Red Dwarf is back! (Picture: Dave)

Cult sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf is winging its way back to our screens.

News was thin on the ground since filming began in October, but Red Dwarf’s official Twitter account has now been spoiling us with teasers.

And fans will be pleased to know that the (agonising) wait is almost over as series 11 returns later this year.

Are the original cast back?

Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn will return as Rimmer, Lister, Cat and Kryten.


On set of red dwarf today pic.twitter.com/SzTnTY8pXX — Craig Charles (@CCfunkandsoul) February 3, 2016

When does it start?

An exact start date hasn’t been confirmed yet, but what we do know is that six brand smegging new episodes will be aired on Dave some time in September.



What can we expect from the new series?

Dwarfers should expect throwbacks to the earlier series with ‘big laughs and dazzling effects’ according to the show’s official synopsis.

It reads: ‘The show’s six episode run sees two of the Dwarfers’ dreams come true: Rimmer accidentally saves the life of a Space Corps Captain and is promoted to Officer, while Cat takes time off from being in love with himself to fall in love with a female Cat with a secret.

Red Dwarf XI starts in September on Dave (Picture: BBC)

‘Meantime, Lister wakes up to discover a deranged droid has stolen some of his body parts and Kryten has a mid-life crisis and considers leaving the Dwarfers for a younger crew.

‘The posse also find themselves in an alternative America where modern technology is outlawed, making both Kryten and Rimmer illegal.’

Read through meeting for RD XI. pic.twitter.com/k8Fq14AR6y — Robert Llewellyn (@bobbyllew) October 12, 2015

Anything else?

A photo of a series 11 script confirms the first new episode is called Twentica.

And this image is a sneak peek at a storyboard, which promises the wit that made the show so loved in the first place.

Today's sneak peek at #RedDwarfXI is an exclusive storyboard, by the brilliant Nik Afia! pic.twitter.com/WkGFUgWrXs — Red Dwarf (@RedDwarfHQ) July 15, 2016

Kryten has a new ‘old’ look

The strange nose from series X seems to be gone.

First day of #RedDwarfXI pre-production tomorrow, rubber at the ready. pic.twitter.com/OJGh0sGmRw — Richard Naylor (@RichardDGNaylor) September 27, 2015

And it’s going ‘old school’

In an interview with Digital Spy John-Jules summed up the series as ‘four guys and loads of banter’ just as the show used to be.

With the original cast back on board – Charles left Coronation Street so he could properly commit to the sitcom – and Richard Naylor and Doug Naylor at the helm, this should be yet another brilliant run.

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