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The Best Episodes of Red Dwarf

Every episode of Red Dwarf ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Red Dwarf!

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The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Red Dwarf Season 3 Episode 3 - Polymorph
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Polymorph

    S3:E3

    Terror reigns on the Red Dwarf when a shape-shifting genetic mutant climbs aboard and subjects the crew to its menacing slobber.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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  2. Red Dwarf Season 2 Episode 3 - Thanks for the Memory
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Thanks for the Memory

    S2:E3

    When Lister awakens after a night of revelry, he's at a loss to explain how he and Cat broke their legs.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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  3. Red Dwarf Season 2 Episode 5 - Queeg
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Queeg

    S2:E5

    With Holly on the fritz, the ship's backup computer, Queeg 500, steps in to command the Red Dwarf and its crew of misfits.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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  4. Red Dwarf Season 4 Episode 3 - Justice
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Justice

    S4:E3

    Not knowing if the stasis pod they've found contains a security guard or a homicidal criminal, the crew heads to the capsule's initial destination.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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  5. Red Dwarf Season 3 Episode 1 - Backwards
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Backwards

    S3:E1

    Under Rimmer’s supervision, Kryten takes a driving lesson at the wheel of Starbug, Red Dwarf's newly-revealed scout ship. A chance meeting with a wormhole, however, sends student and teacher to a world that literally has everything backwards.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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  6. Red Dwarf Season 3 Episode 5 - Timeslides
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Timeslides

    S3:E5

    Kryten's discovery of a liquid that transforms photographs into interactive portals sends the Red Dwarf crew on a series of misadventures.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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  7. Red Dwarf Season 4 Episode 2 - D.N.A.
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #7 - D.N.A.

    S4:E2

    While investigating an abandoned alien vessel adrift in space, the crew discovers a device that can change organic life by altering an object's DNA.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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  8. Red Dwarf Season 4 Episode 5 - Dimension Jump
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Dimension Jump

    S4:E5

    After Rimmer comes face-to-face with his alter ego, the craven hologram decides he can't stand the sight of his counterpart.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Rob Grant, Doug Naylor

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