THE RED DWARF UNIVERSE

SERIES ONE EPISODE TWO

FUTURE ECHOS

Written by ROB GRANT & DOUG NAYLOR

Directed by ED BYE

Guest Cast: John Lenahan as TOASTER, Tony Hawks as DISPENSING MACHINE

BROADCAST DATE: 22 February 1988

PLOT:

RIMMER AND LISTER ARE TRYING TO GET USED TO LIFE THREE MILLIONS AFTER MANKIND BECAME EXCINCT. RIMMER THINKS HE CAN BOSS LISTER AS HE IS HE'S A HIGHER RANKING OFFICER BUT LISTER DOESN'T CARE.

HOLLY BREAKS THE LIGHT BARRIER AND RED DWARF BEGINS TO CATCH UP WITH EVENTS BEFORE THEY HAVE HAPPENED. RIMMER SEES LISTER GET BLOWN UP IN THE DRIVE ROOM WHILST FIXING THE NAVI-COMP. IT TURNS OUT TO BE LISTERS YOUNGEST SON BEXLEY. LISTER AND RIMMER SEE LISTER FROM THE FUTURE HOLDING TWO BABIES. LISTER SAYS "HOW CAN I GET TWO SONS WITHOUT A WOMEN ONBOARD" THEN HE LOOKS AT RIMMER AND CAT AND SAYS "IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN FINDING OUT.