Doug Naylor is working on scripts for another series of Red Dwarf, it has been confirmed.

Danny John-Jules confirmed the development to Digital Spy this week, explaining that Naylor was eager to avoid the kind of time pressure he faced while writing, directing and producing Red Dwarf X.

Joel Anderson



"I spoke to Doug the other day, and I know he's already writing outlines," John-Jules said. "Even though the contracts aren't signed, he knows because of the last series [that he needs a head start], because he was under real pressure.



"Directing, writing, producing, and then locations get moved out, actors drop out, and suddenly it's like, 'Well, we've got ten pages that can be filmed and I've got to rewrite four scripts'.

"He doesn't want to be caught like that again, so he's already writing outlines. Well, or scripts - Doug doesn't really do outlines, he just writes a whole script, and then diddles with it."

Red Dwarf X won strong ratings throughout its six-week run on Dave this autumn, and was generally well-received by fans.

Photo gallery - Red Dwarf X episode one:UKTV: Red Dwarf X: Episode 1Craig Charles confirmed last week that Dave is keen to produce another series, and the cast are all eager to return.

> 'Red Dwarf X': What did you think?

> 'Red Dwarf': Tube Talk Gold



Watch Digital Spy speaking to Chris Barrie, Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn about Red Dwarf X below:

This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io