1999, and on [[Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] since 2009, gaining a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|title=Red Dwarf on DVD \|date=4 October 2002 \|website=[[BBC Worldwide]] Press Office \|access-date=28 November 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227022348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|archive-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> The ~~series~~ follows low-ranking [[technician]] [[Dave Lister]], who awakens after being in [[suspended animation]] for three million years to find that he is the last living [[human]], and that he is alone on the [[mining]] [[spacecraft]] ''Red Dwarf''—save for a hologram of his deceased bunkmate [[Arnold Rimmer]] and "[[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]]", a life form which evolved from Lister's pregnant [[cat]].		[[sitcom]] that aired on [[BBC Two]] between 1988 and 1999, and on [[Dave (TV channel)\|Dave]] since 2009, gaining a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|title=Red Dwarf on DVD \|date=4 October 2002 \|website=[[BBC Worldwide]] Press Office \|access-date=28 November 2009 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227022348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml \|archive-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> The programme follows low-ranking [[technician]] [[Dave Lister]], who awakens after being in [[suspended animation]] for three million years to find that he is the last living [[human]], and that he is alone on the [[mining]] [[spacecraft]] ''Red Dwarf''—save for a hologram of his deceased bunkmate [[Arnold Rimmer]] and "[[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]]", a life form which evolved from Lister's pregnant [[cat]].

	As of 2020, the cast included [[Chris Barrie]] as Rimmer, [[Craig Charles]] as Lister, [[Danny John-Jules]] as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], [[Robert Llewellyn]] as the sanitation droid [[Kryten]], and [[Norman Lovett]] as the ship's computer, [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]].		As of 2020, the cast included [[Chris Barrie]] as Rimmer, [[Craig Charles]] as Lister, [[Danny John-Jules]] as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], [[Robert Llewellyn]] as the sanitation droid [[Kryten]], and [[Norman Lovett]] as the ship's computer, [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]].

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	The main setting of the series is the eponymous mining spaceship ''Red Dwarf''.<ref name="Series I at Sci Fi Dimensions">{{cite web \|last=Snider \|first=John C. \|title=DVD Review: Red Dwarf Series I \|url=http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|date=2003 \|website=ScifiDimensions.com \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017101712/http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|archive-date=17 October 2012 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the first episode, set sometime in the late 21st century,{{efn\|Later revised to the 23rd century, according to the 1991 episode "[[DNA (Red Dwarf)\|DNA]]", or the 22nd century, according to the 1997 episode "[[Ouroboros (Red Dwarf)\|Ouroboros]]".}} an on-board [[radiation]] leak kills everyone except lowest-ranking technician Dave Lister, who is in suspended animation at the time, as punishment for [[smuggling]] a cat aboard the ship. The cat, Frankenstein, who is revealed to be pregnant, is safe in the cargo hold.<ref name="Prog Guide p45">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 45.</ref> Following the accident, the ship's computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] keeps Lister in stasis until the radiation levels return to normal—a process that takes three million years.<ref name="Prog Guide p45"/> Lister therefore emerges as the last human being in the [[universe]]—but not alone on board the ship.<ref name="Prog Guide p46">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 46.</ref> His former bunkmate and immediate superior Arnold Judas Rimmer (a character plagued by failure) is [[Resurrection\|resurrected]] by Holly as a [[volumetric display\|hologram]] to keep Lister sane. They are joined by a creature known only as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], who was initially thought to be the last member of a race of humanoid [[Felidae\|felines]] that [[Evolution of mammals\|evolved]] in the ship's hold from Lister's pregnant cat during the three million years that Lister was in stasis.<ref name="Prog Guide p46"/> In season 1 episode 3 '[[Waiting for God (Red Dwarf)\|Waiting for God]]', it was revealed that the cat priest had also survived, and was living in the hold of the ship.		The main setting of the series is the eponymous mining spaceship ''Red Dwarf''.<ref name="Series I at Sci Fi Dimensions">{{cite web \|last=Snider \|first=John C. \|title=DVD Review: Red Dwarf Series I \|url=http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|date=2003 \|website=ScifiDimensions.com \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017101712/http://www.scifidimensions.com/Feb03/reddwarf1.htm \|archive-date=17 October 2012 \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the first episode, set sometime in the late 21st century,{{efn\|Later revised to the 23rd century, according to the 1991 episode "[[DNA (Red Dwarf)\|DNA]]", or the 22nd century, according to the 1997 episode "[[Ouroboros (Red Dwarf)\|Ouroboros]]".}} an on-board [[radiation]] leak kills everyone except lowest-ranking technician Dave Lister, who is in suspended animation at the time, as punishment for [[smuggling]] a cat aboard the ship. The cat, Frankenstein, who is revealed to be pregnant, is safe in the cargo hold.<ref name="Prog Guide p45">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 45.</ref> Following the accident, the ship's computer [[Holly (Red Dwarf)\|Holly]] keeps Lister in stasis until the radiation levels return to normal—a process that takes three million years.<ref name="Prog Guide p45"/> Lister therefore emerges as the last human being in the [[universe]]—but not alone on board the ship.<ref name="Prog Guide p46">Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 46.</ref> His former bunkmate and immediate superior Arnold Judas Rimmer (a character plagued by failure) is [[Resurrection\|resurrected]] by Holly as a [[volumetric display\|hologram]] to keep Lister sane. They are joined by a creature known only as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]], who was initially thought to be the last member of a race of humanoid [[Felidae\|felines]] that [[Evolution of mammals\|evolved]] in the ship's hold from Lister's pregnant cat during the three million years that Lister was in stasis.<ref name="Prog Guide p46"/> In season 1 episode 3 '[[Waiting for God (Red Dwarf)\|Waiting for God]]', it was revealed that the cat priest had also survived, and was living in the hold of the ship.

