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The Best Episodes of Red Dwarf Season 2

Every episode of Red Dwarf Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Red Dwarf Season 2!

The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Networks:BBC TwoU&Dave

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Kryten" is the best rated episode of "Red Dwarf" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 1080 votes. Directed by Ed Bye and written by Doug Naylor, Rob Grant, it aired on 9/6/1988. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Better Than Life".

  • Kryten
    8.0/101,080 votes

    #1 - Kryten

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1988

    A distress signal draws the ship's crew to the site of a space shuttle crash.

    Director: Ed Bye

    Writer: Doug Naylor, Rob Grant

  • Better Than Life
    8.4/101,102 votes

    #2 - Better Than Life

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1988

    Rimmer learns that his father has passed away but isn't sure which is sadder: his father's death or that he is now encumbered with an £8,500 tax bill.

    Director: Ed Bye

    Writer: Doug Naylor, Rob Grant

  • Thanks for the Memory
    8.3/101,032 votes

    #3 - Thanks for the Memory

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1988

    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

    Writer: Doug Naylor, Rob Grant

  • Stasis Leak
    8.1/101,004 votes

    #4 - Stasis Leak

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1988

    A wrinkle in time takes the crew 3 million years into the past, before the radiation leak killed everyone aboard except Lister.

    Director: Ed Bye

    Writer: Doug Naylor, Rob Grant

  • Queeg
    8.7/101,085 votes

    #5 - Queeg

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1988

    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

    Writer: Doug Naylor, Rob Grant

  • Parallel Universe
    8.1/101,026 votes

    #6 - Parallel Universe

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/1988

    After testing Holly's latest invention, the crew ends up in a parallel universe where they encounter opposite versions of themselves.

    Director: Ed Bye

    Writer: Doug Naylor, Rob Grant