Editing Red Dwarf (section)

===Home video releases===
The first eight series of ''Red Dwarf'' were released on VHS, but not in the order of the show as broadcast. Series III was released on home video in 1991, followed by Series II and Series IV in 1992. Series I was released on VHS in 1993; at the time, that series had not been repeated on television since its original broadcast in 1988. Series V was released on video in 1994, followed by Series VI in 1995, Series VII in 1997 and Series VIII in 1999.

For the initial release of the VHS editions, episodes of ''Red Dwarf'' were separated and two volumes released for each series (except Series VII and VIII, which were released on three separate tapes), labelled 'Byte One' and 'Byte Two' (plus 'Byte Three' for series VII and VIII, although in Australia, Series VII and VIII were released in two volumes each, with four episodes per tape). These videos were named after the first episode of the three presented on the tape, as was typical with other BBC video releases at the time. However, on occasions the BBC decided to ignore the original running order and use the most popular episodes from the show to maximise sales of the videos: for Series III (the first-ever release), "Bodyswap" and "Timeslides" were swapped round, so that the latter could receive top billing on the second VHS volume; for the second VHS volume of Series I, "[[Confidence and Paranoia]]" was given top billing, even though the original broadcast order was retained; this was due to the leading episode being "Waiting for God" which shared its name with the title of [[Waiting for God (TV series)|another comedy series]] (set in a retirement home); and for Series V, "[[Back to Reality (Red Dwarf)|Back to Reality]]" and "[[Quarantine (Red Dwarf)|Quarantine]]" were given top billing on their respective video release, which completely re-organised the order of episodes from that in which they were originally broadcast.<ref name="Red Dwarf series V Aftermath">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=5&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath |title=Red Dwarf series V Aftermath |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=7 January 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081124230342/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?sectionID=behind-the-scenes&seriesID=5&subsectionID=aftermath |archive-date=24 November 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Future releases would increasingly observe authenticity with the 'original broadcast' context, although Byte Two of ''Red Dwarf VI'' was titled "Polymorph II: Emohawk" despite the lead-off episode's actual title of "Emohawk: Polymorph II."

Three episodes of Series VII were also released as special "Xtended" {{sic}} versions with extra scenes (including an original, unbroadcast ending for the episode "Tikka To Ride") and no [[laugh track]];<ref name="Red Dwarf series VII Aftermath">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=7&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath |title=Red Dwarf series VII Aftermath |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=4 February 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125120433/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?sectionID=behind-the-scenes&seriesID=7&subsectionID=aftermath |archive-date=25 November 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> the [[Red Dwarf Remastered|remastered]] versions of Series I–III were also released individually and in a complete box-set.<ref name="series I Remastered VHS at Amazon.co.uk">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00004CVR6 |title=Red Dwarf - Series 1 - Episodes I-III (1988) VHS |website=Amazon.co.uk |date=16 February 1998 |access-date=4 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="series III Remastered VHS at Amazon.co.uk">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00004CW2Z |title=Red Dwarf - Series 3 - Episodes IV–VI (1988) VHS |website=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=4 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="series I-III Remastered VHS Boxset at sendit.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7000000047047 |title=Red Dwarf Series I–III : Remastered (Box Set) (1998) |website=Sendit.com |access-date=4 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126152114/http://www.sendit.com/video/item/7000000047047 |archive-date=26 January 2008}}</ref> Finally, two [[blooper|outtake]] videos were released, both hosted by Robert Llewellyn in character as Kryten: ''Smeg Ups'' in 1994, and its sequel, ''Smeg Outs'', in 1995.<ref name="Smeg Ups">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00004CPHB |title=Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups |website=Amazon.co.uk |date=7 November 1994 |access-date=4 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="Smeg Outs">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00004CRCE |title=Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs |website=Amazon.co.uk |date=6 November 1995 |access-date=4 February 2008}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Release !! Episodes !! Year !! Dist. and Cat. #
