Red Dwarf X: DVD Review

Red Dwarf X: DVD Review

Rating: PG
Released by BBC and Roadshow Home Entertainment

The smegheads are back.

After years in the space wilderness, the space sitcom that launched all manner of laughs and quotable lines returns - and goes back to basics with great effect.

Rimmer, Lister, Cat and Kryten return as they continue to chart the wastelands of uncharted deep space with six new adventures.
From receiving an SOS from an old foe, to dealing with a love triangle with a couple of snack dispensers, this latest series traverses the line between insane and insanely funny.

For most of the time, the laughs are thick and on the mark. Granted, there are a few occasional misses, but overall, it's a welcome return to form thanks to sharp writing, amusing gags and the core dynamic between the four main actors. One of Red Dwarf's strengths has always been the capacity to mine a great situation for gags as well as the ability to thread a joke at the start of the episode and get a deadly pay off at the end.

It's a shame it's only 6 episodes long because, despite a slightly weak ending, you're wanting more.

Here's hoping there will be.

Extras: An extended warts and all doco, deleted scenes and outtakes.

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