Red Dwarf V airing live on BBC this summer 34 years on

Cult sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf V will be back on TV screens, airing live on BBC Two.

Originally broadcast in 1992, the fifth series of Red Dwarf took the comedy in a darker direction.

It has been described by many fans as one of the show’s best runs.

Red Dwarf V to air live on BBC 34 years since original

Red Dwarf originally aired on BBC Two from 1988 to 1999, before being later revived by Dave, airing from 2009 to 2020

The Red Dwarf V series follows the misadventures of Dave Lister (Craig Charles), the last known human alive, stranded three million years into deep space.

He is joined by a hologram of his former bunkmate Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Kryten the sanitation droid (Robert Llewellyn), the evolved Cat (Danny John-Jules), and the ship’s computer Holly (Hattie Hayridge).

From Thursday, August 13, Red Dwarf V will air live on BBC Two from 9pm.

It comes alongside a new venture for the franchise in print form, with a new book, Red: Dwarf Titan, released on July 15.

Co-written by series co-creator Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall, it serves as a semi-prequel to the events of the show.

In Red: Dwarf Titan, Lister and Rimmer receive “a message from the far future warning them that all realities are going to collapse unless they do something about it.”

The book explores events prior to those depicted in the series.

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