UKTV Red Dwarf looks set to be returning for season 13

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Lister (played by Craig Charles) and his friends had a hilarious series of adventures in Red Dwarf XII that saw them coming face-to-face with a non-evil version of Adolf Hitler and Vlad the Impaler in the season premiere to the entire cast transforming into mechanoids like Kryten (Robert Llewelyn). The UKTV sci-fi hit has also seen the foursome run their own presidential elections aboard the Red Dwarf after the machines go on strike and Kryten is running against Rimmer (Chris Barrie). But not only that the crew of the Red Dwarf dealt with consumerism after a huge corporation them out, leaving them only about see certain items that they'd bought. The final episode of Red Dwarf XII, Skipper, saw Rimmer getting his mitts on a Quantum Skipper and finding himself in a dimension where he’d actually done pretty well for himself. A plot synopsis for the final instalment of Red Dwarf XII from UKTV, read: "Rimmer looks for another dimension where he is not such a giant loser. Well, you never know..."

Will there be another series of Red Dwarf? Red Dwarf writer Doug Naylor told Express.co.uk in an exclusive interview: “We’re on a bit of a roll at the moment which is great. The ratings are great, the boys had a really great time making it, want to do more.” Although the show has not yet officially been recommissioned by the broadcaster, the 61-year-old went on to say of the next season: “Certainly, yes, I think everyone wants to do it including UKTV. Everyone had a blast doing the last 12. “We also went to do a tour of some kind at the O2 possibly, so we’ve got a few things in the pipeline and we’re very lucky to be in this situation and it’s great everyone gets on and it’s such a happy team. It’s such a privilege to be involved. Everyone feels like that.” Doug said that he had some plans for red Dwarf season 13, explaining: “I’ve jotted down lots of ideas - I had so many ideas and we weren’t able to do a lot of them because we were making 12 and not more. “I’ve got ideas I wasn’t able to do last time and new ideas I’ve got since because post-production lasted the best part of nine to 10 months. So, there was time to jot down ideas and I started writing the next lot anyway. I’m just starting it now.”

UKTV Red Dwarf looks set to be returning for season 13

What happened in Red Dwarf season 12, episode 6? Speaking about the end of Red Dwarf season 12, Doug that the last two episodes rounded off the run nicely. “The last show was a great one to make. It’s the one where Norman [Lovett] comes back into the show and we have a few guest stars and there’s a real kind of end of term energy about the whole thing. That was 12th show we were making,” Doug said. He said there were some “fantastic sequences” in the episode called Skipper and promised plenty of laughs. “I think the fans will absolutely love it,” the star said.

UKTV Lister and Rimmer in Red Dwarf XII on UKTV

Will there be Red Dwarf 13 and 14? Red Dwarf XI and XII were made back-to-back after the well-loved space comedy got a double commission, however Doug seemed less sure about whether they could make two seasons in one go. “It would have to fit in with everyone’s schedule. Craig’s very busy and Danny’s very busy as is Chris and Rob. Danny is in Guadeloupe for half a year, so we need to get something that works for him and also we’re quite keen to do a tour.” “When I say a tour, I mean do a live show at the O2, so we need to get a schedule that works for the O2 and certainly for Red Dwarf XIII. Probably if we did a Red Dwarf XIII and XIV, it would make the O2 live show more difficult.” He added: “So we’ll probably do Red Dwarf XIII, live show and come back and probably do XIV afterward that.”

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