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Series VI of Red Dwarf aired between October and November 1993. It starred Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer, Craig Charles as Dave Lister, Danny John-Jules as the Cat and Robert Llewellyn as Kryten.

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SummaryEdit

Red Dwarf is stolen by entities or lifeforms unknown, and the crew is forced to give chase in Starbug, encountering more adventures with homicidal simulants, an urbane gestalt entity, gunslinging computer viri, alluring and stomach churning GELFs, and a world full of Rimmers along the way. This was the first series to establish an ongoing story arc: the search for Red Dwarf, which would be continued through to its conclusion at the end of the next series, and be the base of events in the one after. It also ends with one of the most notorious cliff-hangers in the show's history: the crew's showdown with their future selves.

EpisodesEdit

Picture Title Original Airdate Episode #
1psirens Psirens October 7, 1993 31
Desperate to gain ground on Red Dwarf, the Boys from the Dwarf try to go through an asteroid belt but find that it is inhabited by psirens, strange GELF creatures that use mind control to lure their victims and then suck out their brains.
2legion Legion October 14, 1993 32
The crew find an abandoned research station with only one inhabitant, an entity known as Legion, whose charm and hospitality hide a terrible secret.
3gunman Gunmen of the Apocalypse October 21, 1993 33
In order to fight a simulant-made computer virus, the crew enters a Wild West computer game to assist Kryten's attempt to fight off viral gunslinglers and save the ship.
4emohawk Emohawk October 28, 1993 34
After escaping a forced wedding with a GELF, the crew is stalked by a new polymorph called an emohawk, a terrifying creature that unwittingly unleashes the the universe's most uncool guy and the greatest hero in the galaxy.
5rimmerworld Rimmerworld November 14, 1993 35
Arnold Rimmer is stranded on a deserted planet alone for 600 years after falling through a wormhole. When the rest of the crew comes to rescue him, they find the planet has been completely taken over by Rimmer clones!
6time Out Of TimeNovember 11, 1993 36
After fitting Starbug with a time drive, the crew encounters a future version of themselves, which includes a fat Rimmer a bald Cat and Lister's brain in a jar, complete with attached dreadlocks!

Main Cast Edit

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Cast poses with Grant Naylor

Background InformationEdit

  • This series was deliberately written with a higher rate of gags, inspired by Cheers, which Rob Grant and Doug Naylor watched while working on the failed Red Dwarf USA project. This also proved to be the last Red Dwarf series co-written by Grant, as he decided to part ways with the show and his co-writer following the effort; also leading to separate sequels from the two to the novel Better Than Life, though both took the setting of Starbug from VI.


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