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Audiences have grown accustomed to dark visions of what could have been. Television alone has been bombarding the public with intriguing dramas that rewrite history, thus showing us the darker recesses of human behavior. Classics such as Sliders and Fringe or modern binge-worthy shows like Dark Matter and The Man in the High Castle make us thankful for our world and the choices we’ve made while horrifying us with glimpses into bleaker universes.

Even some of television’s most popular sitcoms have shown us what could have been, and while they might be trying to create laughs, they still have indirectly sent the odd shiver down the spines of viewers as well. Let’s take a look at some of the most hilarious, yet terrifying alternate realities in sitcoms.

Red Dwarf – “Parallel Universe”

Any fan of the immortal Red Dwarf will probably agree that, while it’s great that...

BBC presents “Sarah Vaughan at the BBC,” a special programme celebrating the enduring legacy of the renowned jazz vocalist, Sarah Vaughan. With a career spanning five decades, Sarah Vaughan, affectionately known as “Sassy,” left an indelible mark on the music industry. The programme, led by Craig Charles, takes viewers on a journey through some of […]

Sarah Vaughan at the BBC, Sunday 28 July 2024...

Red Dwarf is returning to television next year for three new episodes. Here are the details of what’s coming up.

According to British Comedy Guide, cult sci-fi comedy show Red Dwarf, which has been going for an incredible 36 years and counting, will return for three half-hour episodes. It’s said these will cover a single story. Filming is set to begin in October and it will be broadcast next year, although it is unclear exactly which channel it will be on. Charles, Barrie, John-Jules and Llewellyn will reprise their roles.

Writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor reconciled last year, releasing a statement that confirmed that while they had put their differences behind them, they would not be writing together. Each writer will work on separate iterations of the show, with Naylor continuing to write the television series, while Grant is writing a prequel series with 2point4Children writer Andrew Marshall.

On Friday, February 2nd, 2024, at 9:00 Pm, BBC One is set to entertain viewers with an all-new episode of the beloved comedy panel show “Would I Lie to You?” Now in its 17th season, this episode, titled “Season 17 Episode 6,” brings a fresh lineup of celebrities ready to blur the lines between fact and fiction.

Host Rob Brydon, renowned for his quick wit and charming humor, will be steering the ship as usual. Joining him are the ever-competitive team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell, who are experts at detecting fibs and embellishing truths. This episode’s guest panel includes Craig Charles, Amy Gledhill, Shazia Mirza, and Jeremy Vine, each bringing their unique brand of humor and storytelling to the table.

The charm of “Would I Lie to You?” lies in its simple yet compelling format – celebrities share outrageous and extraordinary stories about themselves, and it’s up to the opposing...

Youngest Media, the UK entertainment producer behind MTV’s Game of Clones and NBC’s Small Fortune, is shutting down after seven years.

The company was founded in 2016 by former Endemol Shine executives Lucas Church and David Flynn, and counted Elisabeth Murdoch among its backers until 2021.

Accountancy company Menzies Llp has been appointed to close down Youngest as part of a “voluntary” liquidation over the coming weeks.

Flynn and Church said: “We thought we’d managed to weather the storm of the pandemic but the impact on cashflow and creative pipeline really hit us last year and a few key decisions on shows didn’t go our way, so sadly we’ve closed down Youngest.

“We’re so proud of all our shows over the years both here and around the world, from Bafta- and Broadcast Award-nominated Moneybags to a straight-to-series US Network commission with Small Fortune. We’d like...

The premise for the long-running sci-fi sitcom "Red Dwarf" is as hilarious as it is existentially troubling. On the show's titular mining ship, a ne'er-do-well slugabed named Dave Lister (Craig Charles) is thrown into the ship's suspended animation prison for a minor infraction. When the ship's sentient computer Holly (Norman Lovett) releases Lister from captivity, he finds that two million years have passed following a radiation accident that killed the crew. The ship has been adrift in the cosmos ever since, and its exact location is unknown. In order to prevent Lister from going mad from loneliness, the computer creates an interactive hologram of his old roommate, a snotty, incompetent do-gooder named Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie). They hate each other but have to work together as they may be the last vestiges of humanity. 

Also on the ship is a mysterious, well-dressed dandy with no name (Danny John-Jules) who is,...

