Red Dwarf: Series VII
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Red Dwarf Season 6.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Tikka to Ride
Jan 17, 1997 · 29 min
The crew goes back in time to get food but inadvertently lands in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated.
Stoke Me a Clipper
Jan 24, 1997 · 29 min
Ace Rimmer -- Rimmer's charming alter ego from another reality -- revisits the crew to ask Rimmer an important favor.
Ouroboros
Jan 31, 1997 · 30 min
The Red Dwarfers pick up a new crew member -- Lister's old flame, Kristine Kochanski -- when they encounter a wormhole.
Duct Soup
Feb 7, 1997 · 29 min
Fearing he'll someday be replaced by Kristine Kochanski, a jealous Kryten "accidentally" shuts down the Starbug's engine.
Blue
Feb 14, 1997 · 27 min
Lister is conflicted when he discovers that he actually misses Rimmer, who's been away protecting the universe for far too long.
Beyond a Joke
Feb 21, 1997 · 29 min
The crew reluctantly explores the works of Jane Austen when Kristine Kochanski takes them on a virtual reality tour of Pride and Prejudice World.
Epideme
Feb 28, 1997 · 29 min
After being seduced by a 3-million-year-old corpse, Lister discovers he's contracted a deadly STD.
Nanarchy
Mar 7, 1997 · 29 min
After losing his arm in a battle with the Epideme virus, Lister enlists the help of nanobots to reconstruct his mangled body.