Chris Barrie has updated his website

[Bargain Bin Holly]

http://www.chrisbarrie.co.uk/

He mentions the weather, tanks, and his dislike of people requesting his appearance on podcasts; but he also included this tidbit on future Red Dwarf and Brittas Empire:

“At the risk of repeating something I seem to have said many times over the last umpteen years, I simply do not know if/when we will be doing more Red Dwarf. Over the winter of 2015/16 when we made series 11 and 12, some common sense momentum seemed to be building, but, since then, the project seems to have juddered to a halt. In the desert of silence I do encounter the occasional droplet of positivity but that’s it. If the droplet ever becomes a trickle, I shall of course leap to the keyboard and let you know.

The Brittas position is not dissimilar. Since the promising newspaper articles of a couple of years ago and the enthusiasm of the Reunion last year, it all seems to have gone all quiet on the Whitbury front. All I can do is continue to express my desire to recreate the chainsaw voiced ogre and that is something I shall certainly keep doing.”

Thanks to Chris Barrie Fans for making this known on Twitter.

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[Warbodog]

Chris Barrie seeing his naturopath

[Stephen Abootman]

[International Debris]

[Dave]

[Moonlight]

Glad to know Chris is one of those people who won’t shut up about their juice cleanse.

[Dave]

[Rushy]

[Dave]

[Moonlight]

[Dave]

[Rushy]

Chris at Comic-Con yesterday. According to the original poster, he mentioned having endured pneumonia. 

[Moonlight]

I keep forgetting how old Chris is because I still think of his current appearance as what he looked like ten years ago in a wig.

[International Debris]

I mean it’s partly the clothes, but he looks much older than 65 there. He looks like he’s contemporary with my dad of nearly 80.

Pneumonia’s nasty, nearly killed my mum after she got it from covid. He certainly deserved the time off.

[Rushy]

It’s the weight loss. 

[Technopeasant]

And his hallucinations were… solid?

Glad you’re feeling better Chris.

[Stephen Abootman]

The Sun has an article up reporting that he “was in fine form at a fan event just months after overcoming a health struggle” followed by about 90% waffle.

[Warbodog]

[theycallhernebraska]

Jesus, so easy to forget they’re cruising towards 70.

Its a shame Doug’s still trying to push dramatic meta stuff, them going full circle and having a final season of pottering around and bickering on Red Dwarf but this time as pensioners could be such a beautiful way to end the show.

Red Dwarf: the Last of the Summer Wine years. Chloe returns in the Nora Batty role, Danny sliding down Blue Midget’s leg in a bathtub, Norm and Hattie having an illicit affair in the VR machine. Ahh man, I’d watch the shit out of that.

[Technopeasant]

Red Dwarf: the Last of the Summer Wine

As I recall people were making that exact joke… in 2009.

[Moonlight]

The fact that everyone was acting like Back to Earth was gonna be “old men in space” at the time feels so hilariously quaint now.

[Technopeasant]

Time be like that.

[Moonlight]

It’s getting close to 6 years since The Promised Land.

[Nick R]

[Technopeasant]

In fairness, Back to Earth was also the last series to co-occur with Last of the Summer Wine.

[Rushy]

Its a shame Doug’s still trying to push dramatic meta stuff, them going full circle and having a final season of pottering around and bickering on Red Dwarf but this time as pensioners could be such a beautiful way to end the show.

I wouldn’t mind a wigless Rimmer myself. No need to bother explaining it. 

[Warbodog]

having a final season of pottering around and bickering on Red Dwarf but this time as pensioners could be such a beautiful way to end the show.

For continuity’s sake (can’t go sacrificing that!), there could be a time skip and explicitly reference them being well over 100 to bring it closer to the future echo.

[Unrumble]

For continuity’s sake (can’t go sacrificing that!), there could be a time skip and explicitly reference them being well over 100 to bring it closer to the future echo.

[Dave]

[Renegade Rob]

[Dave]

[Rushy]

[Stephen Abootman]

[Moonlight]

[Rushy]

I only just now noticed that they repainted Rimmer’s insignia to match his blue uniform

[Moonlight]

I mean I only recently noticed that his jacket is different between VI and VII. I was always picturing the VII jacket when I thought of VI.

[Dax101]

His original badge was last used in BTE. You can see the glue trying to keep it together at this point.

Then they made a new one

[Rushy]

Aww, kinda cute that Back to Earth would serve as a sendoff to both the badge and Lister’s jacket

[Dave]

[JEMesis]

[Jimboid]

Why would I have wanted to avoid over indulgence on food and liquor?

What does a naturopathic Christmas diet look like? 

If he has health issues associated with a particular area in question, why doesn’t he just avoid going there?

I bet it’s Rotherham.

[Dave]

[Starbugger]

Red Dwarf: the Last of the Summer Wine

As I recall people were making that exact joke… in 2009.

Last of the Summer Urine Recyc.

[Rushy]

Chris Barrie seeing his naturopath

I need to know why he’s hanging out with Hurley from Lost

[Warbodog]

Playing a dope dealer in Curb Your Enthusiasm. Chris saying he was “feeling really good” on his vague natural remedy just tickled me.

[Ian Symes]

[Dave]

[Nick R]

Yes, I am determined to make this the hot new meme format of 2026.

But it’ll probably just fizzle out as the last meme format of 2025. :(

[Dave]

[Rudolph]

[Moonlight]

We just hit 1500 posts on this thread, which I feel speaks volumes.

[Author]

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