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The Best Episodes of Red Dwarf Season 8

Every episode of Red Dwarf Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Red Dwarf Season 8!

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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
    Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 1 - Back in the Red (1)
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Back in the Red (1)

    S8:E1

    Thanks to the nanobots, the Red Dwarf is back in business with its original crew on board, which means Rimmer is alive and well.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writer:Doug Naylor

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  2. Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 2 - Back in the Red (2)
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Back in the Red (2)

    S8:E2

    Armed with a stash of confidential files, Rimmer proceeds to brown-nose Capt. Hollister in hopes of receiving officer status.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writer:Doug Naylor

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  3. Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 3 - Back in the Red (3)
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Back in the Red (3)

    S8:E3

    After being slapped with a two-year prison sentence for committing crimes against the Space Corps, the Red Dwarfers are desperate to escape.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writer:Doug Naylor

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  4. Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 4 - Cassandra
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Cassandra

    S8:E4

    Lister thinks he's signing the gang up to sing in a prison choir but learns that he's enlisted them in an army of convicts used for suicide missions.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writer:Doug Naylor

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  5. Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 5 - Krytie TV
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Krytie TV

    S8:E5

    After being cornered and reprogrammed by restless, sex-starved prisoners, Kryten launches his own television station called Krytie TV.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Doug Naylor, Paul Alexander

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  6. Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 6 - Pete (1)
    6.5/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Pete (1)

    S8:E6

    After infecting the prison guards' basketball team with a sexual-enhancement virus, Lister and Rimmer are sent to the hole.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Doug Naylor, Paul Alexander

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  7. Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 7 - Pete (2)
    6.5/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Pete (2)

    S8:E7

    In an attempt to bring Pete the sparrow back to life, the Red Dwarfers inadvertently cause him to devolve into a tyrannosaur that stalks the ship.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writers:Doug Naylor, Paul Alexander

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  8. Red Dwarf Season 8 Episode 8 - Only the Good...
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Only the Good...

    S8:E8

    The series concludes as a mysterious life form invades the Red Dwarf courtesy of an escape pod and starts eating away at the ship.

    Director:Ed Bye
    Writer:Doug Naylor

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Back in the Red (1)" is the best rated episode of "Red Dwarf" season 8. It scored 6.6/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Ed Bye and written by Doug Naylor, it aired on 2/18/1999. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Back in the Red (2)".