Some of our American pals and younger CBMers may not have heard of Red Dwarf. It was a cult favorite Sci-fi/Comedy series than ran for 8 seasons on BBC between 1988 and 1999. The early seasons were great - very funny, likable characters, even some drama crept in there. The later ones (last two really) were in a word, crap. The "boys from the Dwarf" returned in 2008 for a three part story called Red Dwarf: Back to Earth. This was also pretty bad. But now we are getting 6 brand new episodes, and many fans' hopes are pinned on this one doing justice to the Red Dwarf legacy.
Space battles, quantum entanglement, and love triangles with snack dispensers, are just some of problems facing the boys from the Dwarf as they return in a brand new series. Red Dwarf X, the 10th series of the legendary sci-fi sitcom, airs exclusively on Dave and Dave HD this October.
Red Dwarf X returns with 6 x 30 min stand alone episodes, recorded in front of a studio audience and reunites the much loved original cast of Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat) and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten).
The brand new series, written and directed by Doug Naylor, begins with the Dwarfer's mining ship still creaking though the wastelands of unchartered deep space, but the posse soon stumble upon the mysteriously abandoned SS Trojan. As they inspect the ship Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from an old foe and is suddenly faced with the dilemma of his life.
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