In space, no one can hear you grumble about your s****y job. The title sequence for "Red Dwarf" opens with a guy in a grubby spacesuit, miserably daubing paint on the exterior of the eponymous mining vessel. When the camera pulls back we can see why he's unhappy; he is working on the "F" of the ship's name which must be about 80 feet high.

It could be a scene from "Dark Star" or "Alien," two movies that showed us that space travel will be pretty boring and arduous for the regular Joes who keep the lights on during long hauls between the stars. Those films provided inspiration for "Red Dwarf" writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who set their cult British show on a spaceship three million years in the future. Only one of its characters is a living human, but that doesn't stop them from following the classic...

I was still dressed as a mummy when I sat down to watch TV after trick-or-treating on Halloween night in 1992. I was a skinny lad, so binding my limbs tightly in bandages made me look more like a weird spindly white insect than King Tut. Self-conscious of this, I wore my Adidas bench coat over the costume, which completely ruined the effect.

I couldn't tell you what my costume was 12 months earlier or the following year, but Halloween of '92 remains so clear in my mind because that was the night of "Ghostwatch." I loved anything related to the supernatural, so I just couldn't wait: The BBC was conducting a live paranormal investigation into poltergeist activity! It was a big event heavily publicized in the run-up to Halloween, and 11 million viewers tuned in that night. The next day the whole country was talking about it.

"Ghostwatch" wasn't a real live ghost hunt,...

Exclusive: Channel 4’s Craig Charles-hosted daytime format Moneybags has become the network’s first show from its £30M ($40.6M) Global Format Fund to be recommissioned for a second season.

The fund is intended for international-facing formats that will appeal to both UK and global audiences and can be sold around the world.

Four have been commissioned so far, of which Moneybags, from former Endemol execs Lucas Church and David Flynn’s Youngest Media’s northern English hub, is the first to be given a second series and will air another 30 episodes later this year.

The high-stakes quiz tests contestants’ ability to think quickly as they answer each question by grabbing a moneybag with the correct answer when it passes along a conveyor belt. Those who grab the right answer earn that bag’s value, which can be anything from £1,000 to £100,000. Contestants risk losing everything if they pick up the wrong bag.

Two years after series Xii aired on Dave back in October 2017, confirmation arrived that Red Dwarf was coming back to TV, but not (yet) in the form of a full series Xiii. Instead, the boys from the Dwarf were returning for a feature-length special.

Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn and Norman Lovett will all appear in ‘The Promised Land’, a 90-minute episode due to air this April on Dave.

Regrettably, the London press screening and cast Q&a for ‘The Promised Land’ had to be cancelled due to the global spread of Covid-19, but here’s all the latest about the new episode, including a teaser trailer and the beautiful new poster.

Red Dwarf: The Geek Lowdown

How many series are there? 12 (including ‘Back To Life’) with a 90-minute special on the way

Renewed or cancelled? So far, only the extended special has been officially confirmed

Air date confirmed?...

Kirsten Howard Oct 18, 2019

Red Dwarf will return in 2020 and you can apply to be in the audience.

After rumors were quashed of a brand-new series of Red Dwarf in the works, we were left wondering if we'd be seeing Lister and the gang back in action in the near (or far) future, but UKTV has put us out of our misery this week by announcing that a 90-minute special is set to be filmed in December.

Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, and Robert Llewellyn will all return for the one-off special, which is to be written and directed by series co-creator Doug Naylor, and will air on Dave some time next year.

“I’m really excited to get back on board with the boys from the Dwarf," said star Craig Charles in a statement. "I can’t wait to discuss Robert’s prostate problems, Chris Barrie’s hip replacement...

Rob Leane Oct 18, 2017

We interview Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules and Doug Naylor about Red Dwarf Xii and more...

It’s a good time to be a Red Dwarf fan. After years off our screens, and talk of a movie that ultimately came to naught, the show made its return with Back To Earth in 2009. UKTV Freeview channel Dave was revealed as the new home of the show, and it’s fair to say that they’ve treated the small rouge one very well in the years since the big comeback.

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Red Dwarf X followed in 2012, and Red Dwarf XI in 2016. Both series gave fans what they wanted to see: character-driven episodes, stuffed with creative insults,...

Mark Harrison Oct 19, 2017

Siliconia is a staggeringly ambitious episode that shows exactly what Red Dwarf can do in the Dave era...

