About this season
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
Episodes (6)
1. Backwards
7.9Aired 14 November 1989 • 27 min
Under Rimmer’s supervision, Kryten takes a driving lesson at the wheel of Starbug, Red Dwarf's newly-revealed scout ship. A chance meeting with a wormhole, however, sends student and teacher to a world that literally has everything backwards.
2. Marooned
8.1Aired 21 November 1989 • 29 min
As the Red Dwarf approaches a minefield of black holes, the crew must evacuate, throwing Lister and Rimmer together on a frozen planet.
3. Polymorph
8.2Aired 28 November 1989 • 27 min
Terror reigns on the Red Dwarf when a shape-shifting genetic mutant climbs aboard and subjects the crew to its menacing slobber.
4. Bodyswap
7.8Aired 5 December 1989 • 27 min
When a haywire scutter meddles with the circuitry on the Red Dwarf, Lister accidentally throws the ship into self-destruct mode.
5. Timeslides
7.9Aired 12 December 1989 • 28 min
Kryten's discovery of a liquid that transforms photographs into interactive portals sends the Red Dwarf crew on a series of misadventures.
6. The Last Day
7.9Aired 19 December 1989 • 27 min
When the Red Dwarf crew learns that Kryten has only 24 hours left to live, they band together to give the android the best night of his life.