Series I of Red Dwarf aired between February and March 1988. It introduced Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer, Craig Charles as Dave Lister, Danny John-Jules as the Cat and Norman Lovett as Holly.

Summary Edit

The crew of the Jupiter Mining Corporation mining ship Red Dwarf dies in a radiation accident and the only survivor, third technician Dave Lister is revived after three million years in suspended animation. His only company, besides Holly the ship's computer, is a hologram simulation of his much loathed immediate superior, Arnold Rimmer, and the the last descendant of a species that evolved from his stowed-aboard cat. On the way back to Earth they encounter future echoes, the difficulties of the chef's exam, the Lister-Cat race relationship, contract mutated pneumonia, and meet a double of one of the crew.

Episodes Edit

Picture	Title	Original Airdate	Episode #
	The End	February 15, 1988	1
	Dave Lister finds himself the only survivor of a radiation accident that killed the crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf.
	Future Echoes	February 22, 1988	2
	As the ship accelerates to lightspeed, the crew of the Red Dwarf experience future echoes or glimpses into their future.
	Balance of Power	February 29, 1988	3
	Lister wants to revive navigation officer, and secret crush, Kristine Kochanski and takes the chef's exam in order to outrank Rimmer.
	Waiting for God	March 7, 1988.	4
	Lister discovers he is Cloister the Stupid, the cat's god; meanwhile, Rimmer investigates what he is convinced to be an alien pod.
	Confidence and Paranoia	March 14, 1988	5
	A mutated pneumonia virus causes Lister's dream to become real, including physical manifestations of his Confidence and Paranoia.
	Me²	March 21, 1988	6
	Lister brings online as a hologram what he thinks is Kochanski's personality disk, only to find that that Rimmer has switched disks.

Main Cast Edit

• Craig Charles as Dave Lister
• Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer
• Norman Lovett as Holly
• Danny John-Jules as The Cat

Background InformationEdit

• Although the pilot episode was first written in 1983, the show did not get filmed until 1987, delayed due to difficulties getting it commissioned, and then later an electricians strike. Also, despite being fairly well-received with decent ratings, the co-creators' low opinion of their starter pieces made it so that the series was not repeated on television or released to video until 1994.

Red Dwarf: Episode List

Series II|Series III|Series IV|Series V|Series VI|Series VII|Series VIII|Back to Earth|Series X

Series I

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