This review contains spoilers.

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12.2 Siliconia

“Our heads are sensibly shaped.”

Kryten is inarguably Red Dwarf's most iconic character. The rubbery, angular mask of the mechanoid head is a marvellous design that should probably stifle any actor wearing it, but Robert Llewellyn's performance has only become more impressive over time. In terms of design and personality, he's the character who could scarcely belong to any other show.

Aside from Llewellyn, only a few other actors have donned the mechanoid get-up in previous episodes, but a lot of what we see in Siliconia feels like it's been...

Juliette Harrisson Oct 3, 2017

As series Xii arrives online this week, we count down twenty of the best Red Dwarf episodes from across the show's long history...

Putting together a list of the Top 20 episodes of Red Dwarf presented an unusual challenge. The truth is, there’s barely a bum note in the first 36 episodes (Series I – VI) and then it’s a case of finding the quality episodes among the less successful half hours in the following 31 (Series VII – XI). The most accurate ‘top 20’ would be composed almost entirely of episodes from those first 36. However, for this list, we’ve resisted the urge to simply list most of the first six series and have deliberately ensured that this selection covers a reasonable span of the show, with every series except IX represented somewhere. This way, we can offer a more balanced overview of the whole history of the show, and...

Kirsten Howard Rob Leane Oct 4, 2017

The first scene from the Red Dwarf series 12 premiere has been released online. See it here...

This week, the first episode of Red Dwarf Xii will be available to stream online ahead of its Dave airing on Thursday the 12th of October. To whet our collective appetite, UK TV has released a sneak preview clip.

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Here's the very first scene from Cured, an adventure in which the crew comes across a space station full of clones of history’s worst figures, who have been cured of evil...

And here's a teaser trailer for series 12...

There are also a four brand new images to examine...

More as we have it, of course.

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Alex Westthorp Oct 3, 2016

It's 40 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop made its television debut and kick-started the Saturday morning kids' TV slot...

Imagine the excitement - it's just before 9.30am on Saturday 2nd October 1976. It's almost like Christmas has come early, such is the anticipation. The nation's kids, who hitherto got their kicks at the Saturday morning pictures, settle in front of their television screens and press the button marked 'BBC1'. Those who read their parents' Radio Times know a new show is about to start with Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Noel Edmonds at the helm. 28 year old Noel is cool and down with the kids. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen - the Doctor and Sarah Jane from Doctor Who - are to be the first star guests, and you can actually speak to them live by telephone! The TV set warms up and the familiar blue and yellow BBC...

Pete Dillon-Trenchard Sep 29, 2016

Samsara simultaneously harks back to classic Red Dwarf while trying something new, resulting in some outstanding comedy moments...

This review contains spoilers.

11.2 Samsara

The television landscape has changed a lot since Red Dwarf made its debut back in 1988. One of the more interesting developments of the 21st century has been that, thanks in no small part to shows like Lost, non-linear storytelling is now as much a part of the language of television as the cliff-hanger or the third-act twist. In a series that has, with rare exceptions, always featured at least one of its regulars in any given scene, Samsara breaks with Red Dwarf convention in a major way.

The Epg description for Samsara will tell you that it’s a story in which the crew find an escape pod which leads them to a crashed space ship (the titular Samsara), and the Cat and...

Louisa Mellor Sep 13, 2016

At the Bafta launch for Red Dwarf XI, writer Doug Naylor vowed not to write a final episode for the show…

Red Dwarf XI is almost upon us. Twentica, the first episode of the new series will be available to watch online at UKTV from Thursday the 15th of September, and airs on Dave at 9pm on Thursday the 22nd of September.

Twentica is an ambitious, great-looking and very funny series opener, followed up by Samsara, a second entertaining episode that feels like quintessential bickering-in-space Red Dwarf.

During the swanky Bafta series launch, co-creator and writer/director Doug Naylor was asked by a member of the audience about how he envisaged the final ever episode of Red Dwarf might look. Here’s what he said:

“I don’t want to write a final episode.

Seinfeld did a final episode and Larry David said it was a mistake,...

