On The Cards

A line of Red Dwarf trading cards heads towards production.

17 August, 2001

The latest merchandise news from Grant Naylor Productions is that the internationally acclaimed trading card brand Futera has scooped the licence to produce collectible merchandise spanning all eight series of Red Dwarf!

Futera - who have also created cards for Manchester United Football Club as well as the Chicken Run Sticker Collection - are currently in the design phase for the Dwarf cards, which are planned to span the entire narrative of the show; from stasis booths to floor 13, from fried egg sandwiches to smoking kippers.

The collection will not only feature amazing photography tracking all the Red Dwarf characters since Day One, but should include Futera's famous 'chase cards' inserted randomly into some packs. Hunt for these rare collector cards boasting that incredible photoshoot of the gorgeous Chloë Annett, some awesome artwork, cast CVs, behind-the-scenes snapshots and cutting-room-floor titbits.

Rumours are currently rife that the cards will also reveal in detail for the first time the original ending to Only the Good...

"Futera is really excited to be working with Red Dwarf," says Gwyneth Glascodine, Corporate Development Director for Futera. "The collection combines a fantastic mix of sci-fi imagery and laugh-out-loud comedy. Working on this is proving a really enjoyable adventure!"

A Red Dwarf collection to build and keep at home? This is one collection that will have Dwarf fans queue-dimension-jumping everywhere. It certainly beats the smeg out of Rimmer's telegraph poles!

Watch this space, or at least a very similar one, for the final release date, currently aiming for December...