Back in the Red

"**Back in the Red**"
"Back in the Red"
Red Dwarf episodes
Episode nos.	Series 8; Episodes 1, 2 and 3
Directed by	Ed Bye
Written by	Doug Naylor
Original air dates	18 February 1999; 25 February 1999; 4 March 1999;
Guest appearances
	Mac McDonald as Captain Hollister; Paul Bradley as Chen; David Gillespie as Selby; Karl Glenn Stimpson as MP Thornton; Kika Mirylees as Doc Newton; Andy Taylor as Dr McClaren; Jemma Churchill as Panel Woman Officer; Sue Kelvin as Second Woman Officer; Genevieve Swallow as Last Woman Officer; Geoffrey Beevers as Doctor; Graham McTavish as Warden Ackerman; Yasmin Bannerman as First Ground Controller; Jeillo Edwards as Second Ground Controller;
Episode chronology
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	List of episodes

"Back in the Red" is the opening three-part episode of series VIII of science fiction sit-com Red Dwarf. Part 1 was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 18 February 1999^[1] followed by Part 2 on 25 February^[2] and Part 3 on 4 March.^[3]

The plot involves the re-introduction of Red Dwarf, as nanobots have rebuilt the ship and the original crew are resurrected. The three episodes were written by Doug Naylor and directed by Ed Bye.

^ "BBC Two - Red Dwarf, VIII, Back in the Red: Part 1". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "BBC Two - Red Dwarf, VIII, Back in the Red: Part 2". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "BBC Two - Red Dwarf, VIII, Back in the Red: Part 3". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[BBC_–_RED_DWARF_–_BACK_IN_THE_RED,_Episode_1-1] "BBC Two - Red Dwarf, VIII, Back in the Red: Part 1". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[BBC_–_RED_DWARF_–_BACK_IN_THE_RED,_Episode_2-2] "BBC Two - Red Dwarf, VIII, Back in the Red: Part 2". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[BBC_–_RED_DWARF_–_BACK_IN_THE_RED,_Episode_3-3] "BBC Two - Red Dwarf, VIII, Back in the Red: Part 3". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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