|-
| Red Dwarf I – Byte One – The End || [[The End (Red Dwarf)|The End]] • [[Future Echoes]] • [[Balance of Power (Red Dwarf)|Balance of Power]] || 1993 || [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4914
|-
| Red Dwarf I – Byte Two – Confidence & Paranoia || [[Confidence and Paranoia]] • [[Waiting for God (Red Dwarf)|Waiting for God]] • [[Me²]] || 1993 || [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4915
|-
| Red Dwarf II – Byte One – Kryten || [[Kryten (Red Dwarf episode)|Kryten]] • [[Better Than Life (Red Dwarf episode)|Better Than Life]] • [[Thanks for the Memory (Red Dwarf)|Thanks for the Memory]] || 1992 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 5969 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4749
|-
| Red Dwarf II – Byte Two – Stasis Leak || [[Stasis Leak]] • [[Queeg (Red Dwarf)|Queeg]] • [[Parallel Universe (Red Dwarf)|Parallel Universe]] || 1992|| [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 5970 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4750
|-
| Red Dwarf III – Byte One – Backwards || [[Backwards (Red Dwarf episode)|Backwards]] • [[Marooned (Red Dwarf)|Marooned]] • [[Polymorph (Red Dwarf episode)|Polymorph]] || 1991 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 5876 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4695
|-
| Red Dwarf III – Byte Two – Timeslides || [[Timeslides]] • [[Bodyswap (Red Dwarf)|Body Swap]] • [[The Last Day (Red Dwarf)|The Last Day]] || 1991|| [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 5877 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4707
|-
| Red Dwarf IV – Byte One – Camille || [[Camille (Red Dwarf)|Camille]] • [[DNA (Red Dwarf)|DNA]] • [[Justice (Red Dwarf)|Justice]] || 1992 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 5874 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4847
|-
| Red Dwarf IV – Byte Two – Dimension Jump || [[White Hole (Red Dwarf)|White Hole]] • [[Dimension Jump (Red Dwarf episode)|Dimension Jump]] • [[Meltdown (Red Dwarf)|Meltdown]] || 1992 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 5875 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 4848
|-
| Red Dwarf V – Byte One – Back To Reality || [[Back to Reality (Red Dwarf)|Back To Reality]] • [[Demons & Angels (Red Dwarf)|Demons & Angels]] • [[Holoship]] || 1994 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 8262 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 5197
|-
| Red Dwarf V – Byte Two – Quarantine || [[Quarantine (Red Dwarf)|Quarantine]] • [[The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf)|The Inquisitor]] • [[Terrorform]] || 1994 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 8263 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 5212
|-
| Red Dwarf VI – Byte One – Gunmen of the Apocalypse || [[Psirens]] • [[Legion (Red Dwarf)|Legion]] • [[Gunmen of the Apocalypse]] || 1995 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 3196 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 5580
|-
| Red Dwarf VI – Byte Two – Polymorph II – Emohawk || [[Emohawk: Polymorph II|Polymorph II – Emohawk]] • [[Rimmerworld]] • [[Out of Time (Red Dwarf)|Out of Time]] || 1995 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 3376 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 5594
|-
| Red Dwarf VII – Byte One || [[Tikka to Ride]] • [[Stoke Me a Clipper]] • [[Ouroboros (Red Dwarf)|Ouroboros]] ||  1999 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 6452 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 6789
|-
| Red Dwarf VII – Byte Two || [[Duct Soup]] • [[Blue (Red Dwarf)|Blue]] • [[Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf)|Beyond a Joke]] || 1999 || [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 6790
|-
| Red Dwarf VII – Byte Three || [[Epideme]] • [[Nanarchy]] || 1999|| [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 6791
|-
| Red Dwarf VII – Xtended || [[Tikka to Ride]] • [[Ouroboros (Red Dwarf)|Ouroboros]] • [[Duct Soup]] • Smeg Ups || UK 1997 || [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 6285
|-
| Red Dwarf VIII – Byte One – Back in the Red || [[Back in the Red|Back in the Red parts 1, 2 & 3]] || 1999 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 14608 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 6842
|-
| Red Dwarf VIII – Byte Two – Cassandra || [[Cassandra (Red Dwarf)|Cassandra]] • [[Krytie TV]] • [[Pete: Part I]] || 1999 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 14609 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 6843