After a four year hiatus, UK Network's Dave channel is bringing the Red Dwarf TV program back for its 11th series (i.e. season). A six episode series, Red Dwarf XI premieres on Dave, Thursday, September 22 at 9:00pm. Watch the announcement video, below.The Red Dwarf TV series cast includes: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, and Robert Llewellyn. The sci-fi comedy show is written and directed by Red Dwarf co-creator, Doug Naylor, and produced by Richard Naylor and Kerry Waddell for Baby Cow Productions and Grant Naylor Productions.Read More…...

Aaron Birch Jul 22, 2016

Ahead of the return of Robot Wars to BBC Two, we revisit the classic original run of the show...

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In early February 1998 a new TV game show surfaced on BBC Two, one that was about as different as anything we'd ever seen. It didn't feature general knowledge questions or sprints around a super market, it was equal parts testosterone and techno-geek chic. It was, of course, Robot Wars and it would quickly become one of the most popular programmes on TV.

Before appearing on UK TV, Robot Wars was first dreamt up over the pond. The story goes that a Lucasfilm-employed toy designer by the name of Marc Thorpe came up with the idea in 1992 while failing to build a remote control vacuum cleaner. The results ended up being less about cleanliness, and more about carnage. This unexpected turn out made Thorpe realise that radio controlled...

Aaron Birch Jul 13, 2016

The Crystal Maze, Cyber Zone, Fort Boyard... We look back at the UK game shows that dared to ask more than just quiz questions...

If the idea of yet another TV game show with an uninspiring presenter and ever so slight spin on the tried and tested Q&A formula fills you with apathy, you're not alone. Although TV quiz shows often rake in the viewers for a relatively low production budget, hence their popularity with TV studios, the whole genre feels a little stagnant. Perhaps it's the rise of the Internet, a general change in viewer culture, and the changing tastes that come with it. While many shows of the past delighted audiences with images of shiny new appliances, cars, and holidays to far-off destinations, today's shows mostly award cold, hard, and boring cash. Great for the winner, but not too interesting for the viewer. Give...

Louisa Mellor Rob Leane Jul 12, 2016

The BBC has given us our best look yet at the new Robot Wars, with a four-minute preview clip...

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The BBC has released a whopping four-minutes-long trailer to get us all hyped up for the new series of Robot Wars. Unfortunately, because this preview clip is hosted on iPlayer, it's not yet possible to embed it here.

You need to click here to see the mammoth new Robot Wars trailer.

The BBC has also released this tantalising text about the show...

"Back in the days when the internet was a little baby, and we had to make our own entertainment… we all watched a programme called Robot Wars. Full of clever people who made robots in their garages that smashed each other up for fun. In the arena keeping order were a team of angry robots called the House Robots.

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The BBC is bringing back 1990s classic teatime mechanical battle show, Robot Wars...

The basis of many happy late 90s Friday teatimes and a cracking episode of Spaced, Robot Wars is coming back.

For the uninitiated, the series showcased amateur robotics and wanton destruction for an hour a week on BBC Two between 1998 and 2001, before moving off the channel and finally packing its bags in 2004.

The premise was simple: build a robot, arm it to the teeth, and use it to attempt to take out imaginatively named house robots including Shunt and Sir Killalot while presenters Craig Charles and Philippa Forrester looked on.

A dozen years after it ended, BBC2 has recommissioned a revived Robot Wars from Mentorn Scotland, which promises to deliver "more robots, battles and science."

A six-episode run of the rebooted series has been ordered, with no official word yet on who the presenters will be.

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Brit sci-fi comedy, Red Dwarf, set on a spaceship of the same name, premiered on BBC Two in 1988 and ran until 1993. After a four year hiatus, Red Dwarf returned to BBC Two in 1997. Red Dwarf was cancelled in 1999, after series VIII (Americans: season 8).

In 2009, UKTV channel, Dave, revived the program with Red Dwarf IX. Dave aired Red Dwarf X in 2012. Now after another long break, it's possible Red Dwarf XI could air on Dave in the summer of 2016. Red Dwarf stars Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, and Robert Llewellyn. Continue on for more details, and to watch a brief promotional trailer. Read More…...

Craig Charles has revealed his brother's shocking death encouraged his decision to quit 'Coronation Street.' The 51-year-old actor - who portrayed cabbie Lloyd Mullaney in the ITV soap for 10 years - has admitted the passing of his older sibling Dean last year forced him to re-evaluate his life and inspired him to return to the role that made him famous in cult sci-fi show 'Red Dwarf.' Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, he said: ''He was 52 when he died, and he was a fitness freak, he cycled to work, didn't smoke. I smoke, I'm not a fitness freak at all. ''And...

