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===''Stellar Rescue''=== On 1 July 2019, an advert for the [[AA plc|AA]] called "Stellar Rescue" featuring the core ''Red Dwarf'' crew premiered on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dvSPmVtgew |title=Stellar Rescue - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 2019 |access-date=6 September 2020 |archive-date=7 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707090635/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dvSPmVtgew |url-status=live }}</ref> The advert has ''Starbug'' break down on an inhospitable planet with Lister using the AA app to call a mechanic and successfully escape.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/01/red-dwarf-fans-going-smegging-lose-aa-cast-teases-series-13-10098754|title=Red Dwarf fans are going to smegging lose it over this AA advert after cast teases series 13|first=Sarah |last=Deen|date=1 July 2019 |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |access-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703135315/https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/01/red-dwarf-fans-going-smegging-lose-aa-cast-teases-series-13-10098754 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/07/02/red-dwarf-crew-receives-planet-side-breakdown-cover-the-aa |title=Red Dwarf crew receives planet-side breakdown cover from the AA |first=John |last=Glenday |publisher=The Drum |date=2 July 2019 |access-date=2 March 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303023554/https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/07/02/red-dwarf-crew-receives-planet-side-breakdown-cover-the-aa |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Pu-ebXh2M |title=Stellar Rescue - Behind the Scenes of the new AA TV ad - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[YouTube]] |date=11 July 2019 |access-date=6 September 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108174627/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Pu-ebXh2M& |url-status=live }}</ref> On 2 March 2020, a second advert called "Stellar Rescue - Smart Breakdown" was uploaded to the AA official YouTube channel featuring ''Starbug'' stranded without power on an ice planet but with Lister again calling a mechanic and saving the day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVdjaVX-On4 |title=AA Stellar Rescue β Smart Breakdown - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[YouTube]] |date=2 March 2020 |access-date=6 September 2020 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928225841/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVdjaVX-On4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWuKQ1gwZsk |title=AA Stellar Rescue - Red Dwarf Behind the Scenes - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[YouTube]] |date=2 March 2020 |access-date=6 September 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107224513/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWuKQ1gwZsk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theaa.com/about-us/future-of-breakdown |title=Drive Smart - Our latest Red Dwarf TV advert |website=The AA |date=2 March 2020 |access-date=2 March 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025124835/http://www.theaa.com/about-us/future-of-breakdown |url-status=live }}</ref> An alternate 30-second one accompanied it, with this one serving as the broadcast version.
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