Red Dwarf VII

Red Dwarf VII
Starring	Chris Barrie Craig Charles Danny John-Jules Robert Llewellyn Chloë Annett
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC2
Original release	17 January (1997-01-17) – 7 March 1997 (1997-03-07)
Series chronology

Red Dwarf VII is the seventh series of the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf. It consists of eight episodes and was broadcast on UK television channel BBC2 in January to March 1997. The series is the first to be written by Doug Naylor without Rob Grant, who had written and created the show with Naylor; some episodes had additional co-writers.

The series follows the crew of the spaceship Starbug, who are seeking to return to their main ship and home, the Red Dwarf. They are Dave Lister (Craig Charles), who is the only survivor of an accident on the mining ship Red Dwarf, and the last survivor of the human race, three million years in the future; a holographic reproduction of his dead bunkmate and boss, Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie); a sapient Cat (Danny John-Jules) who is a result of three million years' evolution, and sanitation droid Kryten (Robert Llewellyn).

Actor Chris Barrie leaves the show as Rimmer in episode two (making two small appearances in later episodes), and Lister's love interest Kristine Kochanski, now played by Chloë Annett joins as a regular part of the crew in episode three.