The concept of the Hologram is not a new one. The technology enables a member of the ships crew can remain a member of the crew despite the normally debilitating effects of death.
Read moreThree million years ago, Lister smuggled a pregnant cat on board Red Dwarf against the ship’s most stringent regulations. He rather stupidly took a picture of it and when the knowledge of the cats existence came to the attention of the... Read more
Cat is played miraculously by Danny John-Jules.
He is the coolest guy of the series; his devotion to all things shallow makes him eminently watchable and, like all the characters in Red Dwarf, never takes himself seriously.
Kryten is one of the best loved characters of the whole saga! He is a Series 4000 Mechanoid model 2X4B-523P played wonderfully by the excellent actor from Nottingham, Robert Llewellyn.
Read moreRimmer is a Hologram played marvellously by Chris Barrie and is the character in the series that everyone loves to hate. He is a cowardly, snivelling, back-stabbing, weaselly scumbag and we all love him dearly.
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