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@gavinwinters.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 7:44 PM

Justice for #RedDwarf ‘s short Jesus!

@shammountebank.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 7:34 PM

I was browsing back copies of THE STAGE when I found this article about Red Dwarf in the 14 November 1991 issue. The photo of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor reimagined as Zaphod Beeblebrox caught my eye.
#RedDwarf

WRITE ATTITUDE
By SUZAN LEAVY
NOW in its fifth series, Red Dwarf is BBC 2's longest-running sitcom and probably the channel's most successful with the last series being watched by 4.8 million viewers.
Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, creators and writers of Red Dwarf, established Grant and Naylor Productions in 1990 and became executive producers of the show.
The company also has a development deal with franchise winner Carlton Television for comedy, recently appointed Kathleen Hutchinson as head of development and is currently discussing new projects with other comedy writers for 1992.
It sounds like the sort of success story most young writers can only dream of. Grant and Naylor have been friends since the age of nine. Born and bred in Manchester, both attended Liverpool University to study psychology and both were thrown out after spending their second year, not on psychology, but writing their first sitcom together.
Their first script was rejected by the BBC but the fact that someone there said that the dialogue flowed quite smoothly convinced them that writing was the right career move.
Writing stints for Radio Manchester were followed by their first television work on A Kick Up The Eighties. Via Three of a Kind and Carrott's Lib, they went to Spitting Image as script editors and senior writers. After the first series, the duo created the pilot for Red Dwarf but it took producers Paul Jackson and John Lloyd three years to get it onto the screen through BBC North West.
So, Grant says "the only advice I can offer new writers is to be prepared to wait a long time. Keep on writing and generally good work will sur- face.
Grant explained that, despite their success, the pair still had to face the fact that on many television productions, writers tend not to be listened
to.
It is a situation which was quickly rectified once they became producers on Red Dwarf even though this meant extra work in pre-production and post-production.
"We became producers on the third series bec…

@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:23 AM

Gold's sister channel, Dave, would eventually go on to revive Red Dwarf, starting with Back to Earth in 2009. #RedDwarf

@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:23 AM

On 5 October 1997 (29 years ago today), UK Gold (later rebranded simply as Gold) showed Red Dwarf for the first time. (Source: https://www.ganymede.tv/2019/09/gold-digging/) #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

@jackchristmas.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 11:02 PM

#RedDwarf #Smegle 05/10/2026

3/5 🟨🟨🟩

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@thetwoskis.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:31 PM

Red dwarf funniest moments ......next Monday 5pm youtube. #reddwarf #comedy #funny #viral #fyp

@md05.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM

I love Red Dwarf! (But I have a problem with swearing so I find ‘smeg’ a good substitute).
#RedDwarf #TheArchers

@trancehubble.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:58 PM

Cormorant channeling its inner Cat “I’m gonna eat you little fishies” 😉
#birds #cormorant #RedDwarf #seashore #nature

@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:23 PM

Red Dwarf returned with a full season for the first time in 13 years with "Trojan", episode 1 of series X, which first aired on 4 October 2012 (14 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 11:23 AM

The studio audience recording for "Polymorph" took place on this day in 1989. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:23 AM

"Queeg", episode 5 of series 2, first aired on 4 October 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 9:23 AM

The studio audience recording for "Balance of Power" took place on this day in 1987. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

@jackchristmas.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 11:02 PM

#RedDwarf #Smegle 04/10/2026

3/5 ⬛🟨🟩

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@talhazelden.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 5:25 PM

spoilers
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@jackchristmas.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 PM

#RedDwarf #Smegle 03/10/2026

5/5 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩

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@ghostonthehalfshell.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy Oct 2, 2026, 6:11 PM

RE: https://masto.ai/@GhostOnTheHalfShell/116450368848569566

PROPHESY I TELL YA

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@whatwewerewatching.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM

#WhatWeWereWatching #UKTVRatings for week ending 02/10/94 (BBC2) #TheXFiles #RedDwarf #TopGear #RabCNesbitt #StarTrek #AlanPartridge #KnowingMeKnowingYou #UniversityChallenge #RandallAndHopkirkDeceased

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@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 6:23 AM

After taking a hiatus for series 7, the live studio audience returned for series 8. The studio audience recording for "Back in the Red" parts 1 & 2 took place on this day in 1998 at Shepperton Studios. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

@jackchristmas.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 11:26 PM

#RedDwarf #Smegle 02/10/2026

3/5 ⬛⬛🟩

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@reddwarfotd.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 AM

On 1 October 1987 (39 years ago today), an episode of 'Blackadder the Third' aired, titled 'Nob and Nobility', which featured an appearance from Chris Barrie as 'Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary'. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay