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Red Dwarf Specials episodes
S00 E01
Unaired US Pilot 1
30 mins
This was a failed attempt in 1992 to make an "Americanized" version of the hit British sci-fi comedy. Two pilots were filmed after the producers replaced the actors playing Rimmer and Cat, but the series was never picked up, even with the involvement of the original creators, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. The story was an amalgam of several episodes but pretty much followed the original British pilot episode The End, except that Kryten is aboard the Red Dwarf from the start and the Cat is now a woman. The Official Red Dwarf Site (www.reddwarf.co.uk) has a complete article about the fate of Red Dwarf USA in their 'DownTime' section; and a documentary on the entire American experience is included on the Series V DVD.
S00 E02
Unaired US Pilot 2
30 mins
The second and shorter attempt at a US pilot of Red Dwarf comes across as more of a promotional video than a pilot episode due to it's clips from the British version of the show. Features Terry Farrell as the Cat and script concept from Backwards, Terrorform and Parallel Universe.
S00 E03
Smeg Ups
30 mins · Mon, 7 Nov 1994
Kryten, the 4,000 series sanitation mechanoid takes you on a journey into a dimension of fluffs, bloopers, hitches and smeg ups that lead to one inevitable response: "cut"!
S00 E04
Smeg Outs
30 mins · Sun, 1 Jan 1995
The hilarious sequel to Smeg Ups. In Space No-One Can Hear You Scream "Cut"! Join Kryten and Lister as they take you on a journey into a plane of reality no humanoid has previously been allowed to see, a dimension of cosmic cock-ups and ballistic blunders where no-one can remember their lines and nothing goes right - ever.
S00 E05
Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg
30 mins · Sat, 14 Feb 1998
The crew of Starbug are transported to the Can't Cook, Won't Cook studio to see who can cook a better vindaloo. It's Lister and Kryten vs Rimmer and the Cat. Well it should have been the Cat, but he was worried he would mess up his suit (really he just didn't want to work with Rimmer), so Duane Dibbley took his place. This left Kochanski as the taster (God help her). It's not her fault, she lost the "ippy-dippy"! The show was total, hillarious chaos. Ainsley Harriott (now known as AH - which has a completley different meaning) was run all over the place. He was totaly pissed off.
S00 E06
The Smeg Ups
30 mins · Sat, 14 Feb 1998
Part 2 of the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Red Dwarf. Host by Patrick Stewart.
S00 E07
Universe Challenge
30 mins · Sat, 14 Feb 1998
The cast of Red Dwarf compete with the fans in a quiz about the show, based on the format of "University Challenge".
S00 E08
Tongue Tied - The Uncut Version
3 mins · Thu, 27 Aug 2020
S00 E09
Red Dwarf A-Z
30 mins · Sat, 14 Feb 1998
An alphabet-based compilation of clips from "Red Dwarf" (1988) with celebrities discussing their favorite characters and moments.
S00 E10
Children in Need Sketch
30 mins · Fri, 13 Nov 1998
The crew of Blue Midget pick up a transmission from 1998's Children in Need, with Terry Wogan encouraging people to make donations. After some talk over what to do, Rimmer decides he will help humanity by breaking Lister's guitar!
S00 E11
Building a Better Universe
30 mins · Mon, 3 Nov 2003
A tribute to the late Mel Bibby and his contributions to Red Dwarf as production designer. This is a touching and well-deserved tribute to the man who managed to completely revolutionise the look of the show, despite not having a great deal more money than his predecessor. After six or seven minutes of lovely tributes from interviewees, we get a real gem. According to the caption, it's the only known footage of Mel talking about his work on the series. It's hard to tell where it came from, or when it was recorded, but he talks about the moody, industrial sets contrasting with the cleaner, more conventional sci-fi sets.
S00 E12
Hattie's DJ Diary
30 mins · Mon, 3 Nov 2003
Hattie Hayridge records her experiences at the tenth annual Red Dwarf convention, Dimension Jump. This features some great footage of Robert, Chloe and Danny messing about, as well as some good links performed by Hattie. There's also some fancy dress stuff, and footage of Chairman Jane's excellent tattoo.
S00 E13
Comedy Connections
30 mins · Mon, 30 Aug 2004
Comedy Connections focusing on Red Dwarf
S00 E14
Back from the Dead
30 mins · Mon, 7 Nov 2005
A documentary about the seventh series. The contributors are refreshingly frank and fair about the various problems the production faced. They treat subjects like Rob's departure, Chris's departure, the introduction of Kochanski, the various visual effects crises, the guest writers and the lack of audience with honesty and clarity, and all sides of the story are represented.
S00 E15
Identity Within
30 mins · Mon, 7 Nov 2005
The "lost" episode of "Red Dwarf" (1988), presented in storyboard form. The Cat is dying, and is forced to have sex in order to stay alive. This script was originally written as an episode of the seventh series of "Red Dwarf" (1988), but was dropped because the budget wouldn't stretch to the story; it was later replaced with the significantly less expensive "Red Dwarf: Duct Soup" (1997). For the DVD release of the seventh series, it was included as an extra feature in order to show what might have been. The first draft of the script, considered the best, was performed by Chris Barrie (Rimmer), then edited by Jem Whippey and set to a series of images drawn by Neil Maguire, in order to get as close to the original concept as possible.
