Red Dwarf: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lost in space and light years away from earth is the Jupiter Mining Ship Red Dwarf. In the late 22nd century, an on-board radiation leak kills all of the crew except for low-ranking technician Dave Lister, who is in suspended animation at the time, and his pregnant cat, Frankenstein, who is safely sealed in the cargo hold.

Series details

• Title: Red Dwarf
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1988-02-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&Dave
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 32 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 368

Cast and credited roles

• Craig Charles — Dave Lister
• Danny John-Jules — Cat
• Chris Barrie — Arnold Rimmer
• Robert Llewellyn — Kryten
• Norman Lovett — Holly
• Hattie Hayridge — Holly
• Chloë Annett — Kochanski

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-02-15; final listed air date 1988-03-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-09-06; final listed air date 1988-10-11; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-11-14; final listed air date 1989-12-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 1991-02-14; final listed air date 1991-03-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 1992-02-20; final listed air date 1992-03-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 1993-10-07; final listed air date 1993-11-11; episode order: 6.
• Season 7: premiered 1997-01-17; final listed air date 1997-03-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 1999-02-18; final listed air date 1999-04-05; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 2009-04-10; final listed air date 2009-04-12; episode order: 3.
• Season 10: premiered 2012-10-04; final listed air date 2012-11-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 11: premiered 2016-09-22; final listed air date 2016-10-27; episode order: 6.
• Season 12: premiered 2017-10-12; final listed air date 2020-04-09; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Red Dwarf 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.