Red Dwarf - The Tank (Making Of Series 8)

[@mattieparkinson9375]

"Chris wanted to show up, do his lines and go home." Series 7 "Chris was complaining how quickly brittas was shot". Series 8

[@darrenmurray861]

Brittas Empire certainly wasn’t funny! IMHO of course, but having seen Chris the RD for years, I simply felt let down by Brittus. Bear in mind, this was around the same time Bottom, Desmond’s and early Father Ted!

[@nickycotton6137]

Adore this series. From certain cameo actors reunited to the plots & 1 of Cat's finest performances I reckon.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

I'll never understand why people don't like this series, I love it!

[@Libi_se_mi_ritni_pach]

It is weirdly one of my fav series ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ it made me laugh so much actually

[@WilliamReginaldLucas]

I think Red Dwarf has always been a show which can do drama and comedy really well, and cause season 7 was by far the most drama heavy, and season 8 was by far the most comedy heavy, it felt a bit jarring. I think it was a shame that we got to see Selby, Chen, Listers old sleeping quarters etc but only briefly and most of the season is set in The Tank. Not complaining of course as the comedy is spot on! Season 10 is my favourite as it's hilarious and also balances it really well with action :)

[@seanlinesteammvg4967]

It just wasn't red dwarf as a real fan u will get why people didn't like it

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@seanlinesteammvg4967 Well I'm a real fan and have been for nearly 35 years, I've bought all the VHS', then dvds plus I've got a fair bit of assorted merch. So I AM a real fan and I like it, so your comment makes no sense whatsoever...

[@SpaceSkeletonDragon]

The actual fuck do you mean "people don't like it".

[@kiri101]

10 - 15 minutes of AV glitches from the tape/DVD in the middle but still a good watch, thanks for uploading

[@tilasole3252]

Started right at the naked women showering and soaping themselves up... 👀 Coincidence? 🤔 I think not! 🤣

[@robdimambro1674]

Won't lie, it took a long time for series 8 to grow on me, but 'Cassandra' was just amazing.

[@coyotemojo]

she nailed that

[@JoeyXSmith]

It was a lot better than series 7 though.

[@markfox1545]

You won't lie? What a fucking bizarre thing to say.

[@mikerusby]

yet oddly predictable , like the script :)

[@InaudibleSlinky]

​@@markfox1545 It's a common phrase, ya prick.

[@bdchiaccio]

Thank you for downloading these behind the scenes documentaries because I haven't seen them in years

[@lloroshastar6347]

Funny to think all the successes Mark Williams had after Red Dwarf. First after appearing in Season 1 of Red Dwarf he later goes on to big success with the Fast Show, then after appearing in Season 8 he lands a role in one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. I wonder where his career will go the next time they bring him back.

[@JagerLange]

They are looking for a new Bond at present... :P

[@mikerusby]

yeah then he won the world snooker championship for the 3rd time :)

[@WilliamReginaldLucas]

Season 8 isn't my favourite but I love the comedy and it's so good to see Craig and Chris getting along after all the tension between them in the early seasons, feels like the cast and crew having fun again and whilst there are better seasons in terms of story telling, you can't deny that the comedy in this season is spot on!

[@tilasole3252]

What had happened to start the uncomfortableness to begin with?

[@WilliamReginaldLucas]

@@tilasole3252 I don’t think they’ve ever directly addressed it but they’ve alluded to it a lot in interviews, from the gist of it I get that Craig was often late for shoots and hungover etc and Chris found it difficult to work with him

[@jekk23]

Wonderful wonderful wonderful work. Delightful💜

[@johnking5174]

Thankfully the UKTV network (owned now fully by the commercial arm of the BBC, BBC Studios) in 2009 chose to bring Red Dwarf back on their Dave channel, where it has remained ever since, and been one of Dave channel's most popular shows.

[@chindleymuffin]

Shame there's a legal problem holding up the production of Series 13 at the moment, the second TV Special was written over a year and a half ago, but due to the Pandemic holding up production it hasn't been filmed yet. The legal trouble has also halted the future sadly, since Grant Naylor Productions board of directors has essentially fired Doug Naylor as the head of the company he helped set up! It's madness!!

[@johnking5174]

@@chindleymuffin I didn't know that. Thank you for the update. Wow!