Red Dwarf fans are used to having to wait between series, and the gap between X and XI has been tougher than biting into a space weevil.

But spin our nipple nuts and send us to Alaska - the waiting is almost over as as Rimmer, Lister, Kryten and Cat will be back in 2016 for a brand new run. Here's everything you need to know about the small rouge one.

When is it back?

There are no exact dates yet, but XI is expected to land on Dave in the summer of 2016 at the earliest.

Writer and co-creator Doug Naylor recently denied reports that it could be as early as the spring, so we could be waiting up to a year for its launch.

Filming will begin in October

Read through meeting for Rd XI. pic.twitter.com/k8Fq14AR6y

— Robert Llewellyn (@bobbyllew) October 12, 2015

Red Dwarf will shoot two brand new series back-to-back,...

Twenty seven years, umpteen light years, several different realities and a curry monster later, and Red Dwarf is now officially the second longest running sci-fi series of all time (it'd be first if it weren't for that pesky Doctor).

But though the Dwarf is still with us, fans have been left adrift in space for the time being – it's been three years since the show's triumphant return to form with 2012's Series X, and it'll likely be another year before series 11 hits Dave.

Making it, therefore, as good a time as any for Digital Spy to decide definitely how those ten series stack up against each other, and rank them from truly worst to glorious best. Disagree? Let us know below...

10. Back to Earth

After so many years away, the fans finally got their way - this time via Dave rather than the Beeb. And what arrived was the Back to Earth special,...

Joe Swash would be surprised to see Gemma Collins re-enter the I'm a Celebrity jungle, but hopes she sticks it out if she does because "it's a waste of a spot for someone else".

The former King of the Jungle and Get Me Out of Here! Now! host told Digital Spy: "If she does it again, there's going to be pressure on her and an expectation for her to stay on to the end.

"If a celebrity quits after a matter of days, it's a waste of a spot for someone else. It was really unlucky last year because Craig Charles lost his brother and he had to leave early. And Gemma, she quit early. If she's going to do it again, I hope she stays and does it properly.

"If she doesn't then there's no point in doing it. She's got the potential to be entertaining... I'd be surprised...

A Red Dwarf movie was announced in 2000, and news on it would follow for years afterwards. So: what happened?

When the eighth series of Red Dwarf left our screens in 1999, with the titular (nanobotically-reconstituted) mining vessel being devoured by a highly corrosive micro-organism, it left us with the words “The End” emblazoned over the image, before being replaced by “The Smeg It Is.”

And then, nothing.

It was ten years before the boys from the Dwarf were back on our screens, albeit for a three-episode run on Dave. But that lost decade was not spent watching re-runs of The Flintstones, nor was everyone trapped in a completely immersive video game indistinguishable from reality. Most of it involved co-creator Doug Naylor (his comedy partner Rob Grant left the show after season six), trying to get a movie off the ground.

This had not been the plan. But with the BBC rejecting...

'Coronation Street' actor Craig Charles has rubbished claims Callum Logan's dead body was seen breathing in last night's (23.09.15) live episode. The 51-year-old actor - who plays Lloyd Mullaney in the soap - has spoken out after viewers claimed they could see actor Sean Ward's body moving up and down as if he was still breathing after Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) had killed his character Callum with a blow to the head and wrapped him up in an old duvet. Craig said: ''I don't know how the dead body can breathe because once that dead body's wrapped up in blanket it's actually...

If you've ever dreamed of having a curry with Dave Lister, then you might be in luck.

Dave has launched a competition for one lucky Red Dwarf fan to be an extra in the upcoming 11th series, which finally launches in 2016.

Rt this for a chance for you and a friend to be an extra in #RedDwarf. T&C's apply: http://t.co/UQHSzXLah6 #UKTVLive pic.twitter.com/pea6OaBs6S

— Dave (@Join_Dave) September 8, 2015

By retweeting the above post from Dave, one Dwarfer and their mate could be rubbing shoulders with Lister, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten. Ah, smug mode.

