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{{Short description|British comedy science fiction programme}}
{{About|the British comedy series|the type of star|Red dwarf}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Red Dwarf logo.png
| caption              = Logo (1992–99)
| genre                = {{Plain list|
*[[Sitcom]]
*[[Science fiction]]}}
| creator              = {{Plain list|
* [[Rob Grant]]
* [[Doug Naylor]]}}<!--As credited-->
| based_on             = {{based on|''[[Dave Hollins: Space Cadet]]''|Rob Grant|Doug Naylor}}
| director             = {{Plain list|
* [[Ed Bye]] (1988–91, 1997–99)
* [[Juliet May]] (1992)
* [[Grant Naylor]]<!--As credited--> (1992)
* [[Andy De Emmony]] (1993)
* Doug Naylor (1992, 2009–present)
  }}
| starring             = {{Plain list|
* [[Chris Barrie]]
* [[Craig Charles]]
* [[Danny John-Jules]]
* [[Norman Lovett]]
* [[Hattie Hayridge]]
* [[Robert Llewellyn]]
* [[Chloë Annett]]
}}
| country              = United Kingdom
| composer             = {{Plain list|
* [[Howard Goodall]] (1988–2017)
* [[Paul Farrer]] (2020–present)
  }}
| language             = English
| num_episodes         = 74
| list_episodes        = List of Red Dwarf episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plain list|
* [[Paul Jackson (producer)|Paul Jackson]] (1988–89)
* Rob Grant (1992–93)
* Doug Naylor (1992–2020)
* Charles Armitage (2009–12)
* Simon Lupton (2016–17)
* [[Henry Normal]] (2016–17)
* Simon L. Edwards (2017)
* [[Christine Langan]] (2020–present)
  }}
| producer             = {{Plain list|
* Ed Bye (1988–91, 1997–99)
* Rob Grant (1989–91)
* Doug Naylor (1989–91)
* Hilary Bevan-Jones (1992)
* Justin Judd (1993)
* Jo Howard and Helen Norman (2009)
* Richard Naylor (2012–20)
* Kerry Waddell (2016–17)
  }}
| camera               = {{Plain list|
* [[Multi-camera setup|Multi-camera]] (Series 1–6, 8, 10–12)
* [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]] (Series 7, ''[[Red Dwarf: Back to Earth|Back to Earth]]'')
  }}
| runtime              = {{Plain list|
* 28–30 minutes (Series 1–8, 10–12)
* 25 minutes (per part) (''Back to Earth'')
* 90 minutes (''[[Red Dwarf: The Promised Land|The Promised Land]]'')
  }}
| company              = {{Plain list|
* Paul Jackson Productions (1988–89)
* [[Grant Naylor|Grant Naylor Productions]] (1991–present)
* [[Baby Cow Productions]] (2016–20)
  }}
| budget               = £250,000 per episode
| network              = [[BBC Two]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|1988|02|15|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1999|04|05|df=y}}
| network2             = [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]]
| first_aired2         = {{start date|2009|04|10|df=y}}
| last_aired2          = present
| num_series           = 12, and 1 TV film <!-- Updated as seasons premiere and not in advance per WP:CRYSTAL -->
}}

'''''Red Dwarf''''' is a British [[science fiction comedy]] programme created by [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]], consisting of a
[[sitcom]] that aired on [[BBC Two]] between 1988 and 1999, and on [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]] between 2009 and 2020, gaining a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml |title=Red Dwarf on DVD |date=4 October 2002 |website=[[BBC Worldwide]] Press Office |access-date=28 November 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227022348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/10_october/reddwarf.shtml |archive-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> The programme follows low-ranking [[technician]] [[Dave Lister]], who awakens after being in [[suspended animation]] for three million years to find that he is the last living [[human]], and that he is alone on the [[mining]] [[spacecraft]] ''Red Dwarf''—except for a hologram of his deceased bunkmate [[Arnold Rimmer]] and "[[Cat (Red Dwarf)|Cat]]", a life form which evolved from Lister's pregnant [[cat]].

As of 2020, the cast included [[Chris Barrie]] as Rimmer, [[Craig Charles]] as Lister, [[Danny John-Jules]] as [[Cat (Red Dwarf)|Cat]], [[Robert Llewellyn]] as the sanitation droid [[Kryten]], and [[Norman Lovett]] as the ship's computer, [[Holly (Red Dwarf)|Holly]].

To date, twelve series of the show have aired (including one [[miniseries]]), in addition to a [[Television film|feature-length]] special ''The Promised Land''. Four [[novel]]s were published from 1989 to 1996. Two [[Television pilot|pilot episodes]] of an American version of the show were produced but never aired. The magazine ''The Red Dwarf Smegazine'' was published from 1992 to 1994.

One of the series' highest accolades came in 1994 when an episode from the sixth series, "[[Gunmen of the Apocalypse]]", won an International [[Emmy Award]] in the Popular Arts category. In the same year, the series was also awarded Best BBC Comedy Series at the [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Dwarf VI released on DVD |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml |date=12 January 2005 |website=BBC Worldwide Press Office |access-date=5 February 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220135547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml |archive-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> The series attracted its highest ratings, of more than eight million viewers, during the eighth series, in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=8&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath |title=Red Dwarf VIII: Aftermath |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=5 February 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123092957/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=8&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath |archive-date=23 January 2009}}</ref>

The revived series on Dave has consistently delivered some of the highest ratings for non–[[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom|Public Service Broadcasting]] commissions in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back-to-earth-ratings |title=Back To Earth Ratings |date=17 April 2009 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=21 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309183248/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2009/04/17/back%2Dto%2Dearth%2Dratings |archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/11/23/rated-and-reviewed |title=Rated And Reviewed: The dust settles on Series X |date=23 November 2012 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=21 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407105155/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2012/11/23/rated-and-reviewed |archive-date=7 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2016/10/07/topping-the-charts |title=Topping The Charts: Consolidated viewing figures for Twentica |date=7 October 2016 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=21 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912114307/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2016/10/07/topping-the-charts |archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> [[Red Dwarf XI|Series XI]] was voted Best Returning TV Sitcom and Comedy of the Year for 2016 by readers for the [[British Comedy Guide]].<ref name="Comedy of the Year 2016">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2411/comedy_co_uk_awards_2016 |title=Comedy.co.uk Awards 2016 winners announced |date=23 January 2017 |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203003112/https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2411/comedy_co_uk_awards_2016 |archive-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> In a 2019 ranking by ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'', ''Red Dwarf'' came 80th on a list of the 100 best TV shows of all time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/ |title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=16 October 2019 |author=Team Empire |access-date=14 December 2019 |archive-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424080548/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>