Craig Charles interviews Clare Grogan

Unless he asked her where the captain’s office is, I’m going to be disappointed.

Yeah that was quite a sweet little reunion really.

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Had Jane Horrocks on his show yesterday and they touched on her appearance in Red Dwarf briefly. Starts about an hour and 6 mins in.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001nsc8

Since I’m using this thread as a default ‘Craig interviews people who were in Red Dwarf’ one, Timothy Spall is having a chat with him right now so they had some discussion about his appearance in Back To Reality at the start.

We have confirmation:

I don’t know where he’s gotten this from as I can’t find any mention of it anywhere else, but in the latest video on the RD Nerd YouTube channel, as well as reviewing Sin Bin Island he says that Doug will be Craig’s guest on his radio show on December 30th.

Ending the year on a high I guess:

That’s Doug on now

Yeah, nice little interview. As well as talking about approaching the streamers, he also threw in that there had been talks around doing the new special as an audio version, which he said would be easy but that it would be disappointing if a full TV version couldn’t be made.

He also mentioned the rise in AI videos (including of the Queen in a kebab shop, apparently) as evidence of how easy it would be for them to pull off the de-ageing techniques required.

Also, one more detail that I can’t remember if it was new or not: the two Rimmers teaming up to chase the two Listers have apparently been promised a promotion to Officer if they catch him.

Outside of Red Dwarf, on Sin Bin Island he sounds keen on a TV or movie adaptation and said he would be disappointed if it doesn’t happen.

I’m going to be pessimistic and say i don’t think any streaming services
will take the offer to make more Red Dwarf. Although i’m not sure what
streaming services he has in mind.

I admit I am particularly skeptical they will take up the offer to make THAT type of Red Dwarf. Not just the de-aging, but the fact it would probably be a coda to an established series rather than a new series outright.

If they get new backers, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the last one or two. From what I remember, the cast were talking about transitioning from series to specials, not closing out the show. 

And who knows, if a backer insists on a full season, they might still give in and come back just to keep the show alive a little longer. 

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Right??? Just give me some false hope

If they get new backers, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the last one or two. From what I remember, the cast were talking about transitioning from series to specials, not closing out the show. 
And who knows, if a backer insists on a full season, they might still give in and come back just to keep the show alive a little longer. 
…
Right??? Just give me some false hope

Given that, realistically, the earliest we’ll get anything on screen will be mid 2027, by which point Robert will be 71, I don’t think there’s much life in the show left anyway. I can’t imagine Doug sees it being more than two or three specials at most at this stage. 

Outside of Red Dwarf, on Sin Bin Island he sounds keen on a TV or movie adaptation and said he would be disappointed if it doesn’t happen.

Hey it worked for Doctor who with BBC and Disney. for 2 seasons and a spin off.

I would make the argument it would be easier to sell Red Dwarf as a nostalgic franchise to resurrect in 2026 if it hadn’t been producing episodes throughout the past two decades that wore down the initial novelty of getting new material.

Hey it worked for Doctor who with BBC and Disney. for 2 seasons and a spin off.

Everyone involved in that decision was under the naive hope it might keep going. 

Well yeah but to keep Disney interested at the beginning the BBC pretty much promised a cinematic universe to stream on Disney+.