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Episode Guide (Series 4)

Series:   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8

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1: Camille (14 Feb 91)

Kryten rescues what he thinks is a female mechanoid from a crashed spaceship. She turns out to be a 'pleasure Gelf', changing shape according to the desires of whoever is looking at her.

Also appearing:
Rupert Bates (Hector), Francesca Folen (Camille - Hologram), Judy Pascoe (Camille - Mechanoid), Suzanne Rhatigan (Camille - Kochanski)


2: DNA (21 Feb 91)

The crew find an unidentified spacecraft which contains a machine that transforms the DNA of living things. Kryten suddenly realises his greatest dream and becomes human. Then the remains of Dave Lister's curry is transformed into a rampaging monster. Lister tries to use the DNA machine to transform himself into a superhuman, with limited success. He finally manages to defeat the curry monster with the help of a can of lager.

Also appearing:
Richard Ridings (Computer Voice)


3: Justice (28 Feb 91)

A prison ship escape pod is found drifting in space and is brought on board Red Dwarf. The Cat accidentally starts the pod's defrosting process. The crew decide that they need to get the pod to a secure place before it opens, so they head for Justice World. Rimmer ends up imprisoned, found guilty of mass murder. The pod's occupant is a rogue simulant, who sets out to kill Red Dwarf's crew. With the help of the 'justice field', Lister manages to defeat the simulant.

Also appearing:
Nicholas Ball (Simulant), James Smille (Justice Computer)


4: White Hole (7 Mar 91)

The crew manage to increase Holly's IQ to 12,000 but reduce her life expectancy to less than three minutes. Meanwhile, Red Dwarf is drifting towards a white hole. The only way to close up the white hole is for Dave Lister to play pool ... with planets.

Also appearing:
David Ross (Talkie Toaster)


5: Dimension Jump (14 Mar 91)

In another dimension, Rimmer is a popular, charismatic hero who tests experimental spacecraft. His latest mission is to fly a spaceship with a trans-dimensional drive. His arrival in 'our' dimension causes Starbug to crash on an ocean moon. Ace comes to the rescue before setting off en route to yet another dimension.

Also appearing:
Chris Barrie (Ace Rimmer), Hetty Baynes (Cockpit Computer), Simon Gaffney (Young Rimmer), Danny John Jules (Spanners), Robert Llewllyn (Bongo)


6: Meltdown (21 Mar 91)

Kryten finds a 'matter paddle' which can transport anyone holding it anywhere in space. The crew end up on a world populated entirely by wax droids, who are in the middle of a seemingly endless war. Rimmer sees a chance to exercise his military leadership skills. He succeeds in winning the war, but all of the wax droids are destroyed in the process.

Also appearing:
Pauline Bailey (Marilyn Monroe), Micheal Barrel (Pope Gregory), Roger Blake (Noel Coward), Martin Friend (Einstein), Kenneth Hadley (Hitler), Tony Hawkes (Caligula), Jack Klaff (Abraham Lincoln), Clayton Mark (Elvis), Forbes Masson (Stan Laurel), Stephen Tiller (Pythagoras)