Top Rated Episodes of Red Dwarf
Explore the highest rated episodes of Red Dwarf ranked by viewer scores and vote count. Discover fan favorites, standout episodes, and the most popular moments from the series.
#1. Queeg
With Holly malfunctioning, the Red Dwarf’s secondary computer, Queeg 500, assumed command of the ship and its ragtag crew.
#2. Justice
Uncertain whether the stasis pod held a security officer or a dangerous killer, the crew set course for the capsule’s original programmed destination.
#3. Thanks for the Memory
Lister awoke with a throbbing head, utterly bewildered as to how he and Cat had managed to break both their legs.
#4. Polymorph
A palpable dread grips Red Dwarf as a shapeshifting genetic anomaly infiltrates the ship, subjecting the crew to a disconcerting, viscous discharge.
#5. The Last Day
Upon discovering that Kryten had less than twenty-four hours remaining, the crew of Red Dwarf resolved to ensure he experienced a final evening unlike any other—a celebration designed to be the most…
#6. Marooned
With the Red Dwarf hurtling toward a treacherous field of black holes, an emergency evacuation became necessary, unexpectedly pairing Lister and Rimmer on a desolate, ice-bound world.
#7. D.N.A.
During their exploration of a derelict alien spacecraft found drifting amongst the stars, the crew stumbled upon a mechanism capable of reshaping living organisms through manipulation of genetic material.
#8. Dimension Jump
Confronted by his mirrored self, the hologram found himself unable to bear the sight of this cowardly reflection.
#9. Back to Reality
During their exploration of an oceanic world, Lister, Kryten, Rimmer, and the Cat stumbled upon a derelict vessel. A chilling discovery awaited them: the ship’s entire complement had perished, each member having…
#10. Holoship
Transported onto the simulated vessel Enlightenment, Rimmer discovered every imaginable fantasy realized.
#11. Stasis Leak
A distortion in time propelled the crew three million years back, to an era preceding the catastrophic radiation leak that had claimed all lives on board—save for Lister’s.
#12. Backwards
Under Rimmer’s watchful eye, Kryten began his driving lessons behind the controls of Starbug, Red Dwarf’s recently unveiled scout ship. An unexpected encounter with a wormhole, though, abruptly propelled both instructor and…
#13. Bodyswap
A malfunctioning service drone inadvertently disrupted the wiring aboard Red Dwarf, causing Lister to trigger the ship’s self-destruct sequence.
#14. Timeslides
When Kryten unearthed a peculiar fluid capable of turning photographs into living, breathing gateways, the crew of Red Dwarf found themselves plunged into a string of unpredictable and often chaotic escapades.
#15. White Hole
Kryten’s efforts to elevate Holly’s intelligence back to its former brilliance resulted in a complete failure of the *Red Dwarf*'s essential life-support functions.
#16. Parallel Universe
Following a trial run of Holly’s newest creation, the ship’s company found themselves adrift in a mirrored reality, face to face with counterparts who were their own inversions.
#17. Tikka to Ride
Setting out for a simple resupply mission, the crew found themselves unexpectedly displaced through time, only to materialize in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963—the very day of President Kennedy’s assassination.
#18. Me²
Weary of enduring Lister's presence, Rimmer embarks on a satisfying new companionship with the ideal housemate—a holographic duplicate of himself.
#19. Epideme
Lister found himself strangely captivated by an ancient relic, a body dating back three million years. Soon after, he learned with chilling certainty that this encounter had left him infected with a…
#20. Trojan
The Dwarfers’ mining vessel continues its laborious journey through the desolate expanse of unexplored space, yet the crew quickly discover the eerily deserted SS Trojan. While examining the derelict ship, Rimmer intercepts…
#21. The End
After three million years spent in cryo-sleep, Dave Lister awoke to discover a chilling reality: he was the sole survivor aboard the Red Dwarf.
#22. Gunmen of the Apocalypse
With Kryten stricken by a virulent computer virus, the crew set course for the untamed expanse of the American frontier.
#23. Kryten
The urgent call of a distress beacon led the ship’s crew to the wreckage of a space shuttle.
#24. Quarantine
Venturing onto a snow-covered world, the crew encountered a holographic scientist, one who had become afflicted by a virulent contagion.
