The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 7.81.
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Craig Charles
Dave Lister
Chris Barrie
Arnold Rimmer
Danny John-Jules
Cat
Robert Llewellyn
Kryten
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6 episodes • 1988Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The End | Feb 15, 1988 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Future Echoes | Feb 22, 1988 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Balance of Power | Feb 29, 1988 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Waiting for God | Mar 7, 1988 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Confidence & Paranoia | Mar 14, 1988 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Me² | Mar 21, 1988 | 7.6 |
6 episodes • 1988Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kryten | Sep 6, 1988 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Better Than Life | Sep 13, 1988 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Thanks for the Memory | Sep 20, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Stasis Leak | Sep 27, 1988 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Queeg | Oct 4, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Parallel Universe | Oct 11, 1988 | 7.9 |
6 episodes • 1989Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backwards | Nov 14, 1989 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Marooned | Nov 21, 1989 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Polymorph | Nov 28, 1989 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Bodyswap | Dec 5, 1989 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Timeslides | Dec 12, 1989 | 7.9 |
| 6 | The Last Day | Dec 19, 1989 | 7.9 |
6 episodes • 1991Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camille | Feb 14, 1991 | 7.5 |
| 2 | D.N.A. | Feb 21, 1991 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Justice | Feb 28, 1991 | 8.3 |
| 4 | White Hole | Mar 7, 1991 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Dimension Jump | Mar 14, 1991 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Meltdown | Mar 21, 1991 | 7.3 |
6 episodes • 1992Avg: 7.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holoship | Feb 20, 1992 | 7.8 |
| 2 | The Inquisitor | Feb 27, 1992 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Terrorform | Mar 5, 1992 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Quarantine | Mar 12, 1992 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Demons & Angels | Mar 19, 1992 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Back to Reality | Mar 26, 1992 | 7.7 |
6 episodes • 1993Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psirens | Oct 7, 1993 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Legion | Oct 14, 1993 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Gunmen of the Apocalypse | Oct 21, 1993 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Emohawk: Polymorph II | Oct 28, 1993 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Rimmerworld | Nov 4, 1993 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Out of Time | Nov 11, 1993 | 7.5 |
8 episodes • 1997Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikka to Ride | Jan 17, 1997 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Stoke Me a Clipper | Jan 24, 1997 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Ouroboros | Jan 31, 1997 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Duct Soup | Feb 7, 1997 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Blue | Feb 14, 1997 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Beyond a Joke | Feb 21, 1997 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Epideme | Feb 28, 1997 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Nanarchy | Mar 7, 1997 | 7.3 |
8 episodes • 1999Avg: 6.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back in the Red (1) | Feb 18, 1999 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Back in the Red (2) | Feb 25, 1999 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Back in the Red (3) | Mar 4, 1999 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Cassandra | Mar 11, 1999 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Krytie TV | Mar 18, 1999 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Pete (1) | Mar 25, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Pete (2) | Apr 1, 1999 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Only the Good... | Apr 5, 1999 | 6.7 |
3 episodes • 2009Avg: 4.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to Earth (1) | Apr 10, 2009 | 5.3 |
| 2 | Back to Earth (2) | Apr 11, 2009 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Back to Earth (3) | Apr 12, 2009 | 4.5 |
6 episodes • 2012Avg: 6.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trojan | Oct 4, 2012 | 6.8 |
| 2 | Fathers & Suns | Oct 11, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Lemons | Oct 18, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Entangled | Oct 25, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Dear Dave | Nov 1, 2012 | 6.3 |
| 6 | The Beginning | Nov 8, 2012 | 7.0 |
6 episodes • 2016Avg: 6.6Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twentica | Sep 22, 2016 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Samsara | Sep 29, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Give & Take | Oct 6, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Officer Rimmer | Oct 13, 2016 | 6.6 |
| 5 | Krysis | Oct 20, 2016 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Can of Worms | Oct 27, 2016 | 6.7 |
6 episodes • 2017Avg: 6.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cured | Oct 12, 2017 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Siliconia | Oct 19, 2017 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Timewave | Oct 26, 2017 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Mechocracy | Nov 2, 2017 | 6.9 |
| 5 | M-Corp | Nov 9, 2017 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Skipper | Nov 16, 2017 | 6.7 |
