Red Dwarf: Back to Earth is a British three-part miniseries that ran as the ninth season of the science-fiction comedy show Red Dwarf. It was created by Doug Naylor for Dave. It ran from 10 April to 12 April 2009.
Series summary[]
After discovering that they inhabit an 'invalid dimension', Dave Lister (Craig Charles), Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John-Jules) and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) home in on the nearest 'valid dimension', which turns out to be ours. They discover that their lives are just part of a TV series, Red Dwarf, and - worse - that they are to die at the end of the series!
Parent show[]
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth spun off of Red Dwarf and is regarded by some as its ninth season.