[@davel9514]

@@chindleymuffin I thought "The Promised Land" was billed as series 13? Will they retitle it as a special instead?

[@chindleymuffin]

@@davel9514 as I said they meant to have two feature length episodes, but due to the Pandemic they were only able to film one of them and the two were meant to be Series 13. Not sure if that means the second feature length episode will be marked as Series 14 now or not, we will have to wait and see.

[@davel9514]

@@chindleymuffin Hey, thanks for the clarification! Obviously I didn't read your original post correctly, but it was a long time a go so who knows what I was thinking lol

[@paulhunter6742]

Guard:" Your Drunk." Lister," No, Sir. No..No" Rimmer: " Absolutely not, No, Sir." Guard " Who wants a kebab? 😀😆🤣🤣

[@tilasole3252]

I never got that joke. What is wrong with a kebab? There was a joke about a (small barely constitutes as a salad, more like a handful of shredded lettuce) salad that comes with one or a similar dish some where in the serious, alluding to "disappointment" and that is true. But what is wrong with a kebab?

[@calebleland8390]

​@@tilasole3252I think it's more that a kebob is associated with after pub dining.

[@LiViro1]

And here I thought I had seen every RD docu at least ten times - and then this nugget turns up among my suggestions!!

[@Suchwerewolf]

I feel like the actor who plays the captain is much happier in later years? Like if you watch him in past interviews, he seems kind of depressed, but in recent interviews he’s smiling, cracking jokes, and it seems very genuine. And I think this is a large part of why his character is so loveable in season 8. The actor is clearly having fun. I’d be very curious to know that story, and whether this dude actually did battle with depression, because I think given how much people have come to love that character it would be a powerful thing for him to do

[@tilasole3252]

Gives hope for the rest of us. Robin Williams committed suicide and he could make people around the world laugh. What chances do the rest of us battling depression have?

[@pferreira1983]

This will always be my favourite season/series of the show. Not sure why it has to be underrated because it's awesome. 😊

[@klackon1]

For me, series 8 was just brilliant. I was almost in tears during every episode. I've watched the series three times now, and I will continue to watch it periodically.

[@juststuff5216]

The best series IMO Rimmer finding out he's going to die, making love to Kochanski ... !!!

[@jjfrom2814]

Get a life lol

[@tilasole3252]

I loved the Blue Midget dance scene and the later scene with reality. "Come back Mr Sucks!" 🤣

[@johnking5174]

Norman Lovett is the kind of guy who would be cast in a blockbuster movie, get paid $25 million salary, have access to profits, and still bloody moan. This man seems to never be happy with anything. How his wife tolerates him begs belief.

[@alockh06]

Genuinely my least favourite character in the show, and perhaps the most unpleasant man in these documentaries

[@stewartmcminn7773]

Keep in mind he was 40 in series 1 and all of a sudden these 20 year old comedy actors are storming comedy TV whereas he's a side character still.. I think it's mostly reflecting he wasn't as famous as they were in his 20s.

[@Metaldamo]

Ooph season 8 was better than 7 but better than everything else that came after. for me 3,4 and 5 was peak RD

[@philhughes85]

Hi @gamesmaster uploader, do you have the series 4, 5 and 7 Making of documentaries? Struggling to find them online.

[@RichardKellyPhotography]

I’d love to see these too!

[@avr8844]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGmzqaSdoc58pNE

[@avr8844]

all series making of, bloopers deleted scenes etc.

[@paulhunter6742]

The Dancing Space Shuttles sequence with Danny was just absolutely classic. I loved it😀😆🤣🤣

[@SparrowwithaMachinegun]

"we're onto the dogs milk now, Dogs milk lasts longer than any other milk.... Cus no fucker will drink it"

[@TheJovialBrit]

--I can't believe it! --You know these people, sir..? --Of course I know them! They're in Eastenders! The high, Liverpudlian voice and the face he pulls, as he says "they're in Eastenders" is so goofy. He's like a fanboy that just met his favourite characters 😂😂

[@DanielLorey]

You’ve been Krytered! 😂

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Series 8 was better than Series 7. After Series 8, Red Dwarf really wasn't as good as use to be it. Stunning shot of Chloe Annett at 45:35.