Dave hasn't elaborated on what the extra's scene may entail, so be prepared for anything from having your emotions sucked out by a polymorph or playing a game of 'Pin the Pointy Stick on the Weather Girl'.

Red Dwarf will begin shooting two series back-to-back in the autumn, with...

Craig Charles says his brother's death made him want to quit 'Coronation Street'. The 51-year-old actor plays Lloyd Mullaney in the ITV soap and will exit the show in a live broadcast aired next month, but he admitted it was the untimely passing of his brother Dylan that inspired him to reassess his career options and pursue the dreams he had been putting on hold. Craig said: ''It's really quite sad, actually, but my brother died last year. He was 52 - I'm 51. When he died I thought, 'There's things that I've got to do. I've got to do some things...

We'll have to wait at least one more year before seeing Craig Charles return to I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

The Coronation Street actor appeared in last year's series but left early on after learning of the death of his brother Dean. He had been tipped to return this year, but filming conflicts mean this will not be the case.

"I'm 2/1 favourite to win!" he told ITV's This Morning. "No, I'm not going in.

"I'm filming Red Dwarf. We start filming Red Dwarf in November. We don't finish until March. That's the time they film the jungle."

However, he gave fans hope that he will return to the show one day, saying: "I'm not saying it's something I'd never do again - I hate not finishing things.

"I wanted to finish it, I wanted to give it a good go. You hit the ground with a sprint...

Red Dwarf chief Doug Naylor has played down reports that the show will be back as early as March 2016.

While it will definitely return next year, Naylor denied that a spring airing on Dave after actor Chris Barrie was misquoted by the Express.

Story in press Red Dwarf XI transmitting March 2016. Not True. Chris Barrie has been misquoted. Edit has hardly begun by then. #RedDwarfXI

— Doug Naylor (@DougRDNaylor) August 6, 2015

Arnold Rimmer actor Barrie was also quoted as saying that series 11 will feature an episode that involves four Krytens, hinting that all the cast could become robots.

Red Dwarf will begin shooting two series back-to-back in the autumn, with series 12 expected to be broadcast in 2017.

Red Dwarf series 11 currently being written, says Danny John-Jules

Robert Llewellyn slams BBC Two for Red Dwarf 50th celebrations snub

Craig Charles has dedicated his time to the cult sci-fi comedy, having announced his departure from Coronation Street earlier this year.

Craig Charles fears his 'Coronation Street' character Lloyd Mullaney will be killed off. The 50-year-old actor quit the ITV soap in May in order to work on the sci-fi sitcom 'Red Dwarf' for digital channel Dave, despite the show's bosses pleading with him to stay and he has reportedly told friends he is worried Lloyd will die in September's live episode. A source told The Sun newspaper: ''Craig says he has heard strong rumours that his character is going to be bumped off, along with Andrea (Beckett, his girlfriend played by Hayley Tamaddon). ''There is a feeling in the 'Corrie' camp that...

Craig Charles fears his 'Coronation Street' character Lloyd Mullaney will be killed off. The 50-year-old actor quit the ITV soap in May in order to work on the sci-fi sitcom 'Red Dwarf' for digital channel Dave, despite the show's bosses pleading with him to stay and he has reportedly told friends he is worried Lloyd will die in September's live episode. A source told The Sun newspaper: ''Craig says he has heard strong rumours that his character is going to be bumped off, along with Andrea (Beckett, his girlfriend played by Hayley Tamaddon). ''There is a feeling in the 'Corrie' camp that...

A hallmark of a great TV series, whether it's a drama, comedy, soap or even sci-fi, is an epic romantic journey between two characters.

We at Digital Spy HQ are die-hard romantics, and so we've compiled a definitive Top 25 of the best TV kisses of all time (it included a whole voting process and spreadsheet and everything).

Check out the first part below, and make sure to come back tomorrow (June 13) for the final Top 10.

25. Piper and Alex in Orange is the New Black

There's nothing quite like being locked up in jail with your ex-lover to build up sexual tension, but this climactic make-out session in Litchfield's chapel pays off more than just Piper and Alex's relationship.

Piper's just returned from a terrifying spell in solitary confinement, where she was sent by Healy in a fit of homophobic rage after he saw her dancing with Alex, so Piper...

