Red Dwarf XII is the twelfth series of the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf. It was broadcast on UK television channel Dave in October and November 2017.
The series follows the life of technician Dave Lister (Craig Charles), who is the only survivor of an accident on the spaceship Red Dwarf, and the last survivor of the human race, three million years in the future, and his shipmates, a holographic reproduction of his dead bunkmate and boss, Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie), a sapient Cat (Danny John-Jules) who is a result of three million years' evolution and sanitation droid Kryten (Robert Llewellyn).
Production Filming on Red Dwarf XII began at Pinewood in January, three weeks after the end of series XI. Doug Naylor wrote and directed all episodes, and Baby Cow continued as production partners.
The episode "Siliconia" had location work done at Kempton Steam Museum, which had previously been used in Red Dwarf IV and Red Dwarf V.
Casting "Cured" features versions of various historical figures, including Ryan Gage as Hitler, as well as Adrian Lukis as Professor Telford. "Siliconia" has a large cast of mechanoids, including James Buckley. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules all portrayed mechanoid versions of their characters (pictured on the DVD cover).
"Timewave" features Johnny Vegas and Jamie Chapman as two crew members of another ship, the Encomium.
"M-Corp" features Helen George and warm-up man Ian Boldsworth as two virtual constructs.
In the final episode, "Skipper", Norman Lovett and Mac McDonald reappear as Holly and Captain Hollister respectively.
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