[YeatsCounty]

Red Dwarf will return to the airwaves in 2009, either on satellite channel "Dave" or the BBC (perhaps both?).

According to Digital Spy:

"...Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn and Chloe Annett will appear in four 30-minute specials that will combine new material with classic footage"

Other reports state:

"Robert Llewellyn, who played android Kryten in the cult hit, has announced that BBC Worldwide has commissioned a one-off 60-minute episode.

The script will be filmed in October for release on DVD next year."

I will always welcome new RD episodes but if one of these ideas must happen, I really hope that it's the BBC 60 minute special, just so we can tie up all loose ends on the saga or at least conclude the cliffhanger ending to "Only the Good". I wouldn't say no to both ideas going ahead though!

[nyarlothothep]

The 60 minute one would be totally ace. Please make it be the 60 minute bbc version with all the original cast members back.

[The Bollox]

I don't care which one they go with just as long as they don't smeg everything up and use special effects more advanced than a dustbin lid. The best thing about Red Dwarf was the crappy special effects, it made the show a lot funnier. good effects will take away from the greatness

[Nukem]

Excellent news!

[Shinji Ikari]

This is great....I just hope they upload it to youtube.

[cherryghost]

smegging great!

[DaveR321]

Be great to have this back

[Irishtrekkie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YOd7SrFUOI

[nyarlothothep]

Looks like itll be the 30 minute specials then, I wonder what they mean by combining old and new material, hopefully 96% of the latter. I doubt it having seen the lewellyn vid, but it would be excellent if grant naylor returned to the script writing helm.

[YeatsCounty]

It's official

For the record, and direct from the makers, the details of the four shows right now - while wholly subject to change - are:

Show One - The Making Of The Specials
A highly entertaining look at what goes on behind the scenes on a Red Dwarf production.

Show Two - Red Dwarf Special: Part One
The cast get back into character, and costume, a decade on...

Show Three - Red Dwarf Special: Part Two
The adventure continues...

Show Four - A Clip Show With a Serious Difference
The cast do it their way. Red Dwarf as you have never, ever seen it before!

The shows will broadcast sometime in 2009 and, if successful, could pave the way for further Red Dwarf TV projects.

[lostexpectation]

they could all be clip shows, then sitting around, 'remember when...'

[nyarlothothep]

Lewellyn did say there would be two entirely new episodes.

[Meller]

as if we needed more 8( series seven and eight were torture enough.

if the actors were ten years younger and the writers actually remembered how to make stuff, y'know... _funny_, i would welcome this.

[BrokenSpiral]

Can't wait!!!!!

[Tenger]

Originally Posted by nyarlothothep

..................... I wonder what they mean by combining old and new material, hopefully 96% of the latter. ..................................but it would be excellent if grant naylor returned to the script writing helm.

Perhaps new scenes and old special effects (i.e. starbug flying/crashing etc)

I do think the last 2 series let the whole thing down.