Series VIII

From Tongue Tied

Contents 1 Summary 2 Episodes 3 Main Cast 4 Background Information

[edit] Summary

Dave Lister and the crew of Starbug finally get the Red Dwarf back, but little do they expect what awaits for them inside!

[edit] Episodes

Picture	Title	Original Airdate	Episode #
	Back in the Red I	February 18, 1999	45
	After some spectacular flying stunts, including flying into a rat's bum, Lister and friends finally step onboard their beloved Red Dwarf only to find that they are no longer alone.
	Back in the Red II	February 25, 1999	46
	After the nanobots rebuild Red Dwarf, Lister and friends crash land Starbug on board and discover that the crew have been revived. They are arrested for flying Starbug without the necessary rank or qualifications and put on trial.
	Back in the Red III	March 4, 1999	47
	Kryten is reset to factory settings, while Lister, Cat, Holly, and Kochanski face two years in the brig. The newly revived Rimmer ponders whether to help them or exploit them.
	Cassandra	March 11, 1999	48
	Now prisoners and accidental members of the Red Dwarfs convict army, the Dwarfers are forced to find out what happened to the crew of the SS Silverberg.
	Krytie TV	March 18, 1999	49
	Kryten gets his (or is it her) own television show, and Lister gets his guitar back.
	Pete I	March 25, 1999	50
	Our friends escape the brig after they acquire a device that manipulates time. Unfortunately they create and are chased by a beast from the past.
	Pete II	April 1, 1999	52
	Facing what they have created, the Dwarfers face death and push the Captain to the breaking point.
	Only The Good...	April 5, 1999	53
	During another escape attempt, the Dwarfer's find that the ship is being destroyed by a corrosive virus.

[edit] Main Cast

• Craig Charles as Dave Lister
• Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer
• Danny John-Jules as The Cat
• Robert Llewellyn as Kryten
• Chloë Annett as Kristine Kochanski
• Norman Lovett as Holly

[edit] Background Information

• After a brief leave of absence, Chris Barrie returns as a resurrected version of Arnold Rimmer.
• Norman Lovett returns as a regular castmember playing both the original male version of Holly and the still-smart Holly of the rebuilt Red Dwarf.
• This series ends in a cliffhanger. Although seemingly resolved, it is not mentioned in the mini-series Back to Earth, set nine years after Series VIII.