Red Dwarf (Series IX)

Red Dwarf IX was the ninth series of the British science fiction situational comedy Red Dwarf and the last series of the original run of the show.

Production began in February and finished in March 2003; the series was broadcast on television from September to October 2003.

Cast

 * Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer
 * Craig Charles as Dave Lister
 * Danny John-Jules as Cat
 * Robert Llewellyn as Kryten
 * Chloë Annett as Kristine Kochanski
 * Norman Lovett as Holly
 * Mac McDonald as Captain Hollister

Episodes


1. Die Young

Director - Ed Bye

Writer - Doug Naylor

Filmed February 18, 2003 | Broadcast September 25, 2003

Synopsis: Following the events of Only the Good... from Series VIII; the crew manage to reopen the portal from the mirror universe allowing Rimmer to cross back and give them the formula. The crew proceed to travel back and utilize the antidote defeating the virus. The gang celebrates their victory and prepare to leave but not before Rimmer gloats to the remnants of Captain Hollister's brigade. The episode concludes with Rimmer getting hit over the head by the vending machine from the previous episode.

2. High Tide

Director - Ed Bye

Writer - Doug Naylor

Filmed February 25, 2003 | Broadcast October 2, 2003

Synopsis: Red Dwarf is impacted by several meteors leading to a power outage and is forced to use the back-up generators, while Holly works to bring back power, the crew are stuck in several rooms separately in pairs; Kryten and Rimmer, Lister and Kochanski, and Cat and Holly. Surprisingly they bond over the next few hours, and share in delight once they discover Holly has brought back power. Only for Cat to accidentally reveal he'd diverted all the power from the ship to his curling irons. The episode ends with Lister and Rimmer taking Cat for a bath as punishment.

3. Postmortem 

Director - Ed Bye

Writer - Doug Naylor

Filmed March 4, 2003 | Broadcast October 9, 2003

Synopsis: While flying in Starbug, the crew land on an asteroid with an abandoned Space Corps research facility residing in it. There, the crew encounter a GELF able to make the crew relive an alternate past which sends Lister, Rimmer, and Kochanski back to pre-accident Red Dwarf with their memories intact. The three frantically search for a way to reverse this, however their memories begin to fade away and they each adopt new ones. Back in the present, Kryten is on Starbug with Cat, who Kryten knocked unconscious to avoid the GELF doing the same to him. Kryten returns with a bazookoid and fires upon the GELF, stunning it long enough for it to let go of Lister, Rimmer, and Kochanski. As the four of them hurry back to Starbug, Cat fires Starbug's mining torpedo at the asteroid, obliterating the GELF.

4. Technician's Log