Craig Charles has quit 'Coronation Street'. The 50-year-old actor revealed he is leaving the ITV soap in order to work on the sci-fi sitcom 'Red Dwarf' for digital channel Dave, despite the show's bosses pleading with him to stay. An ITV insider said: ''This is a massive blow for Corrie. Craig is a popular cast member and his shoes will be hard to fill. He first announced he was thinking of leaving weeks ago, but bosses tried to change his mind with a huge pay rise.'' However Craig - who was already believed to be earning an estimated £200,000 each year from playing...

Classic British sci-fi comedy "Red Dwarf" will not die, in fact the acclaimed sitcom is set to make a come back for two more full seasons.

UK freeview channel Dave has announced plans for an eleventh and twelfth season of the show. The news came with a brief video teasing the new episodes which will air in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The two seasons will be shot back-to-back towards the end of this year.

Co-creator Doug Naylor says: "[We were] originally asked for more shows back in 2012. but frustratingly it's taken until now to get our ducks in a row and all the boys available at the same time. Now they are, we're all absolutely delighted."

Star Craig Charles will be leaving his decade-long role on "Coronation Street" to shoot the new "Red Dwarf" seasons.

Source: Empire...

Rob Leane Louisa Mellor Sep 13, 2016

Red Dwarf XI enjoyed its Bafta launch last night. Here's the cast discussing their favourite episodes from almost thirty years...

A very fun, lively Q&A followed the Bafta screening of Red Dwarf's first two series XI episodes this week, which demonstrated the bubbling chemistry between the central cast members who were full of gags, inside jokes and collectively remembered anecdotes from almost three decades of working together.

Asked that perennial Q&A question, to name their favourite episode across every series, here's what the cast said:

Chris Barrie: It’s easier to pick out shows from my own point of view that maybe weren’t so… Stasis Leak, to this day I still can’t work out what went on there! [Laughs] ‘Just come out of the table Chris and say your lines!’

Craig Charles: To be fair, I can’t even remember being in that one!

Smeg heads, rejoice! Doug Naylor has announced two more series of Red Dwarf, on Dave…

Here’s some good news – Doug Naylor, co-creator of Red Dwarf, has announced two more series of the cult sci-fi comedy.

Like series 10, the new 11th and 12th series will air on Dave. Of course, in typical Red Dwarf fashion, the series titles will actually be stylised Red Dwarf XI and Red Dwarf Xii.

Both series of the boys from the dwarf’s new adventures will shoot back to back later this year. They will air in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Before then, Dave have added a bespoke collection of Dwarf episodes to their online streaming service UKTV Play, to tide you over in the meantime.

It’s no surprise, really, considering that Red Dwarf: Back To Earth (the first new episodes of the show to be shown on Dave) earned the status of biggest non-terrestrial commission,...

Red Dwarf is set to soar back onto our screens with two new series.

Red Dwarf XI will air on Dave in 2016, with Lister and crew back again for Red Dwarf Xii in 2017.

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Red Dwarf: Tube Talk Gold

Craig Charles (Lister), Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Danny John-Jules (Cat) and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) will all be back for the new episodes, written and directed by series co-creator Doug Naylor.

Naylor said: "[Dave's general manager] Steve North and everyone at UKTV have been so supportive of Red Dwarf from the start of their involvement with the show.

"Steve originally asked for more shows back in 2012 but frustratingly it's taken until now to get our ducks in a row and all the boys available at the same time. Now they are, we're all absolutely delighted."

Red Dwarf originally aired eight series on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, before Dave revived...

Craig Charles has quit 'Coronation Street'. The 50-year-old actor revealed he is leaving the ITV soap in order to work on the sci-fi sitcom 'Red Dwarf' for digital channel Dave, despite the show's bosses pleading with him to stay. An ITV insider said: ''This is a massive blow for Corrie. Craig is a popular cast member and his shoes will be hard to fill. He first announced he was thinking of leaving weeks ago, but bosses tried to change his mind with a huge pay rise.'' However Craig - who was already believed to be earning an estimated £200,000 each year from playing...

Danny John-Jules has said that he would like to see his Red Dwarf co-stars appear in Death in Paradise.

The British actor - who plays Officer Dwayne Myers in the BBC crime series - told Digital Spy that he would welcome Chris Barrie, Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn on the set if the chance came along.

