Red Dwarf: Series 1 (DVD)

Starring: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Norman Lovett, Clare Grogan.

Directed by: Ed Bye.

The End - A radiation leak wipes out the crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf. Leaving one survivor - Chicken Soup Machine Repair Man, Dave Lister. After three million years suspended animation, Lister emerges to find he is the last human being in the universe, but he is not alone.

Future Echoes - When Red Dwarf breaks the speed of light, time dilates, and the new crew begin to experience visions from their own futures. Sadly for Lister his future appears to include being reduced to his component atoms by a rather large explosion. Happily for Rimmer, Listers future appears to include being reduced to his component atoms by a rather large explosion.

Balance Of Power - Rimmer encounters his most dangerous blood chilling challenge ever - Lister is taking his chefs exam. If Lister passes he will hold sufficient rank to have Rimmer replaced as the ships hologram. Just how low will the universes most obnoxious dead man stoop to stop him?

Confidence And Paranoia - Lister contacts a mutated pneumonia virus. The hallucinations of his fevered brain materialise in solid form, and suddenly the ship is beset by herring rain and exploding sixteenth century mayors of Warsaw. When his fever breaks, Lister wakes up to find he has created personifications of his Confidence and Paranoia, and a war of manipulation begins.

Waiting For God - Holly, the ship's computer, recovers a strange unidentified pod floating in the frozen wastes of Deep Space. Rimmer is convinced it contains the remains of a long-dead alien warrior, and immediately begins a scientific investigation to decipher the pods hieroglyphics. Meanwhile, Lister's rather mundane day perks up a little when he discovers he is a God.

Me2 - Rimmer creates his perfect companion and identical duplicate of himself. He moves out of his quarters he shares with Lister and starts rooming with his doppelganger. At first things are blissful but the course of true love never runs smoothly, and soon the two Rimmers find themselves locked in a conflict so fierce, only one of them can survive.

DVD Extras include: Cast commentary. The End writers and director commentary. 'Launching Red Dwarf' documentary. 'Drunk' featurette. Photo gallery. Original BBC Series One trailer. Deleted scenes. Model effects shots (original 35mm). Smeg-ups. Japanese The End episode. Easter eggs. Isolated music cues. Talking book chapters. Weblink.