Red Dwarf returns...again

[M21MFS]

After the specials the other year on Dave it's been confirmed...

Red Dwarf star Robert Llewellyn has confirmed that the show will return for six half-hour episodes in 2012.

His co-star Craig Charles (Dave Lister) recently told Real Radio that digital channel Dave had commissioned another series of the sci-fi sitcom.

In a statement on his official site, Llewellyn wrote: "The whole point was that I was told not to saying anything. [Series co-creator] Doug [Naylor] told me, face to face, 'Don't tweet this, Bobby. Not yet'. So I didn't."

Regarding Charles's announcement, he added: "You'll got to love him, he knows to spin the scoop. So yes, we are making a new series, commissioned by Dave, not a special or a movie or a one-off dooberry."

Llewellyn also suggested that the new series will be filmed with a live audience, unlike 2009's three-part special Back to Earth.

"The plan at the moment, and this could change, is that we record [it] in front of an audience," he confirmed.

Was never a fan of this when I was a kid, but fairly enjoy it these days :grin:

 

[muppet42]

Just hoping it's a return to form. Thank feck they're bringing back the live audience, can't stand the laughter track of the later shows.

 

[lkc]

I have mixed feelings about this. I loved Red Dwarf when it was first on and have all the dvds and the books. However, it's rarely a good thing to return to a decent show - This Life + 10 anyone?. Back to Earth was ok and had some funny bits but it was essentially a rehash of former plot lines + some of Bladerunner to make one story. I'll eventually watch the new series when it is released on DVD (don't do live broadcast tv) and I hope they'll prove me wrong but I'm not optimistic.