THE RED DWARF UNIVERSE

INFO:

The Pilot Episode of RED DWARF which launched this brilant TV series.

Starring: CHRIS BARRIEas Rimmer CRAIG CHARLESas Lister DANNY JOHN-JULESas Cat NORMAN LOVETT as Holly Directed by: ED BYE

Written by: Rob Grant and Doug Naylor

Guest Cast: ROBERT BATHURSTas TodHunter PAUL BRADLYas Chen, DAVID GILLISPIEas Selby MAC McDONALDas Captain Hoillistor ROBERT McCULLEYas McIntyre MARK WILLIAMSas Peterson AND C P GROGANas Kochanski

PLOT: THIS BEGINS IN THE EARTH YEAR 2180 ON BOARD THE JUIPTER MINING CORPORATION (JMC) RED DWARF

THESE ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS THE LEADER OF Z SHIFT IS ARNOLD J. RIMMER A BONEHEAD OR SMEGHEAD AS REFERED TO BY JUST ABOUT EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR THE SHIPS PARROT. ONLY BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ONE. Z SHIFT IS THE LOWEST OF ALL TECHINCANS. RIMMER DOES ALL THE DIRTY WORK THAT BETTER TECHINCANS DO NOT. HIS BASIC JOBS ARE: CLEANING GUNK OUT OF THE CHICKEN FOOD DISPENSER AND A HOST OF DIRTY JOBS.

DAVID LISTER WORKS WITH RIMMER. HE IS THE LOWEST OF THE LOWEST. HE IS A TOTAL SLOB AND A SPACEBUM. HE IS LAZY, SMELLY, STIRS HES TEA WITH A SPANNER AND EATS NOTHING BUT CURRY/CHICKEN VINDALOO. AND HE ENDS UP TO BE THE LAST HUMAN BEING IN THE UNIVERSE.

NEXT IS CAT. A HUMANOID LIFEFORM WHO EVOLVED WITH LISTER'S PET CAT.

HOLLY IS THE SHIPS COMPUTER WHO APPEARS IN THE FORM OF A DISENBODIED HEAD WITH A TWANGY LONDON ACCIENT.

RIMMERS DREAM IS TO BECOME AN OFFICER AND PASS HIS ASTRO-NAVIGATION EXAM. BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM; RIMMER HATES TO REVISE FOR THE EXAM. HE HAS TAKEN THE EXAM THIRTEEN TIMES AND FAILED THIRTEEN TIMES. THIS TIME HE SAYS IT WILL BE DIFFERENT BUT WE HAVE HEARD THAT BEFORE. LAST TIME ON HIS EXAM PAPER HE WROTE I AM A FISH 400 TIMES AND DID A FUNNY LITTLE DANCE A FAINTED. AND HE FAINTED YET AGAIN AND GOT CARTED OFF TO SICKBAY.

CAPTAIN FRANK HOILLISTOR FOUND LISTERS CAT WHICH WAS ILLEGALLY SMUGGLED ONBOARD RED DWARF. CAPTAIN HOILLISTOR GAVE LISTER A CHOICE: TURN THE CAT OVER FOR DISECTION OR BE PUT IN SUSBENDED ANIMATION (OR STASIS FOR SHORT) AND LOSE EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF WAGES. LISTER CHOSE STASIS. THE CREW NEVER FOUND LISTERS CAT.

A FEW HOURS LATER RIMMER IS WORKING BY HIMSELF BECAUSE OF LISTER IN STASIS. HE BEGINS TO FIX THE SHIPS DRIVE PLAT WHICH HE DID WRONG AND A LETHAL COMPOUND NAMED CADNIUM TWO IS REALISED AND KILLS EVERYONE WITHIN SECCONDS EXCEPT LISTER WHO IS IN STASIS AND HIS CAT WHICH IS SAFE IN THE SHIPS HOLD.

HOLLY THE SHIPS COMPUTER PLOTS RED DWARF ON A COURSE AWAY FROM EARTH AND DEEP INTO OUTER SPACE TO AVOID CONTAMINATING SPACE FROM THE EXPLOSION. HE LETS LISTER OUT OF STASIS THREE MILLION YEARS LATER. BY NOW THE RADIATION IS AT A SAFE LEVEL. LISTER EMERGES TO FIND HE IS THE LAST HUMAN BEING IN THE UNIVERSE BUT HE IS NOT ALONE.

HOLLY BRINGS BACK RIMMER AS A HOLOGRAM. HE CAN ONLY BRING BACK ONE HOLOGRAM BECAUSE OF THE HUGE ENERGY STRAIN ON THE SHIP. HOLLYS JOB IS TO KEEP LISTER SAIN SO HE BRINGS BACK RIMMER. BUT RIMMER AND LISTER ALWAYS ARGUE.

LISTERS CAT DIED HAD KITTENS AND OVER THREE MILLION YEARS THEY EVOLVED INTO A NEW KIND OF CAT ONE THAT WALKS ON TWO LEGS TALKS: A HUMANOID CAT NAMED CAT. HE IS SO VEIN.

SO THREE OCCUPANTS AND AN INSANE COMPUTER PLOT A COURSE FOR FIJI ON EARTH (THREE MILLION YEARS AWAY) RIMMER AND LISTER HAVE TO FACE EACH OTHERS DREADING COMPANY. THE UNIVERSE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. NOW THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.