
Scripted series · U&Dave
Red Dwarf
Smeg Head!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Red Dwarf actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Red Dwarf reads strongest on World Building, Humour and Character Depth.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
The run
Seasons
12 seasons · 73 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
1994120 episodes

Season 1 · Complete
Series I
19886 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S01E06 Me²

Season 2 · Complete
Series II
19886 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S02E05 Queeg

Season 3 · Complete
Series III
19896 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S03E03 Polymorph

Season 4 · Complete
Series IV
19916 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S04E03 Justice

Season 5 · Complete
Series V
19926 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S05E06 Back to Reality

Season 6 · Complete
Series VI
19936 episodes
7.5IMDbBest episode · S06E03 Gunmen of the Apocalypse

Season 7 · Complete
Series VII
19978 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S07E01 Tikka to Ride

Season 8 · Complete
Series VIII
19998 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S08E04 Cassandra

Season 9 · Complete
Back to Earth
20093 episodes
5.8IMDbBest episode · S09E01 Back to Earth (1)

Season 10 · Complete
Series X
20126 episodes
7.7IMDbRed Dwarf X, the tenth series of the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, was broadcast on UK television channel Dave between 4 October 2012 and 8 November 2012. There are six episodes and it is the first full series of Red Dwarf since 1999.
Best episode · S10E06 The Beginning

Season 11 · Complete
Series XI
20166 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S11E03 Give & Take

Season 12 · Complete
Series XII
20176 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S12E02 Siliconia
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S02E05
Queeg
With Holly on the fritz, the ship's backup computer, Queeg 500, steps in to command the Red Dwarf and its crew of misfits.
- Directed by Ed Bye
- Written by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

S04E03
Justice
Not knowing if the stasis pod they've found contains a security guard or a homicidal criminal, the crew heads to the capsule's initial destination.
- Directed by Ed Bye
- Written by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

S02E03
Thanks for the Memory
When Lister awakens after a night of revelry, he's at a loss to explain how he and Cat broke their legs.
- Directed by Ed Bye
- Written by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

S03E03
Polymorph
Terror reigns on the Red Dwarf when a shape-shifting genetic mutant climbs aboard and subjects the crew to its menacing slobber.
- Directed by Ed Bye
- Written by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

S03E02
Marooned
As the Red Dwarf approaches a minefield of black holes, the crew must evacuate, throwing Lister and Rimmer together on a frozen planet.
- Directed by Ed Bye
- Written by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

S03E06
The Last Day
When the Red Dwarf crew learns that Kryten has only 24 hours left to live, they band together to give the android the best night of his life.
- Directed by Ed Bye
- Written by Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E30
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 3 - Playing Pool With Planets
S00E28
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 1 - The Boys From The Dwarf
S00E29
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 2 - In Studio Space No One Can Hear You Scream

S00E104
The Promised Land: Smeg Ups
S00E103
The Promised Land: Deleted Scenes
S00E105
Through an Audience's Eyes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Henry NormalExecutive Producer
- Rob GrantExecutive Producer
- Rob GrantProducer
- Kerry WaddellProducer
- Doug NaylorExecutive Producer
- Doug NaylorProducer
Writing
- Rob GrantWriter
- James HendrieWriter
- Doug NaylorWriter
- Robert LlewellynWriter
- Kim FullerWriter
- Paul AlexanderWriter
Direction
- Rob GrantDirector
- Juliet MayDirector
- Doug NaylorDirector
- Andy de EmmonyDirector
- Ed ByeDirector
Cinematography
- Andy MartinDirector of Photography
- Peter MorganDirector of Photography
- Ed MooreDirector of Photography
Music
- Howard GoodallOriginal Music Composer
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