[@Maddoktor2]

They should've made Holly's hair a different color each week - green, red, blue, white, orange ginger, etc. =)

[@JagerLange]

This series isn't the best but it has a special place in my regard because it was the first one I watched "live" as a Dwarf fan, having only seen repeats of I-V and being too young to know if I was seeing VI-VII or not. I was aware enough by then to weekly-watch VIII (and the chalk-strike sound at the start still comes into my head whenever I write out the numerals).

[@Jamie_Dodger]

Christ ! Some honch in a cushy office on Earth says go look at a grid reference. We look. They don't say why, and I don't ask. I don't ask because it takes two weeks to get an answer out here, and the answer is always "Don't ask."

[@chindleymuffin]

The video glitches half way through, did you have scratches on your DVD? Good thing I have my Series 8 DVD to watch that bit, even though it's a pain having to do that.

[@stephenlyon1358]

Whoever makes a machine that converts all dvds - bonus features and all - to a netflix style access will make a fortune.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

@@stephenlyon1358 lenxfit

[@davidhudson1711]

Great video 👍

[@ColinsProopkitten]

Love how Chris never knows how gorgeous he is. Or maybe he does and he's just being coy as he sure doesn't mind getting his kit off. Thankfully! 😜

[@MaskofFayt]

I thought something was wrong with my pc when the middle of the video started stuttering

[@adamlacey81]

Series 8 had some great moments, what it suffered from was structure and splitting episodes into long stories instead of self contained adventures each week. I also think having too many extra characters diluted the dynamics of the main cast. I still enjoy it however.

[@xtraspecialmango]

Cheers Gamesmaster 👍

[@grilly1986]

I don't mind series 8 but I sure do skip a lot of it

[@TheFtocFactor]

Series 8 had some precious moments, but I felt after Doug left the writing team that RD was never the same quality. (As I live overseas and we don't get RD I haven't seen the later series. Actually, I didn't even realize that they went on to make more series... Based on the series after Doug left, I must admit I'm a little hesitant to search them out and watch them.)

[@benjaminsmythe8967]

"Series 9" is the Blade Runner film pastiche, which is very mixed. Series 10 and onwards, aka The Dave series are inconsistent. There are some genuinely good episodes, but others where too much is crammed in or where the concepts fall flat. I cannot confidently say search them out, but if you're just wasting time on KZbin watching Series 8 documentaries (which you admit not being keen on) then I'd say you're interested in RD enough to follow through.

[@Buggaton]

I've just rewatched all of it from series 1-12. Obviously series 6 was the peak and series 9 was the trough but that low wasn't nearly as bad as I remembered. I still enjoyed series 9 even if the faults are obvious in the missing laughter track. Then for me series X was ok, more of the boys in the red. Series XI and XII were great though. Just back to the good old days for me. Funny, stupid and some of the more serious bits which the old series occasionally just threw at you out of the blue.

[@josephryan362]

Series 8 of red dwarf is really good

[@kieron63]

Danny obviously invented "Gangnam Style!"🤣🤣🤣

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Wh6 does it break up in the middle of the video, is it the dvd or during transer to digital video?

[@AndrewChapman]

1:25:53 It's great they've done more Red Dwarf series since this, but I've honestly given up hope on there ever being a movie. Reckon The Promised Land TV movie is as far as they're ever gonna get. Plus the longer the movie's left, the more tricky it's gonna be having the guys do physical stuff as they're not exactly getting any younger. Particularly Robert Llewellyn, who's had health issues during recent series.

[@Isi-1975]

I'm not trolling or being somesort of gate keeper BUT, while series VII had it's problems, I liked the growing maturity of Lister. It didn't make him funnier, but it felt like with Rimmer gone that Doug Naylor was exploring Lister's character more. Series VIII however, everyone has been dumbed-down especially Lister and Rimmer. Cat, Kochanski and Holly are barely in the show, and Kryten, who has continued whining, is also an idiot too. I never found the series very funny but I think the new stupidity of the characters was the fatal flaw.

