Yes, the rumours are true...
Exciting news for Red Dwarf fans: Craig Charles (AKA Dave Lister) has confirmed that the cult sci-fi show will return for a new series next year.
Rumours of a Red Dwarf comeback have been doing the rounds in comedy circles for a while now, but Charles ended speculation in an interview with Real Radio this week when he revealed that Freeview comedy channel Dave has recommissioned six full episodes of the show. When asked about Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, the three-part comeback special which gained record viewings for Dave in 2009, Charles said:
"It got more viewers than BBC2 and Channel 4 combined on the night, which is really good. So they've just commissioned another series of Red Dwarf...We've got to recapture the highlights, like series five or six. If we can hit that mark, then brilliant. There's no point doing it if it's so-so."
The main cast, Robert Llwellyn (Kryten) Chris Barrie (Arnold Rimmer) and Danny John Jules (The Cat) are all on board and filming is due to start in November.
Llwellyn also revealed via his blog that the series is due to be filmed in front of a live audience, but producers were worried details might be leaked via the web:
"The plan at the moment, and this could change, is that we record the new series in front of an audience. Now, this is a complicated issue. The fear among the producers is that it’s impossible to imagine an audience of around 400 people at the recording of a TV show like Red Dwarf, where nobody does a bit of a hint on Twitter, or sneaks a picture on Facebook or posts a bit of badly shot video on YouTube. It’s just too tempting, it’s too easy."
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