|-
| Red Dwarf VIII – Byte Three – Pete, Part 2 || [[Pete (Red Dwarf)|Pete, Part 2]] • [[Only the Good...]] || U.K. 1999 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 14626
|-
| Red Dwarf – Smeg Ups || The outtakes from Series IV, V & VI || 1994 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 8375 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 5406
|-
| Red Dwarf – Smeg Outs || The outtakes from Series I, II & III || U.K. 1995 || [[CBS/Fox Video|CBS/Fox]] 8475 [[BBC Video|BBCV]] 5693
|}

====DVD releases====
The first eight series have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4, each with a bonus disc of extra material. Each release from Series III onwards also features an original documentary about the making of each respective series.<ref name="series III DVD review at Sci-Fi.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue358/screen2.html |title=Red Dwarf Series III DVD |first=Adam-Troy |last=Castro |website=Sci-Fi Weekly |access-date=4 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822011531/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue358/screen2.html |archive-date=22 August 2007}}</ref> Regions 2 and 4 have also seen the release of two ''Just the Shows'', digipack box sets containing the episodes from Series I–IV (Volume 1) and V–VIII (Volume 2) with static menus and no extras.<ref name="Just the shows Vol.I">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1550 |title=Red Dwarf: Just The Shows Volume 1, Series I-IV |website=[[BBC Shop]] |access-date=4 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118103326/http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1550 |archive-date=18 January 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Just the shows Vol.II">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1992 |title=Red Dwarf: Just The Shows Volume 2, Series V–VIII |website=BBC Shop |access-date=4 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118103342/http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1992 |archive-date=18 January 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Red Dwarf: The Bodysnatcher Collection'', containing the 1998 remastered episodes, as well as new documentaries for series I and II, was released in 2007. This release showcased a storyboard construction of "Bodysnatcher", an unfinished script from 1987, which was finally completed in 2007 by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor who were working together for the first time since 1993.<ref name="The Bodysnatcher Collection"/> In December 2008 an anniversary DVD set entitled ''Red Dwarf: All the Shows'' was released, reworking the vanilla disc content of the two ''Just the Shows'' sets within A4 packaging resembling a photo album, which omitted information that no extras were included. This box set was re-released in a smaller slipcase-sized box, reverting to the ''Just the Shows'' title, in November 2009. The show is also available for download on [[iTunes]].

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" width="25%"|Release
!rowspan="2" width="5%"|# of discs
!colspan="3"|DVD release date
|-
![[DVD region code#1|Region 1]]
![[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
![[DVD region code#4|Region 4]]
|-
|Series I
|2
|25 February 2003
|4 November 2002
|3 December 2002
|-
|Series II
|2
|25 February 2003
|10 February 2003
|1 April 2003
|-
|Series III
|2
|3 February 2004
|3 November 2003
|18 November 2003
|-
|Series IV
|2
|3 February 2004
|16 February 2004
|9 March 2004
|-
|''Just the Shows Vol. 1''<br /><small>Series 1–4 with no extras</small>
|4
|{{N/a}}
|18 October 2004
|12 November 2004
|-
|Series V
|2
|15 March 2005
|8 November 2004
|1 December 2004
|-
|Series VI
|2
|15 March 2005
|21 February 2005
|6 April 2005
|-
|Series VII
|3
|10 January 2006
|7 November 2005
|1 December 2005
|-
|Series VIII
|3
|2 May 2006
|27 March 2006
|20 April 2006
|-
|''The Complete Collection''<br /><small>Series 1–8 with extras</small>
|18
|5 September 2006
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|-
|''Just the Shows Vol. 2''<br /><small>Series 5–8 with no extras</small>
|6
|{{N/a}}
|2 October 2006
|3 November 2006
|-
|''Beat the Geek''<br /><small>(Interactive DVD quiz game)</small>
|1
|{{N/a}}
|23 October 2006
|3 March 2011
|-
|''The Bodysnatcher Collection''<br /><small>The [[Red Dwarf Remastered|remastered versions]] of series 1–3</small>
|4
|{{N/a}}
|12 November 2007
|7 May 2008
|-
|''Just the Smegs''<br /><small>DVD re-issue of the VHS release ''Smeg Ups'' and ''Smeg Outs''</small>
|1
|{{N/a}}
|19 November 2007
|3 March 2011
|-
|''All the Shows''<br /><small>Series 1–8 with no extras</small>
|10
|{{N/a}}
|10 November 2008
|{{N/a}}
|-
|''Back to Earth''
|2
|6 October 2009
|15 June 2009
|17 December 2009