[@rosePetrichor]

It's the 'Flanderisation' effect. Start with a winning formula, develop that formula, watch as the fans get turned off because 'it's too different now' and then try desperately to recapture what made the original formula successful by returning to your roots but fail miserably. 'Look, it's Lister! He's a slob, loves curries and winds up Rimmer, just like the good old series you remember!' It seems to be a more popular tactic in media than ever, now that everything is a sequel or a remake and nothing is ever allowed to die. The Dave series have all the problems of VIII but even worse.

[@tilasole3252]

40:35 i do consider my self a liberal. People do have the right to pierce themselves. But there has to be limits for goodness sake - Robert 😂

[@jestervanhalen7743]

⚘Thank You for this

[@tilasole3252]

44:24 "get their kid off in the shower!?" Did I hear him right? I know the video is a bit distorted here, but what is he saying/talking about? Maybe it's a British language thing?

[@slaxxxer]

KIT off, meaning CLOTHES.

[@tilasole3252]

​@lifesbutastumbleand what does that mean, exactly? A mess kit? A field kit?

[@tilasole3252]

@lifesbutastumble ahhh... Thank you kindly. I was also thinking costume, after I posted and rewatched what was going on in the background.

[@Diablo_Himself]

Always wondered what happens after the whole acid thing and kicking death in the balls. It's never been explained.

[@SunnyBeetle1922]

Time stamp19:31 omg hilarious 😂 😂😂😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Oh great, I fell in Love with Chloe all over again.😍😍

[@tilasole3252]

What happened to the teeth? Who has the teeth? They were made for our mouths. Who else could use them!? 😅

[@GamerWho]

This series really glosses over what the Cat is doing. Is he in prison too? Does he get a single room? How does he cope with prison uniforms? Should he have diplomatic immunity being a different species?

[@pressureworks]

Geez Rimmer.

[@Zaron_Gaming]

to me this season has humor that season 6 and 7 can't touch. Captain Hollister's running gag of the boys being marched into his office and mac macdonald's playing of his continuing loss of sanity and the deadpan is some of the funniest stuff in red dwarf. Hollister goes through so much shit that no man should have to. He's stuck with two lunatic boys who keep getting themselves into it and it's hysterical watching his attitude get more and more fed up yet somehow amused. The whole pete "Do you know what happens when a dinosaur eats cow vindaloo, then eats two and a half tons of mint-choc ice cream, followed by 400 crates of orange ice pops, and swills the whole thing down with 2,000 gallons of a popular fizzy drink?" always get's me cracking up. His whole PTSD from the dino licking his back "12 months in the hole" "you're not going to the hole, i AM!" just adds a perfect cherry on top of their relationship. the first scene of the whole season in the quarters lister trying all he can to annoy rimmer as he reads his book is classic red drawf. That humor and that sorta banter between the two of them is what 7 sorely missed. You need rimmer to have a good show.

[@jacksonraulerson6538]

SMEGHEADS RULE BRU !!

[@Sphat90]

Recently rewatched Series 8 and I do enjoy it, but it was a serious case of missed potential. We're told that the original crew were resurrected, but besides Captain Hollister most of the crew we see in this version were new characters, presumably because the original actors declined. They only used Chen and Selby once, there is no Petersen whatsoever, no Todhunter, nor the original Kochanski. Due to the prison theme the plots at times feel bland, and it's as if they spent the budget on the effects rather than actors or locations. It's still a series with some very good moments, and Cassandra in particular is a great episode with good flow to it.

[@mikerusby]

was 'not' a great series tbh - making holister as dennis the doughnut boy was not even funny as there was always that play off between lister and the captain that mode it work. they did the same with rimmer in that they made him the son of dungo the gardener. someone should have took him to one side and said, 'this is not the way to go' Not sure what Doug was thinking there

[@neilskywalker783]

I would put this season as my least favourite alongside 9. Hated the shows with a full crew, they will never best season 4-6 which were the hay day, but season 10 is also excellent and back to the dwarf that I love.

[@alockh06]

My controversial opinion on Red Dwarf has been that Chris Veale, is one of the worst things to happen to the show. He is not good at computer graphics and his models and effects have made the show worse since he was attached to

[@Buggaton]

Mac is fucking hilarious

[@Faith01841]

54:45

[@Harbinger1978]

So... this is a documentary where, rather than everyone who worked on it apologizing for ruining a legacy, they overcompensate by describing this woeful season like it's a work of art. Got it. Understood.

