Red Dwarf A-Z (TV story)

Red Dwarf A-Z
Main character(s):	Lister, Kryten, Rimmer, The Cat
Main enemy:	Daleks
Key crew
Writer:	Doug Naylor
Director:	Ed Bye
Producer:	Ed Bye
Release details
Premiere broadcast:	14 February 1998
Premiere network:	BBC Two
Format:	2 minute skit

Red Dwarf A-Z was a small mini episode of Doctor Who that aired on the Red Dwarf documentary Red Dwarf A-Z. It was sandwiched between the interview of the Red Dwarf cast.

This article covers the two minute cutaway Doctor Who skit only, from the Dalek's first appearance to the crew's reactions to the Daleks."

Synopsis

Daleks unleash their comedic master plan whilst the Red Dwarf crew watch.

Plot

to be added

Cast

• Daleks - Rupert Bates
• Dave Lister - Craig Charles
• Arnold Rimmer - Chris Barrie
• Kryten - Robert Llewellyn
• The Cat - Danny John-Jules

Crew

• Writer - Doug Naylor
• Director - Ed Bye
• Producer - Ed Bye

References

• The Daleks mention what makes a "true Dalek".
• The Daleks mention Barry Manilow.
• The Daleks take credit for the works of William Shakespeare.
• Lister says the Daleks look like washing machines.
• Kryten says that the Daleks' technology is more advanced than the Red Dwarf crew's are.
• Rimmer orders Kryten to step up from Blue Alert to Red Alert because of the Daleks

Story notes

• The small skit was approximately 2 minutes in length, Daleks appeared in most of the sketch and the Red Dwarf crew were seen at the end.
• The clip of the Red Dwarf crew at the end of the skit comes from the Red Dwarf Series VI episode Legion.
• The notion that the Daleks were responsible for the works of Shakespeare also appears in the 1964 comic story City of the Daleks.