|-
|''Just the Shows''<br /><small>Series 1–8 with no extras</small>
|10
|{{N/a}}
|9 November 2009
|{{N/a}}
|-
|''The Complete Collection''<br /><small>Series 1–3 (Remastered), series 4–8, ''Just the Smegs'' and ''Back to Earth – The Director's Cut''</small>
|19
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|4 August 2010
|-
|Series X
|2
|8 January 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009Z59778 |title=Red Dwarf: X (DVD) |website=Amazon.com |access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref>
|19 November 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008RA60NG |title=Red Dwarf: X (DVD) |website=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=23 August 2012}}</ref>
|12 December 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/red-dwarf-series-10/dp/6120112 |title=Red Dwarf: Series 10 |website=EzyDVD.com.au |access-date=9 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108094738/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/red-dwarf-series-10/dp/6120112 |archive-date=8 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
|Series XI
|2
|8 November 2016
|14 November 2016
|8 March 2017
|-
|Series XII
|2
|21 November 2017
|20 November 2017
|18 February 2018
|-
|''The Promised Land''
|1
|15 September 2020
|1 June 2020
|<small>TBA</small>
|}

====Blu-ray releases====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" width="25%"|Release
!rowspan="2" width="5%"|# of discs
! colspan="2" |Blu-ray release date
|-
![[Blu-ray#A|Region A]]
![[Blu-ray#B|Region B]]
|-
|Series I–VIII<br /><small> With ''The Bodysnatcher Collection''</small>
|19
|2 August 2019{{ref|Alpha|a}}
|14 January 2019{{ref|Beta|b}}
|-
|''Back to Earth''
|2
|6 October 2009
|31 August 2009
|-
|Series X
|2
|8 January 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009Z5BPYG/panandscathed-20 |title=Red Dwarf: Season X (Blu-ray) |website=Amazon.com |access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref>
|19 November 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008RA60UY |title=Red Dwarf X (Blu-ray) |website=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107224423/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008RA60UY |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Series XI
|2
|8 November 2016
|14 November 2016
|-
|Series XII
|2
|21 November 2017
|20 November 2017
|-
|''The Promised Land''
|1
|15 September 2020
|1 June 2020
|}
{{note|Alpha|a}} Only in Japan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2019/07/26/japans-bumper-blu-box/ |title=Japan's Bumper Blu Box |date=26 July 2019 |website=reddwarf.co.uk |access-date=29 February 2020 |archive-date=29 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229211624/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2019/07/26/japans-bumper-blu-box/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<br />{{note|Beta|b}} Only in the United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2018/10/26/were-covered |title=We're Covered |date=26 October 2018 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=26 October 2018 |archive-date=26 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222601/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2018/10/26/were-covered/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, BBC Worldwide began creating an '[[Video scaler|up-resed]]' version of the first five series for release on Blu-ray, due to demand from Japan.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=DougRDNaylor |number=743725785752576000 |first=Doug |last=Naylor |title=BBCWW are doing an up-resed version of first 5 series... |date=17 June 2016 |access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref> When asked about the project in 2017, Naylor confirmed he had stopped it due to lackluster picture quality.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=DougRDNaylor |number=910252907890663426 |first=Doug |last=Naylor |title=I killed it. Picture quality not good enough |date=19 September 2017 |access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref> By 2018, the project, now encompassing the entire original run, had been restarted,<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=RayKing57 |number=1021764327408377858 |first=Ray |last=King |title=DougRDNaylor & restoration artist Simon Edwards working on Red Dwarf |date=24 July 2018 |access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> and a Series 1–8 Blu-ray set release was confirmed in August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2018/08/03/blu-dwarf |title=Blu Dwarf |date=3 August 2018 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=26 October 2018 |archive-date=26 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222739/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/news/2018/08/03/blu-dwarf/ |url-status=live }}</ref>