Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years (2020): Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

Story and premise
The definitive celebration of the most successful sci-fi sitcom of all time. Over three episodes viewers go on an epic journey through space and time to chart the history of Lister, the lonely space-bum, Rimmer, the failed hero, Kryten, the spaceship-cleaning mechanoid and Cat, the vainest non-human ever to be trapped in space, through the eyes of co-creator, writer and director Doug Naylor, the cast, the crew, and celebrity fans.
Series details
- Title: Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
- Format: Documentary
- Language: English
- Premiere date: 2020-08-06
- Final broadcast date listed: 2020-08-20
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: U&Dave
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
- TVMaze ID: 49243
- IMDb ID: tt12845634
- TVDB ID: 386465
Cast and credited roles
- David Tennant — Narrator
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2020-08-06; final listed air date 2020-08-20; episode order: 3.
Source and licence
Adapted from Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.


