Red Dwarf: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Red Dwarf Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Camille
Feb 14, 1991
After bucking an order, Kryten meets his match while investigating a distress call from Camille -- a female version of himself.
D.N.A.
Feb 21, 1991
While investigating an abandoned alien vessel adrift in space, the crew discovers a device that can change organic life by altering an object's DNA.
Justice
Feb 28, 1991
Not knowing if the stasis pod they've found contains a security guard or a homicidal criminal, the crew heads to the capsule's initial destination.
White Hole
Mar 7, 1991
Kryten's attempts to restore Holly's IQ to genius level inadvertently cause the Red Dwarf to shut down its support systems.
Dimension Jump
Mar 14, 1991
After Rimmer comes face-to-face with his alter ego, the craven hologram decides he can't stand the sight of his counterpart.
Meltdown
Mar 21, 1991
When a matter transporter sends the crew to a theme park populated by wax androids that have overridden their programming, they get ensnared in a war.