| "Future Echoes" | |
|---|---|
| Red Dwarf episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Ed Bye |
| Written by | Rob Grant & Doug Naylor |
| Original air date | 22 February 1988 |
| Guest appearances | |
| John Lenahan as Toaster Tony Hawks as Dispensing Machine | |
"Future Echoes" is the second episode of the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series one,[1] and was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 22 February 1988.[2] It was written by co-creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye.[3]
The episode—which has the crew witnessing brief events from the future as Red Dwarf breaks the light barrier—was considered to be one of the better efforts from the first series,[4] so much so that it has been credited, by the creators, as having saved the series.[5] The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998, to appeal more to international broadcasters.[6]
- ^ "British Sitcom Guide — Red Dwarf — Series 1". sitcom.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "BBC Programme Catalogue RED DWARF — FUTURE ECHOES". BBC. Retrieved 27 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Future Echoes cast and crew". IMDb. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ Episode Survey Results, Red Dwarf Smegazine, issue 10, December 1992, Fleetway Editions Ltd, ISSN 0965-5603
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Episode Guide: Series 1 episode 2: Future Echoeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sci-Fi-London Film Festival — The Bodysnatcher Collection". sci-fi-london.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.