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The Worst Episodes of Red Dwarf

The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
  1. Background image for Back to Earth (2)
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Back to Earth (2)

    S9:E2

    Rimmer's replacement, Katerina, is determined to guide Lister back to his home planet. But Earth in 2009 is not everything the boys had expected, and Rimmer has no intention of being replaced.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  2. Background image for Back to Earth (3)
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    #2 - Back to Earth (3)

    S9:E3

    When Lister's busy day of annoying Rimmer was interrupted by the discovery of a dimension-hopping leviathan in the ship's mile-deep water tank, transporting the crew back to Earth, all Lister's dreams appear to be coming true.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  3. Background image for Timewave
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Timewave

    S12:E3

    The boys from the Dwarf discover a ship where all forms of criticism are illegal.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  4. Background image for Skipper
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Skipper

    S12:E6

    With the aid of a Quantum Skipper, Rimmer leaves the Red Dwarf to travel the multiverse in search of a dimension where he isn't such a loser.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  5. Background image for Back to Earth (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Back to Earth (1)

    S9:E1

    Nine years later the Red Dwarf crew are older but still none the wiser. Lister's busy day of annoying Rimmer is interrupted by the discovery of a dimension-hopping leviathan in the ship's mile-deep water tank.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  6. Background image for Dear Dave
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Dear Dave

    S10:E5

    Lister gets involved in a love triangle with snack dispensers 23 and 34.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
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  8. Background image for M-Corp
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - M-Corp

    S12:E5

    A long overdue software update spells trouble for the crew when they discover that the Jupiter Mining Corp has been sold!

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  9. Background image for Ouroboros
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Ouroboros

    S7:E3

    The Red Dwarfers pick up a new crew member -- Lister's old flame, Kristine Kochanski -- when they encounter a wormhole.

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    Director:Ed Bye
  10. Background image for Blue
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Blue

    S7:E5

    Lister is conflicted when he discovers that he actually misses Rimmer, who's been away protecting the universe for far too long.

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    Director:Ed Bye
  11. Background image for Pete (2)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. Background image for Cured
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Cured

    S12:E1

    The crew stumble on a science centre where vile historical figures have been 'cured' of evil.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  13. Background image for Krytie TV
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Krytie TV

    S8:E5

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

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  14. Background image for Pete (1)
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Pete (1)

    S8:E6

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

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    7.4/10(617 votes)

    #14 - Twentica

    S11:E1

    The Dwarfers find themselves in an alternative version of America where modern technology is prohibited, making Rimmer and Kryten illegal. The Dwarfers infiltrate the tech savvy underground and try to bring down the authoritarian regime.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  16. Background image for Siliconia
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Siliconia

    S12:E2

    A ship full of rogue androids who broke their programming want to help Kryten do the same. The M.I.L.F can only spell trouble for the remainder of the crew.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  17. Background image for Waiting for God
    7.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #16 - Waiting for God

    S1:E4

    When Holly, the ship's computer, reports a mysterious pod floating in space, Rimmer insists on capturing the capsule.

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    Director:Ed Bye
  18. Background image for Trojan
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Trojan

    S10:E1

    The Dwarfers' mining ship is still creaking though the wastelands of unchartered deep space, but the posse soon stumble upon the mysteriously abandoned SS Trojan. As they inspect the ship Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from an old foe, and is suddenly faced with the dilemma of his life.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  19. Background image for Fathers and Suns
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Fathers and Suns

    S10:E2

    Lister grapples with the problem of being his own father.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  20. Background image for Krysis
    7.5/10(490 votes)

    #19 - Krysis

    S11:E5

    Kryten has a mid-life crisis and changes his body cover from Mech grey to Ferrari red. The posse try and show him how much he's achieved in life by taking him to visit a mechanoid from his old fleet.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  21. Background image for Balance of Power
    7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #20 - Balance of Power

    S1:E3

    Fed up with Rimmer always pulling rank, Lister decides to take the chef's exam to become his superior -- which doesn't sit well with Rimmer.

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    Director:Ed Bye
  22. Background image for Confidence & Paranoia
    7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #21 - Confidence & Paranoia

    S1:E5

    Plagued by a nasty case of space pneumonia, Lister begins to hallucinate.

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    Director:Ed Bye
  23. Background image for Camille
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Camille

    S4:E1

    After bucking an order, Kryten meets his match while investigating a distress call from Camille -- a female version of himself.

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    Director:Ed Bye
  24. Background image for Back in the Red (1)
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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    Director:Ed Bye
  25. Background image for Samsara
    7.6/10(547 votes)

    #24 - Samsara

    S11:E2

    When the Dwarfers investigate a crashed ship at the bottom of an ocean moon, Lister and Cat become trapped together and Lister's nightmare begins. Meantime Rimmer and Kryten discover the ship is controlled by a dark force.

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    Director:Doug Naylor
  26. Background image for Can of Worms
    7.6/10(458 votes)

    #25 - Can of Worms

    S11:E6

    Cat takes time off from being in love with himself to fall head over heels in love with a lady Cat with a big secret.

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    Director:Doug Naylor

Worst Episodes Summary

"Back to Earth (2)" is the worst rated episode of "Red Dwarf". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Doug Naylor and written by Doug Naylor, it aired on 4/11/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Back to Earth (3)".