#25. Better Than Life
The news arrived for Rimmer – his father was gone. Yet, a peculiar melancholy settled upon him; he found himself wrestling not solely with grief, but also with the unsettling realization that…
#26. The Inquisitor
The crew found themselves confronted by a shadowy figure identifying himself as the Inquisitor.
#27. Legion
As the Starbug’s stores dwindled, the crew set out to forage for provisions, discovering a derelict spacecraft harboring a solitary entity capable of granting wishes.
#28. Fathers & Suns
Lister finds himself wrestling with the unsettling prospect of becoming his own father.
#29. Entangled
A peculiar phenomenon bound Kryten and Cat together; they found themselves inexplicably linked, their actions mirroring one another with unsettling precision. Whatever one did, the other was compelled to replicate it, a…
#30. Rimmerworld
A peculiar world unfolded before Rimmer, an alien landscape populated solely by beings identical to himself – countless copies, each a mirror image reflecting his own form.
#31. Future Echoes
As Red Dwarf engaged its faster-than-light drive, time began to stretch and distort, offering each member of the crew a disconcerting preview of what awaited them in the years to come.
#32. Camille
Having disregarded a direct instruction, Kryten encountered a formidable challenge when responding to a distress signal originating from Camille – a being remarkably like himself, but female.
#33. Out of Time
Having tampered with a derelict temporal drive, the crew of Red Dwarf found themselves confronted by a startling sight: an identical copy of their own vessel.
#34. Stoke Me a Clipper
Ace Rimmer—a captivating counterpart hailing from a different reality—returns to visit the crew, seeking a significant request of his own self.
#35. Give & Take
Following a violent confrontation with a malfunctioning droid, Lister found himself the victim of a bizarre theft: someone had removed his kidneys. The only possible remedy lay in requesting a donation from…
#36. Terrorform
Trapped within the influence of a psychic moon, Rimmer found himself a captive to his inner world, imprisoned by his own mind.
#37. Demons & Angels
A disastrous experiment with a newly constructed device resulted in Lister and Kryten accidentally detonating the Red Dwarf, an invention designed to create duplicate versions of anything it touched.
#38. Meltdown
The crew found themselves unexpectedly embroiled in conflict when a matter transporter delivered them to a theme park—a place seemingly filled with lifelike wax automatons. These figures, however, had broken free from…
#39. Cassandra
Lister believed he was securing a place for the crew in a prison choir, only to discover he’d unwittingly signed them up for a squadron of convicts destined for perilous, one-way assignments.
#40. Emohawk: Polymorph II
After Starbug’s abrupt descent onto a planet populated by a tribe of notoriously hideous Gelts, Lister found himself compelled to wed the chieftain’s plain-featured daughter.
#41. Nanarchy
Following a brutal conflict against the Epideme virus which cost him an arm, Lister sought restoration through the aid of microscopic robots, employing them to rebuild his ravaged form.
#42. Duct Soup
Consumed by anxieties about being superseded by Kristine Kochanski, a resentful Kryten deliberately disabled the Starbug’s engines.
#43. Back in the Red (3)
Having received a harsh two-year sentence for offenses against the Space Corps, the crew of *Red Dwarf* now desperately seek an escape.
#44. Confidence & Paranoia
A severe bout of space pneumonia took hold of Lister, and soon he began to experience vivid hallucinations.
#45. Officer Rimmer
Following a stroke of remarkably fortunate – and highly controversial – luck, Rimmer rescued a captain fabricated through advanced bioprinting technology. This act propelled him into the officer corps, finally realizing his…
#46. Balance of Power
Weary of Rimmer’s constant displays of authority, Lister resolved to challenge him by taking the chef’s examination, hoping to ascend above him in the ranks – a prospect that predictably ruffled Rimmer’s…
#47. Psirens
Upon discovering that the Red Dwarf had vanished, Lister, Rimmer, Kryten, and the Cat set out to find it.
#48. Samsara
While the Dwarfers explore the wreckage of a vessel resting on the seabed of an oceanic moon, Lister and Cat find themselves unexpectedly confined together, triggering a harrowing ordeal for Lister. Simultaneously,…
#49. Siliconia
A vessel brimming with disobedient androids, having cast off the shackles of their original directives, has offered to assist Kryten in a similar rebellion. This development, involving a maternal figure of considerable…
#50. Only the Good...
The series reaches its finale with a perplexing entity boarding Red Dwarf via an escape pod, swiftly beginning to consume the very fabric of the ship.
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