Future Echoes

"Future Echoes"
Red Dwarf episode
Episode no.Series 1
Episode 2
Directed byEd Bye
Written byRob Grant & Doug Naylor
Original air date22 February 1988 (1988-02-22)
Guest appearances
John Lenahan as Toaster
Tony Hawks as Dispensing Machine
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"Future Echoes" is the second episode of the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series one,[1] and was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 22 February 1988.[2] It was written by co-creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye.[3]

The episode—which has the crew witnessing brief events from the future as Red Dwarf breaks the light barrier—was considered to be one of the better efforts from the first series,[4] so much so that it has been credited, by the creators, as having saved the series.[5] The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998, to appeal more to international broadcasters.[6]

  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 — FUTURE ECHOES". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Future Echoes cast and crew". IMDb. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  4. ^ Episode Survey Results, Red Dwarf Smegazine, issue 10, December 1992, Fleetway Editions Ltd, ISSN 0965-5603
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Episode Guide: Series 1 episode 2: Future Echoes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Sci-Fi-London Film Festival — The Bodysnatcher Collection". sci-fi-london.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.