A planned resurrection of long-running cult smash Red Dwarf would have seen Dave Lister go back in time to talk sense into his 23-year-old self View 2 Images Left to right, Doug Naylor, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn and Chris Barrie (Image: PA)

Smoke all the kippers you like – Red Dwarf isn’t coming back. A planned 90-minute special, starring Craig Charles as Dave Lister and Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer, has officially been cancelled. ‌

And if you ask Doug Naylor, it’s typical of a TV industry that no longer supports scripted comedy. The series co-creator, previously a head writer for Spitting Image , opens up about his latest projects… ‌

Once upon a time, Red Dwarf was a really big deal. Set on a starship drifting millions of light years from Earth, its cast of lon

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