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"Back to Reality" is the sixth, and final, episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf Series V and the 30th in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 26 March 1992, written by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor and directed by Juliet May & Grant Naylor. The episode often tops polls or surveys as the best in the series runs. The plot features the crew waking up from a crash to discover that the last four years of their lives has been spent in a 'Red Dwarf Total Immersion Video Game'.
Original Release
03/26/1992
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chris Barrie | Rimmer / Arnold Rimmer |
Craig Charles | Lister / Dave Lister |
Danny John-Jules | Cat |
Hattie Hayridge | Holly |
Robert Llewellyn | Kryten |
Timothy Spall | Andy |
Lenny Von Dohlen | Cop |
Anastasia Hille | New Kochanski |
Marie McCarthy | Nurse |
John Sharian | New Lister |
Directors
Juliet May, Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chris Barrie | Rimmer / Arnold Rimmer |
Craig Charles | Lister / Dave Lister |
Danny John-Jules | Cat |
Hattie Hayridge | Holly |
Robert Llewellyn | Kryten |
Timothy Spall | Andy |
Lenny Von Dohlen | Cop |
Anastasia Hille | New Kochanski |
Marie McCarthy | Nurse |
John Sharian | New Lister |
Scott Charles Bennett | New Kryten |
Susan Kyd | Game Computer |
David Lemkin | New Cat |
Julian Lyon | New Rimmer |
Karen Salt | Urchin Girl |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rob Grant | Executive Producer |
Doug Naylor | Executive Producer |
Hilary Bevan Jones | Producer |
Julian Scott | Producer |