《红矮星号》是一部太空歌剧类型的英国喜剧，故事主要发生在一艘名为「红矮星号」的太空采矿船上。后来随着故事的变化，有几季故事发生在穿梭机「星虫号」上。在该剧中，Dave Lister（Craig Charles）成了银河系中最后一个人类。三百万年后，Lister被飞船的计算机系统Holly唤醒。在已经死去的室友Rimmer的全息影像、从一只猫转化为人形的Cat及机器人Kryten的帮助下，Lister踏上了寻找地球的道路。当主人公的飞船在未知的深空继续探索之时，遇到了一艘神秘的废船——SS Trojan。当他们调查这艘船时，Rimmer收到了一个老对手的求救信号，这可能给他带来危险
编剧: Doug Naylor
播出日期: 1997-01-17
运行时间: 37 min
概述: The crew goes back in time to get food but inadvertently lands in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated.
编剧: Doug Naylor
播出日期: 1997-01-24
运行时间: 29 min
概述: Ace Rimmer -- Rimmer's charming alter ego from another reality -- revisits the crew to ask Rimmer an important favor.
编剧: Doug Naylor
播出日期: 1997-01-31
运行时间: 30 min
概述: The Red Dwarfers pick up a new crew member -- Lister's old flame, Kristine Kochanski -- when they encounter a wormhole.
编剧: Doug Naylor
播出日期: 1997-02-07
运行时间: 29 min
概述: Fearing he'll someday be replaced by Kristine Kochanski, a jealous Kryten "accidentally" shuts down the Starbug's engine.
编剧: Kim Fuller
播出日期: 1997-02-14
运行时间: 27 min
概述: Lister is conflicted when he discovers that he actually misses Rimmer, who's been away protecting the universe for far too long.
编剧: Doug Naylor
播出日期: 1997-02-21
运行时间: 29 min
概述: The crew reluctantly explores the works of Jane Austen when Kristine Kochanski takes them on a virtual reality tour of Pride and Prejudice World.
编剧: Doug Naylor
播出日期: 1997-02-28
运行时间: 29 min
概述: After being seduced by a 3-million-year-old corpse, Lister discovers he's contracted a deadly STD.
编剧: Doug Naylor
播出日期: 1997-03-07
运行时间: 29 min
概述: After losing his arm in a battle with the Epideme virus, Lister enlists the help of nanobots to reconstruct his mangled body.
