Back in the red felt like a return to the norm, bringing back holly, red dwarf, the crew, rimmer. A red dwarf is the smallest and coolest kind of star on the main sequence. At the end of series 8, the resurrected red dwarf began to be. Lovett was born 31 october 1946 in windsor, england. And if we take into account that back to earth as a series 9 was a continuation of the back to reality story from series 5, then its as if red dwarf x as a series 10 is just a retelling of what series 6 could have been, if doug naylor listened to the fans when they said they wanted more episodes away from starbug and aboard red dwarf more. The tenth doctor meets holly from red dwarf youtube. Written by rob grant and doug naylor, and directed by ed bye and paul jackson, the episode features the crews attempt to escape the influence of a white hole. It premiered on the british television channel bbc2 on 11 october 1988. Discussion in movies and television started by gretnablue, sep, 2012. Filming dates for the new series red dwarf x were announced on 11. And although the beginning had ended on an appropriate note for what could have been the last episode ever, the outstanding viewing figures and warm reception from fans and viewers meant that an eleventh series was.
What fictional ailment did holly pick up in parallel universe. Episodes series xi guide red dwarf the official website. Fortunately, comedy channel dave has obliged, dropping a brilliant sneak peek at upcoming featurelength special the promised land. We take a closer look at the pixels of red dwarf s oddball computer. Then, after cat, lister, rimmer, and kryten died, holly was left alone for many more years until she had been driven insane. From earth, not one that fits the stricter definitions of a red dwarf is visible to the naked eye. Kochanski is a fictional character from the british science fiction situation comedy red dwarf. In the intro sequence of series 1 and 2, a man in a spacesuit lister is seen painting the exterior of red dwarf and the camera pulls back to reveal the red dwarf spaceship and we see red dwarf flying towards the black void of space and series 3 onwards, a montage of the episodes from each season is seen during the intro sequence. Almost 3 million years ago there was a computer terminal that had been signed in before the radiation leak. Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises ten series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999 and on dave in 2009 and from 2012, gaining a cult following. But compared to the absolutely stellar series x, red dwarf xi doesnt quite feel like the progressionsuccess that the last series was. The male version of holly appeared throughout series viii, but does not appear in red dwarf. Red dwarf returns for an eleventh series and sees rimmer promoted to officer, lister waking up to discover his body parts missing and kryten considering to leave the dwarfers.
As well as appearing in the television series, she is also a major character in the red dwarf novel last human. Looking for work after his stint on red dwarf, holly, the senile onboard computer, stows away on the tardis. Why the change in style between seasons 2 and 3 in red dwarf. With new dwarf proving to be such a hit for the channel which has truly revitalised interest in the show following its departure from bbc2 years ago we can. The books are amazing, especially infinity welcomes careful drivers. Jul 21, 2016 red dwarf faces backlash as fans react badly to krytens new face in first images from series 11 the new images from red dwarf s series 11 have left some fans disappointed share. Sep 11, 2017 the male version of holly experienced a head sex change after meeting his female counterpart, hilly, in series 2 and then reappeared in female form, played by hattie hayridge, for series iiiv. The episode was remastered, along with the rest of the first three. Red dwarf took the bold step of actually removing red dwarf itself for the semirebooted series six, reverting to its sitcom roots with four characters now minus holly cramped together in starbug. High quality red dwarf inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Written by rob grant and doug naylor, and directed by ed bye, the plot involves the red dwarf crew travelling to a parallel universe where they meet alternative versions of themselves. In my opinion, they need to bring some sort a version of holly back to keep the other four in check.
Before red dwarf xii had even aired, craig charles was talking to us about the idea of another series. Lister parked the red dwarf in orbit around a planetoid, and then forgot which. The original cast of chris barrie rimmer, craig charles lister, danny johnjules cat and robert llewellyn kryten are back for six brand new episodes. The computer ran red dwarf for the three million years after the radiation leak which killed the crew and the ship wandered the galaxy unmanned, except for the cats evolving onboard. The dwarfers infiltrate the tech savvy underground and try to bring down the authoritarian regime. Kochanski was the first console officer in the navigation chamber on board the spaceship red dwarf. After the success of red dwarf x tremendous series. Hattie hayridge had appeared in parallel universe as hilly, hollys female counterpart. Filming moved from shepperton studios to pinewood studios and was undertaken in late 2015 at in front of a live studio audience. Red dwarf plot holes explaining the scifi sitcoms biggest smeg ups.
