Balance of Power (Red Dwarf)

"Balance of Power"
Red Dwarf episode
Episode no.Series 1
Episode 3
Directed byEd Bye
Written byRob Grant & Doug Naylor
Original air date29 February 1988 (1988-02-29)
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"Balance of Power" is the third episode of science fiction comedy Red Dwarf series one.[1] It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 29 February 1988.[2] Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye.[3] The story revolves around Lister's desire to bring his one true love, Kristine Kochanski, back as a hologram.

Considered to be one of the weakest from the first series,[4] the episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998. This was an attempt to change the standard of the episode suitable for international broadcast.[5]

  1. ^ "British Sitcom Guide — Red Dwarf — Series 1". sitcom.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  2. ^ "BBC Programme Catalogue RED DWARF — BALANCE OF POWER". BBC. Retrieved 5 December 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Red Dwarf Balance of Power (1988) Full cast and crew". IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  4. ^ Episode Survey Results, Red Dwarf Smegazine, issue 10, December 1992, Fleetway Editions Ltd, ISSN 0965-5603
  5. ^ "Sci-Fi-London Film Festival — The Bodysnatcher Collection". sci-fi-london.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.