Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
8.483%
An unambitious slob from Liverpool has been awakened from a high-tech stasis chamber 3 million years in the future to find that he might be one of the last humans alive. Hopelessly lost in space, this crew of mostly sad-sack bachelors kill time and share adventure aboard.
RichyE reviewedOctober 18, 2025
Saw this one on TV in the late '80s or early '90s.
British sci-fi comedy at its weirdest and best.
Dave Lister, the last human alive, wakes up 3 million years in the future aboard a mining ship with a hologram of his dead bunkmate, a humanoid cat and eventually a neurotic mechanoid named Kryten.
It’s low-budget, high-concept and full of brilliant banter.
The sets wobble, the effects are charmingly dodgy, but the writing? Sharp as a smeghead’s insult.
Series I and II are pure character comedy, Lister vs. Rimmer, the odd couple in space.
Series III and IV expand the universe with Starbug, Cat’s evolution and Kryten’s dry sarcasm.
Series V and VI? Peak Red Dwarf. Fast-paced, clever and packed with classics like Quarantine, Back to Reality and Gunmen of the Apocalypse. Series VII and VIII? Bit of a mess. Rimmer leaves, Kryten gets squeaky and the humor flatlines.
Still, even the duds have charm.
I love this series. Own it on DVD and rewatch it regularly.
It’s not just sci-fi, it’s sarcasm, survival and smeg.