"It would be really interesting," he said. "I think that providing they didn't bring them in to play a Rimmer-esque character or a Lister-esque character, I suppose anything's possible.

"We've had many other famous people performing in Death in Paradise so I don't see why not. We might."

A host of guest stars have appeared on the show during its first three series, while the likes of Hetti Bywater, Will Mellor and Tyger Drew-Honey will feature in the upcoming fourth run.

Speaking about the show's growing popularity, he said: "It's one of those shows...

2014 is almost over - we've had Christmas and everything - but what kind of year has it been? Well, if you're talking about reality TV, it's been pretty bloody spectacular. From scandals involving paper skeletons and baked Alaskas to shock winners and surprise losers, 2014 had a bit of everything. It's time for a little trip down memory lane, so strap in and join us as we revisit the best reality TV moments from the past 12 months...

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This year's Celebrity Big Brother prompted a lot of soul searching as Jim Davidson ended up taking the crown - after striking up a bromance with Dappy. But it wasn't actually this winning moment that made January's CBB so captivating - instead, it was Lee Ryan's inability to keep it in his pants (and Casey Batchelor's mum shrieking: "He's mugging you off,...

Craig Charles ''blanked'' his brother just days before he died. The 'Coronation Street' actor was forced to leave the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle last month after his older brother Dean suffered a fatal heart attack and he's now revealed he ignored his sibling's attempts to get in touch just days before he travelled to Australia for the show. Craig shared: ''Dean had left me a couple of text messages, before I came in, saying, 'Craig, how are you? Can we meet up?' And I'd kind of blanked him because I had too much going on. ''I thought, 'You know...

Danny John-Jules has revealed that the Red Dwarf cast are to meet up next week.

Red Dwarf's 10th series aired on Dave in 2012, with an 11th run expected next year.

The Death in Paradise actor - who plays Cat in the long-running sci-fi sitcom - told Digital Spy that he and his co-stars Craig Charles, Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn, as well as writer Doug Naylor, will discuss the next series in the coming days.

He said: "All I can say is that Doug Naylor is slaving away writing scripts and we've got lunch next week. That's as far as I can tell you!"

It was previously reported that Red Dwarf would begin filming in the autumn this year, before airing in late 2015.

Talking about the next series, John-Jules said: "I have the glorious privilege to know that that's the last thing that I ever have to worry about...

Craig Charles ''blanked'' his brother just days before he died. The 'Coronation Street' actor was forced to leave the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle last month after his older brother Dean suffered a fatal heart attack and he's now revealed he ignored his sibling's attempts to get in touch just days before he travelled to Australia for the show. Craig shared: ''Dean had left me a couple of text messages, before I came in, saying, 'Craig, how are you? Can we meet up?' And I'd kind of blanked him because I had too much going on. ''I thought, 'You know...

Nadia Forde has become the second person to be voted off I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

The nine campers all faced the second public vote, following Jimmy Bullard's shock elimination last night (December 1).

I'm a Celebrity's Jimmy Bullard interviewed: 'I can be a bit of a nightmare'

Ant and Dec returned to the camp to reveal the result, which saw the Irish model and singer up against Us reality star Kendra Wilkinson, with Nadia ultimately exiting.

Speaking to the hosts, Nadia described the experience as a "roller coaster", adding: "I'm feeling amazing! I can't wait to ring my family."

Admitting that she had entered the jungle scared of "everything", she looked back at her experience in trials, including being buried with rats and spending a night with Craig Charles in the Bush Bunker.

As well as discussing "fiery" Kendra and the tension between celebrities when cooking dinner,...

Nadia Forde has become the second person to be voted off I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

The nine campers all faced the second public vote, following Jimmy Bullard's shock elimination last night (December 1).

I'm a Celebrity's Jimmy Bullard interviewed: 'I can be a bit of a nightmare'

Ant and Dec returned to the camp to reveal the result, which saw the Irish model and singer up against Us reality star Kendra Wilkinson, with Nadia ultimately exiting.

Speaking to the hosts, Nadia described the experience as a "roller coaster", adding: "I'm feeling amazing! I can't wait to ring my family."

Admitting that she had entered the jungle scared of "everything", she looked back at her experience in trials, including being buried with rats and spending a night with Craig Charles in the Bush Bunker.

As well as discussing "fiery" Kendra and the tension between celebrities when cooking dinner,...