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Revision as of 03:53, 11 June 2002 by 213.105.87.146 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Red Dwarf was a British science fiction sitcom series, which parodies most (if not all) of the sub-genres of the medium.
The Red Dwarf is a huge spaceship, which following a nuclear disaster on board was left to drift into space. Millions of years later, after radiation levels have dropped, the only surviving crew member is reanimated from stasis.
This is the slob anti-hero Lister (played by Craig Charles). He is joined by the android Kryten, a hologrammatic representation of deceased crew member Arnold J. Rimmer (Chris Barrie), and the Cat, Felis Sapiens, a descendant of a domestic cat which Lister smuggled onto the ship which became humanoid whilst retaining a cat-like interest in fish and a heightened interest in fashion), as well as Holly, the ship's computer.
A pilot episode for an American version was produced, though never broadcast. The show was essentially the same, substituting American actors for the British. A notable exception was Robert Llewellyn, who reprised his role as Kryten. Another notable difference was that it was not funny.
See also red dwarf, the stellar classification