Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1044 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-10-02
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Full Screen, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 795 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Series V: The fifth series of this much-loved sci fi comedy programme finds business as usual for the crew of the Red Dwarf. If one considers encountering an alien squid that squirts a despair-inducing hallucinogen ("Back to Reality", voted best episode of the series by viewers and Stephen Hawking), evil versions of the crew ("Demons and Angels"), an insanity virus ("Quarantine"), and a trip to a moon created from the mind of the insufferable hologram Rimmer ("Terrorform") business as usual! In short, six hilarious episodes, highlighted by the typically terrific writing of creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (who also direct two episodes). --Paul Gaita

Series VI: Series 6 includes the highly acclaimed third episode, "Gunmen of the Apocalypse", which won the programme an International Emmy Award in 1994. The crux of series 6 is that the Red Dwarf has been stolen (no thanks to Lister, who can't remember where he left it), and the crew must recover it. In their pursuit they come in contact with brain-consuming aliens ("Psirens", with guest star, Jenny Agutter), a polymorph that turns Rimmer and Cat into their alternate identities from Series V ("Emohawk--Polymorph II"), the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse tricked out as gunslingers ("Gunmen of the Apocalypse"), an army of Rimmer clones ("Rimmerworld"), and finally, their own future selves, who turn out to be particularly awful, and cause a cliffhanger ending that just might spell the end for the Red Dwarf crew.... Series 6 more than earns its popular status among Red Dwarf's fan base, thanks to its sharp writing (the last series to feature scripts by co-creator Rob Grant) and energetic performances.--Paul Gaita

Series VII: In the seventh series you’ll witness the truth behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the return of Ace Rimmer (or a reasonable facsimile); an emotional rollercoaster created from real emotions, a very seductive virus; and numerous mishaps involving dimensional accidents, wormholes, nanobots, and male-female relationships. Highlights include the opener, "Tikka to Ride", which turns a trip for curry into a visit to Dallas circa '63; "Blue", the departure of Rimmer and the uncomfortable relationship between Kochanski, Lister (Craig Charles), and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn); and "Nanarchy," in which the aforementioned microscopic robots create more havoc than actual repair. Series 7 has been the subject of much controversy since its original airing in 1997-98, due mainly to the departure of co-creator Rob Grant, the departure of Chris Barrie's Arnold Rimmer, and the arrival of new castmate Chloe Annett as Dave Lister's ex-girlfriend, Christine Kochanski (who had been played by another actress, Clare Grogan, in earlier episodes). --Paul Gaita

Series VIII: In their final adventures, the Dwarfers have all been re-created -- even Arnold Rimmer (unfortunately) -- by the nanobots, but Lister, Kochanski, Cat, and Kryten are almost immediately in hot water for allegedly stealing the Starbug. From there things get stranger (or back to normal by Red Dwarf standards). It seems that everything the crew is experiencing is an artificial-reality creation programmed by the Red Dwarf’'s captain, Hollister ("Back in the Red, Part 2"); Rimmer discovers that despite his recent revival, he's doomed to die soon ("Cassandra"), seriously thwarting his plan to finally make officer; the rewired Kryten turns a pet sparrow into a rampaging dinosaur ("Pete, Part 1") and makes a tidy profit by secretly filming women in the shower ("Krytie TV"); and finally, the Grim Reaper comes to call in the series finale, "Only the Good Die Young", which reveals the fate of the entire crew. More bizarre than bittersweet, series 8 is classic Red Dwarf lunacy and an inspired send-off for this unique and clever UK cult TV series. --Paul Gaita

Synopsis
All twenty-eight episodes from series five through to eight of the popular TV comedy.

Customer Reviews

Smegtastic!
Without this programme I'd stab myself in the face and all my friends as well. Thanks to this programme they're all still alive. If that's not worth buying the DVD for I don't know what is!

fantasmagorical
what a fantastic box set. 4 seasons in one go!
when I originally saw red dwarf, I missed a lot the first time around, and ended up seeing various fragmented re-runs. I never really saw any of it in the 'correct' order, and didn't have a clue what was going on - not that this really matters, its still funny. Then when they started coming out on DVD I could revisit and watch them all from the beginning.

This box set with seasons 5-8 in it is has a variety of different 'tones' to it.

Season 5 was right in the middle of when Red Dwarf was in its prime, containing some of the most popular episodes of all, and is when a lot of the running-jokes were developed, like the spacecorp directives ;)

Season 6 is highly dramatic, and ends as if it is THE END. At this point it was assumed the show was finished, and so in the final episode the entire cast was.. well, I don't want spoil it, but its one of the most gobsmacking moments in the whole dwarf thing.

Then several years later, the show is resurrected with season 7, and a whole lot of changes: only one of the script-writers remains; a shift-around of the cast (Chloe Anette joins and Chris Barrie leaves, temporarily); a new directing style with no studio audience on the recording, and a whole different feel to it. This is the season where red dwarf looses its way a little, for me.

And finishing off with season 8, they actually find Red Dwarf again (after several whole seasons with it being 'lost'!) and a great new plot-setup with them all stuck in jail, trying to survive.

So overall a great box set showing a whole lot of different sides to red dwarf. well worth the cash

The Way DVDs Should Be
Having already reviewed the Red Dwarf series individually and Just the Shows Volume 1, I will be brief.

This boxset is EXACTLY the way they should be made. Series V and VI are incredible, VII is a bit of a let down and VIII is very good. No extras that I can do with out, just all the Red Dwarf you could possibly want for INCREDIBLE value for money.

Also, another bonus is the compact size of the boxset. I recently went down to London on business and brought the boxset with me in my lap top case. The tedious three hour train ride and the mundane hotel room were given a much needed boost. I can recommend it, it'll make the time fly by, I'm taking the first boxset with me on my next trip to London!