Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
| Red Dwarf: Back to Earth | |
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| Genre |
Comic science fiction Sitcom |
| Created by | Doug Naylor |
| Written by | Doug Naylor |
| Directed by | Doug Naylor |
| Starring |
Chris Barrie Craig Charles Danny John-Jules Robert Llewellyn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charles Armitage Doug Naylor |
| Producer(s) | Helen Norman |
| Running time | 25 mins approx |
| Production company(s) | Grant Naylor Productions |
| Distributor |
UK Gold Services Limited BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Dave Dave HD (Repeats) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Surround |
| Original release | 10 April – 12 April 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Red Dwarf VIII |
| Followed by | Red Dwarf X |
| Related shows | Red Dwarf |
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth (also referred to as Red Dwarf IX) is a three-part miniseries continuation of the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, broadcast on UK television channel Dave between 10 and 12 April 2009 and subsequently released on DVD on 15 June 2009 and on Blu-ray on 31 August 2009. It was the first television outing for Red Dwarf in over ten years, and features the characters Rimmer, Cat, Kryten and Lister. The storyline involves the characters arriving back on Earth, circa 2009, only to find that they are characters in a television series called "Red Dwarf".
"Part One" begins on Red Dwarf, nine years after the events of Series VIII. Kochanski (Chloë Annett) is dead and Holly is out of commission because Lister (Craig Charles) left a bath running in the officers' quarters for nearly nine years and the Skutters still have not finished drying him out. Rimmer also appears to be the original hologram Rimmer from series I to VII, rather than the series VIII human Rimmer. The crew have noted water supplies are low, and discover the cause—a giant squid in their water tank—after they go to investigate. After they barely escape from the encounter with their lives, the squid proceeds to vanish, and Katerina Bartikovsky (Sophie Winkleman), a former Red Dwarf science officer, materialises. Informing Rimmer (Chris Barrie) he is to be switched off in twenty-four hours, she uses the ship's equipment to analyse the leviathan's DNA and manages to turn a mining laser into a dimension cutter, in the hope of opening up a portal so that Lister can find a mate and restart the human race.
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