S00 E16
Bodysnatcher
30 mins · Mon, 12 Nov 2007
Bodysnatcher was a partly finished script that was written but unused for the first series of the BBC sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. To headline the release of Red Dwarf Remastered on DVD in Autumn 2007, the same audio story board process used in recreating the lost episode of Series VII, Identity Within, has been used to create the Bodysnatcher episode. When the script was retrieved from the vaults of Grant Naylor offices, it was found to be without an ending. The writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who went their separate ways during pre-production on the ITV series The 10%ers in 1996, collaborated on bringing the script into line with the series' continuity and giving it an end.
S00 E17
The Making of Back to Earth
30 mins · Sun, 12 Apr 2009
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of new three-part series Back to Earth, which reunited the cult sci-fi comedy's original cast.
S00 E18
Back to Earth: The Director's Cut
30 mins · Sun, 12 Apr 2009
The Director's Cut of Back to Earth combines all three of the Back to Earth episodes in a single feature-length programme. Back to Earth takes place after series X. Kochanski is dead and the crew are hurled through a portal and discover they are just characters from a TV series. Knowing that they will die in the final episode the Dwarfers, in best Blade Runner traditions, decide to track down their creators to discover how long they have left to live. First the crew attempt to track down the actors who play them in the series and their metaphysical odyssey begins...
S00 E19
Series 1 Deleted and Extended Scenes
S00 E20
Launching Red Dwarf
S00 E21
The Doug Naylor Interview
S00 E22
Series 2 Smeg Ups
S00 E23
Series 2 Deleted and Extended Scenes
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E24
Fan Films
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E25
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 1 / 3
30 mins · Sat, 15 Aug 2020
A look at the challenging logistics of the most celebrated and successful sci-fi comedy ever.
S00 E26
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 2 / 3
30 mins · Sat, 15 Aug 2020
A look at the challenging logistics of the most celebrated and successful sci-fi comedy ever.
S00 E27
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years - Part 3 / 3
30 mins · Sat, 15 Aug 2020
A look at the challenging logistics of the most celebrated and successful sci-fi comedy ever.
S00 E28
Series 3 Smeg Ups
Sun, 16 Aug 2020
S00 E29
Backwards - Forwards
Mon, 17 Aug 2020
S00 E30
All Change - Series 3
Thu, 20 Aug 2020
The Making of Series 3
S00 E31
Series 3 Deleted and Extended Scenes
Sat, 22 Aug 2020
S00 E32
Bodyswap - Extended Workout
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E33
Behind The Scenes - Special Effects
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E34
Series 4 Smeg Ups
Sun, 23 Aug 2020
S00 E35
Series 4 Deleted and Extended Scenes
Mon, 24 Aug 2020
S00 E36
Built To Last - Series 4
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E37
Series 5 Smeg Ups
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E38
Heavy Science - Series 5
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E39
Series 5 Deleted and Extended Scenes
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E40
The SFX of Series V
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E41
Series 6 Smeg Ups
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E42
The Starbuggers Series 6
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E43
Series 6 Deleted and Extended Scenes
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E44
Danny's Video Diary
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
Behind the scenes video diary filmed by Danny John-Jules
S00 E45
Return to Laredo
S00 E46
Howard Goodall - Settling The Score
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E47
Series 7 Deleted Scenes
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E48
Series 7 Smeg Ups
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E49
Robert Llewellyn's Video Diary
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
Robert's Series 7 Video Diary
S00 E50
Easter Egg - Chloë Annett's Audition
Sat, 11 Apr 2020
S00 E51
Series IX Featurette - Carbug
30 mins
S00 E52
Series IX Featurette - Lister on the Street
30 mins
S00 E53
Series IX Featurette - Cat Always Lands on his Feet
30 mins
S00 E54
Series IX Featurette - Robot on a Wire
30 mins
S00 E55
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land Part 1
46 mins · Thu, 9 Apr 2020
In part one of this special, the posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister. Lister vows to help them as they are being hunted by a feral cat leader known as Rodon.
S00 E56
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land Part 2
43 mins · Thu, 9 Apr 2020
In the second part of this special, the crew are on the run from Rodon, a feral cat leader who wants to wipe out cats who worship anyone but him.
S00 E57
The Promised Doc
28 mins · Thu, 9 Apr 2020
Go behind the scenes of Red Dwarf: The Promised Land with this UKTV Play exclusive
S00 E58
Red Dwarf The Promised Land : Deleted Scenes
30 mins · Thu, 9 Apr 2020
Deleted scenes from the special episode : The Promised Land
S00 E59
Red Dwarf The Promised Land : Smeg Ups
30 mins · Thu, 9 Apr 2020
Bloopers from the special episode : The Promised Land