Cassandra

Series VIII, Episode 4
Recorded: 05.10.1998, Shepperton Studios
First Broadcast: 11.03.1999 (BBC 2)
VHS Release: 01.11.1999 (BBCV 6842)
DVD Release: 27.03.2006 (BBCDVD 1693)
Blu-ray Release: 14.01.2019 (BBCBD 0441)

Written by Doug Naylor
Directed by Ed Bye

Synopsis

Taking Holly's advice Lister joins the "Canaries" - a battle hardened convict army trained to go on suicide missions, and not, as he thought, the prison choir!

Cast

Chris Barrie (Rimmer), Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat), Robert Llewellyn (Kryten), Chloe Annett (Kochanski), Norman Lovett (Holly), Mac McDonald (Captain), Geraldine McEwan (Cassandra), Graham McTavish (Ackerman), Jake Wood (Kill Crazy), Shend (Warden Knot), Ian Soundy (Guard), Joseph Crilly (Blood Drinker), Geraldine McEwan (Cassandra), Graham McTavish (Ackerman), Jake Wood (Kill Crazy), Shend (Warden Knot), Ian Soundy (Guard), Joseph Crilly (Blood Drinker)

Did You Know?

"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", sung by the Dwarfers in their attempt to divert away from joining the Canaries mission, was a 1973 hit for Stevie Wonder.

Cassandra, and the episode, are named after the Greek mythological figure - a princess of Troy who was cursed to utter prophecies that were true, but which nobody believed.

As with the series opener, this episode initially ran long, with material making its way into the Pete two-parter instead.

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