The adventures of a man, a cat and a hologram (and later on an android), Red Dwarf is one of the world's longest-running sitcoms and the world's second longest-running sci-fi series, after the BBC's venerable Doctor Who . It's also a series with a strong cult following and a legion of fans who have stuck with it through its many ups and downs over the decades. Although based on a small cast of (usually) four characters, the show has undergone many changes and much evolution - a lot of it positive, although not all of it - since it was first broadcast in 1988. In its early years, the series was essentially an antagonistic odd couple sitcom set in a Star Trek type world, albeit one with a dash of Douglas Adams. At its heart are the two main characters, slobby slacker Dave Lister (Craig Charles) and his uptight, officious shipmate Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie), and their very uneasy, if not outright hostile, relationship. The terminally unambitious Lister is the lowlies