Back to Earth - Part 3

Back to Earth - Part 3
Recorded: Jan-Mar 2009, Shepperton Studios
First Broadcast: 12.04.2009 (Dave)
DVD Release: 15.06.2009 (2EDVD 0441)

Written by Doug Naylor
Directed by Doug Naylor

Synopsis

Knowing they are destined to die, the Dwarfers head to a mysterious address in London to plead for more life.

Cast

Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat), Robert Llewellyn (Kryten), Simon Gregson (Himself), Michelle Keegan (Herself), Richard O'Callaghan (Creator), Chloe Annett (Kochanski)

Did You Know?

Richard O'Callaghan, who plays the Creator, first encountered Red Dwarf when reading for the part of "Hogey the Roguey" in the abandoned movie project in the early 2000s.

The scenes set on the famous cobbles of ITV soap Coronation Street were the first recorded for the episode - with long-lens tabloid photographers snapping the crew and Carbug on set on the very first morning of the shoot!

Corrie stars Simon Gregson and Michelle Keegan play themselves in this episode â?? with Red Dwarf standing as soap stalwart Gregson's only other credited acting role!

Chloë Annett's appearance in the episode was kept secret ahead of broadcast â?? although her use in a photoshoot for the mocked up SFX magazine in Part Two may have dropped a hint for some eagle-eyed fans...

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