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A new Red Dwarf TV movie is coming in 2020, and you can get tickets

By Richard E Preston

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Craig Charles as Dave Lister, Robert Llewellyn as Kryten and Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer attend a photocall for the return of Red Dwarf with a new six-part series 'Red Dwarf X' on October 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Craig Charles as Dave Lister, Robert Llewellyn as Kryten and Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer attend a photocall for the return of Red Dwarf with a new six-part series 'Red Dwarf X' on October 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) /
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It is confirmed. The long-lived Red Dwarf space comedy series will return to the small screens as a 2-hour movie in 2020. The new special brings back the full cast of familiar actors/characters, with Craig Charles (Lister), Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Danny John-Jules (Cat) and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) all returning. Charles released the following statement:

"(I am) excited to get back on board with the boys from the Dwarf. I can’t wait to discuss Robert’s prostate problems, Chris Barrie’s hip replacement and have a proper look at Danny’s new dentures whilst they marvel at the agelessness of the Charles physique. I will surely require the services of a chiropractor after dragging these doddering misfits through what promises to be our most epic adventure yet."

Doug Naylor, the show’s co-creator and the writer and director the new special, also weighed in. “I’m absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity of making more Red Dwarf,” he said. “UKTV has been a never-ending source of support and encouragement since we first started working together ten years ago. Can’t wait to start shooting a format that I don’t think has ever been done before. Smoke me a kipper, we’re back and not just for breakfast.”

Red Dwarf centers on the last human being alive (Dave Lister) aboard a deep space mining vessel, and the oddball assortment of “beings” who keep him company: the hologram version of Lister’s former bunkmate, Arnold Rimmer, a creature named Cat that is the weird descendant of Lister’s pregnant feline Holly, and Kryten, a service android.

The cult-favorite space sitcom ran for 11 years on BBC Two (1988-1999) and on the British UKTV  free-to-air TV channel Dave since 2009. In addition to 11 full seasons and a special miniseries, Red Dwarf has also spawned all sorts of tie-ins, such as novels, radio shows and magazines. To promote the latest installment, Dave is commissioning three one-hour retrospective documentaries packed with program history, previously unseen footage and current cast and crew interviews.

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