Red dwarf xii returns to dave on thursday, 12 october with an early 2018 broadcast on public television stations looking good along with rdxi. Red dwarf took the bold step of actually removing red dwarf itself for the semirebooted series six, reverting to its sitcom roots with four characters now minus holly cramped together in. Holly divulges the captains remarks to rimmer red dwarf bbc comedy. Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series and a featurelength special of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on bbc two between 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on dave in 2009 and 2012 and from 2016 to the present, gaining a cult following. A driedout holly returns to red dwarf for series xii in october. The message typed out has spent the last 3 million years bouncing about the universe being badly translated.
The brainchild of writers rob grant and doug naylor who previously worked on the uk satire series spitting image, which is best known in america for having its puppets appear. When the dwarfers investigate a crashed ship at the bottom of an ocean moon, lister. White hole is the fourth episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf series iv and the twentysecond episode in the series run. Holly is back in sneak peek at red dwarfs xii finale. The series, which was well rumoured to be returning to screens following last years successful revival, will definitely be back for another run. He played the male incarnation of holly in series i and ii of red dwarf and has made several reappearances since as the character.
Between series viii and back to earth, holly was rendered offline due to water damage after lister flooded his databanks due to him leaving a bath running for. Hattie hayridge was born on december 17, 1959 in middlesex, england. We travel back to the beginning and back to the future on dave. Few would have given a scifi sitcom a hope, yet red dwarfs creators. The dwarfers find themselves in an alternative version of america where modern technology is prohibited, making rimmer and kryten illegal. Sentenced to a period of suspended animation for smuggling his pet cat on board, he is joined by just four fellow survivors. I still think they need a to do a full story about cats people that left red dwarf. The original cast of chris barrie rimmer, craig charles lister, danny johnjules cat and robert llewellyn kryten are back for six brand new episodes recorded in front of a live studio audience at. Red dwarf xii is the twelfth series of the legendary scifi comedy, once again written and directed by the shows cocreator doug naylor.
Red dwarf is a british comedy franchise which primarily comprises twelve series and. Red dwarf series officially renewed latest episode aired thu 492020 red dwarf. Two years since the last series wrapped up, a brand new featurelength red dwarf special has been announced for broadcast on dave. As of series 11, there has yet to be an official solution.
Red dwarf 2020 special air date, cast, whats it about. Holly did not appear in series vi, but reappeared in the series vii finale as the original male. Holly is back and hasnt changed one bit in sneak peek at tonights red dwarf xii finale i was a dancing cabbage for a while, but im over that now. In series 1, 2, and 6 she was played by clare grogan until producers. Al roberts was also added to the cast in an undisclosed role and norman lovett officially announced to be returning as holly following his, oneoff guest spot in series xii. The first red dwarf i watched live on tv was vii, after binge watching the first six series several times with my friends. With the departure of cocreator rob grant after series six, the show lurched into. The original actor to play holly, norman lovett, left the series after a dispute over his salary. The male version of holly experienced a head sex change after meeting his female counterpart, hilly, in series 2 and then reappeared in female form, played by hattie hayridge, for series iiiv. He played the male incarnation of holly in series i and ii of red dwarf and has made several reappearances since as the character history. Created by dough naylor, red dwarf is the comedy featured on dave and uktv play.
Apr 09, 2020 the first red dwarf i watched live on tv was vii, after binge watching the first six series several times with my friends. Two years since the last series wrapped up, a brand new featurelength red dwarf special has been announced for broadcast on. He portrayed the male incarnations of holly in series i, series ii, the final episode of series vii, series. Red dwarfs holly has finally finished drying out after listers overrun bath, and is back in charge once more. Holly did not appear in series vi, but reappeared in the series vii finale as the original male version, again played by lovett. Red dwarf faces backlash as fans react badly to krytens. Good callback to the fact they still had vhs in the future. The red dwarf magazine the magazine part of the title changed to smegazine from issue three was launched in 1992 by fleetway editions. A driedout holly returns to red dwarf for series xii in.