	The series revolves around Lister being the last human alive, after three million years of travel from [[Earth]], with his companions. The crew encounter phenomena such as [[Time distortion theory\|time distortions]], [[faster-than-light]] travel, [[mutant]] [[disease]]s and strange [[lifeform]]s (all evolved from Earth, because the series has no aliens) that had developed in the intervening millions of years.<ref name="Series I at SciFi.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series I DVD \|date=3 March 2003 \|website=Sci-Fi Weekly \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817030011/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|archive-date=17 August 2007}}</ref> ~~Though it has a science fiction setting, much of the humour comes from the interactions of the characters, particularly the laid-back Lister and the stuck-up Rimmer.~~		The series revolves around Lister being the last human alive, after three million years of travel from [[Earth]], with his companions. The crew encounter phenomena such as [[Time distortion theory\|time distortions]], [[faster-than-light]] travel, [[mutant]] [[disease]]s and strange [[lifeform]]s (all evolved from Earth, because the series has no aliens) that had developed in the intervening millions of years.<ref name="Series I at SciFi.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|title=Red Dwarf Series I DVD \|date=3 March 2003 \|website=Sci-Fi Weekly \|access-date=6 February 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817030011/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw9510.html \|archive-date=17 August 2007}}</ref>

	Despite the [[pastiche]] of science fiction used as a backdrop, ''Red Dwarf'' is primarily a character-driven comedy, with science fiction elements used as complementary [[plot device]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|title=Welcome Back to Red Dwarf: The Best Running Joke on UK Television\|last=Stuart\|first=Alasdair\|date=2016-09-22\|website=Tor.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-01-31\|archive-date=31 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131182552/https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Especially in the early episodes, a recurring source of comedy was the ''[[The Odd Couple (film)\|Odd Couple]]''-style relationship between the two central characters of the show, who have an intense dislike for each other yet are trapped together deep in space.		Despite the [[pastiche]] of science fiction used as a backdrop, ''Red Dwarf'' is primarily a character-driven comedy, with science fiction elements used as complementary [[plot device]]s.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|title=Welcome Back to Red Dwarf: The Best Running Joke on UK Television\|last=Stuart\|first=Alasdair\|date=2016-09-22\|website=Tor.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-01-31\|archive-date=31 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131182552/https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/welcome-back-to-red-dwarf-the-best-running-joke-on-uk-television/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Especially in the early episodes, a recurring source of comedy was the ''[[The Odd Couple (film)\|Odd Couple]]''-style relationship between the two central characters of the show, who have an intense dislike for each other yet are trapped together deep in space.