Quarantine (Red Dwarf)
| "Quarantine" | |
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| Red Dwarf episode | |
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Rimmer contracts a holo-virus and, with the help of Mr Flibble, turns against the crew
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| Episode no. |
Series 5 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Grant Naylor |
| Written by | Rob Grant & Doug Naylor |
| Original air date | 12 March 1992 |
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Maggie Steed as Dr Hildegarde Lanstrom Mr. Flibble as Himself |
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Maggie Steed as Dr Hildegarde Lanstrom Mr. Flibble as Himself
"Quarantine" is the fourth episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series V and the twenty eighth in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 12 March 1992. The episode, fifth to be filmed, was the first one to be solely directed by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor. The episode has Rimmer contracting a holo-virus and turning against the rest of the crew.
Red Dwarf receives a signal from the hologram Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom. The crew takes Starbug to visit the Viral Research Centre, where Lanstrom had been working on a theory that viruses can be positive as well as negative. Lanstrom had successfully isolated several positive viruses, including the "luck virus", which grants whomever contracts it extreme good luck.
Rimmer is requested by Kryten to return to Red Dwarf in an escape pod due to Lanstrom being a hologram (since Holly can only generate one). Naturally Rimmer is put out at this, especially when Kryten pulls a Space Corps Directive on him. Soon, the others arrive at Lanstrom's lab and activate her; however, she proves to have contracted a holo-virus that causes her to become homicidally insane and to have Psionic powers such as hex vision, but that shortens her life span to a handful of minutes. She gives chase, and speaks to Rimmer on the radio, causing him to decide to head back to Red Dwarf anyway. Lister, Kryten and the Cat decide to give Lanstrom the run-around, as the holo-virus will soon kill her. However Lanstrom corners them and is about to finish them off when, just in time, the virus takes its toll and Lanstrom disappears. The three head back to Red Dwarf, and take the chance to test the luck virus, which gives Lister incredible luck before his natural body defences combat it and it wears off.
Returning to the ship, Starbug is redirected by Rimmer to the quarantine bay. Having decided to use the Space Corps Directives against the others, he quotes a rule that gets the others thrown in isolation for three months.
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