It premiered on the british television channel bbc2 on 4 october 1988. But when red dwarf goes through light speed 24hours early, the crew witnesses strange events and they find they are witnessing future echoes images of events that will happen in the future. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. With chris barrie, craig charles, danny johnjules, robert llewellyn. Pick your favourite episode and the most voted episode will be in the final poll. Red dwarfs are by far the most common type of star in the milky way, at least in the neighborhood of the sun, but because of their low luminosity, individual red dwarfs cannot be easily observed. Red dwarf on dave news, release date, holly and everything. Going back to shooting one series, as opposed to the backtoback production of xi and xii should mean that we get some new red dwarf within the next 12 months. The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship red dwarf. Holly is a fictional character in the science fiction situation comedy red dwarf. Red dwarf series 10 page 7 tfw2005 the 2005 boards.
After red dwarf was rebuilt by the nanobots in series viii, a different holly ran the ship, with the original, senile version of holly stored in listers watch. Xi and xii would be coming to dave for 2016 and 2017 respectively. Of all the main red dwarf characters, holly is arguably the one we know least about. The series was created by rob grant and doug naylor, who also wrote the first six series. Jan 19, 2014 looking for work after his stint on red dwarf, holly, the senile onboard computer, stows away on the tardis. After the events of red dwarf, holly managed to develop the portal gun and used some empty warehouses to test it in. Three million years after the demise of humanity, third technician dave lister awakes aboard the mining ship red dwarf. Red dwarf faces backlash as fans react badly to krytens new face in first images from series 11 the new images from red dwarfs series 11. The character, who is the eponymous spaceships onboard computer, has been played by norman lovett series iii, viiviii, xii, the promised land and hattie hayridge series iiiv. And although the beginning had ended on an appropriate note for what could have been the last episode ever, the outstanding viewing figures and warm reception from fans and viewers meant that an eleventh series was an inevitability. He portrayed the male incarnations of holly in series i, series ii, the final. However, baby cow productions owned by steve coogan also joined as producers in series xi. The promised land is a 2020 british sciencefiction comedy television film and the thirteenth installment of the british sciencefiction sitcom, red dwarf the movie sees the red dwarf crew of dave lister charles, arnold rimmer barrie, the cat johnjules, and kryten llewellyn faceoff against rodon, the leader of a band of feral cats, who has pledged to annihilate all. Like back to earth and series x before it, series xi was produced by uktv play.
Series xi is the eleventh series of red dwarf, following on from series x. Season 11 of red dwarf in my personal opinion is the best season of the show since it s revival in 2009 with back to earth as all of the episodes in this season are smeggin terrific with krysis. In february 2020, the day before the 32nd anniversary of when red dwarf first aired, a plot synopsis was released by the official red dwarf website. Red dwarf is a british science fiction comedy franchise created by rob grant and doug naylor. Throughout series 6 and 7, the characters travel aboard starbug. Holly hunting features red dwarf the official website. I did have an idea for one episode of series 11 where holly comes back online but with a split personality and norman and hatties version with a brief cameo from queeg. Hayridge played the part of holly from series iiiv.
On red dwarf, although holly can control the flight of the ship, all commands go via the navicomp fitted to both red dwarf and all starbug class ships. With series x, red dwarf was no longer a show that was being briefly revived for a nostalgic special. Series xi is the eleventh series of red dwarf, following on from series x like back to earth and series x before it, series xi was produced by uktv play. Starbug is capable of flying itself without holly, and this implies that the navicomp is capable of autonomous flight. Certainly, red dwarf xi is another solid success for the show, and more proof that its revival on dave has been a true joy. Parallel universe is the sixth episode of science fiction sitcom red dwarf series two, and the twelfth in the shows run. May 08, 2016 holly navigates red dwarf during light speed. Portrayed by norman lovett male incarnation and hattie hayridge female incarnation, holly was one of the original boys from the dwarf in series i to series v, briefly in series vii, and in series viii.
Mmx3 here again for the best red dwarf episode poll. Yes, its true, said writer and director doug naylor who. She was cheap, stupid, and she wouldnt load well, not for him, anyway. Play the red dwarf trivia game and prove how much can you remember about the cult spacebased sitcom which turns thirty this month. In an interview with red dwarf smegazine issue 9, november 1992, lovett said that he asked to be paid the same as the other actors on the series, but his request was turned down. Especially, when holly was essential for red dwarf existing for 3 million years. Red dwarf season 01 episode 02 future echoes video. Red dwarf faces backlash as fans react badly to krytens new.