[@jtaylor8606]

Work of shart more like, it was dismal.

[@highallmighty233]

Season 7 was the beginning of the end. Season 8 was the hospice stage.

[@TheMrBatchtats]

On m.j ( ,,the

[@TroyConvers5000]

Mysoginist much?

[@highallmighty233]

@@TroyConvers5000 that word doesn't work in the context of what I said.

[@mikerusby]

season 8 was the funeral, but the later ones were ok

[@stevenesbitt3528]

Red dwarf ended after season six.

[@LittleMAC78]

The Grim Reaper ending could have had one tweak. Rimmer knees him in the groin and says his line (as aired) but then the vending machine takes Rimmer out with a can, a bit 'Final Destination-esque' before that was even made...

[@McRocket]

Two things - imho - were wrong with Series 8 (and post-Rob Grant). Writing and pacing. Writing - the sci-fi ideas were definitely there. Some great ones. But the execution was a bit dumbed down. As were (most of) the jokes. Pacing - Red Dwarf used to pace itself wonderfully. It felt realistic - for a sci-fi show. By Series 8 (and even in 7), the show moved at almost a cartoon pace. Yes, the show looks fun. Like they really enjoyed themselves. And there are some great/funny moments. Like the great bunk scenes again. And Rimmer became a likeable Smeghead. But the overall intelligence and quality of the series seemed to noticeably slip. Like the show was made by intelligent, college dudes. Rather than seasoned, experienced, sci-fi writers/creators like 'Grant Naylor' were. Still - we will always have the wonderful Series 1-6. I will always be a Dwarfer. ☮

[@johnking5174]

Well if Rob Grant didn't have an ego, and chose to remain with Doug to write the show, things could have been better. Instead a massive row erupted between the two of them, it seems Rob wanted to write books and movies, and didn't want to bother with Red Dwarf, whereas Doug felt they should carry on.

[@seethruseethru]

season 8 could have been a glorious series, it had all the elements to perhaps be the best of the first eight seasons with a culmination of everything that made it great ramped up to 10, and I feel back in the red part one started off on a high, but a combination of biting off more than it (read doug naylor) could chew and the real lack of editing where the writing is concerned (aka no rob grant) and a real lack of nuanced characterization (especially with the female characters i.e. sexist) really submerged this season. I've always thought that back in the red in three parts was just barely justifiable as it served the plot, but after kryten tv, having pete part 1 and 2 just became excessive, kochanski was barely used, no character growth at all, and the extra cast that had started off as really interesting then became very dull and diluted the main cast and then the finale being wrapping up in a weird and illogical way that didn't give a definitive end to the season. In the background the potential red dwarf movie that never happened hanging over season 7 and 8 ended up hampering the singular direction just felt like a real lost opportunity. All in all, I have a certain soft spot for parts of this season but as it ends on a low and then is never really addressed again in the following seasons just feels like Doug really dropped the ball on red dwarf. Like I feel that even though they had retconned several major characters and storylines over the course of the previous seasons, it always felt like they were adding to the series lore, whereas from season 7 onwards it seems like doug just threw out the backstories and world building that made us all really identify with the serious character development and the more philosophical aspects of the show. season 9 is just bad meta and later seasons feel like repetition and occasionally parody (even in their better moments), and its just a real disappointment of where Red Dwarf could have gone. Now that they are much older, the older gags dont necessarily feel the same as both the actors and the characters are much older. But all in all I will always be Dwarfer through and through.

[@Laurabeck329]

Yeah honestly this season shows that lack of women in previous seasons was a blessing in disguise. Although I feel like they were aware of the sexism and tried to address it but the way it was done was really lacking and kind of a mess. Krytie TV is probably the best example of that

[@NeilHardy-i4l]

Rubbish they are all good to the knockers.

[@davethomas8410]

I loved the blue midget Dance

[@1ListerofSmeg]

🍺

[@TheHoldenmcgroin]

Series 8, the best? Really? I thought it was bloody awful, lol.

[@leejones8582]

Least the cast had a good time this is the worst Red Dwarf

[@pantarei8382]

when red dwarf died

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

It didn't you're just a snob.

[@towlie710]

I genuinely feel that series 11, 12 and The Promised Land are back on track each better then the last. The magic was gone for over a decade but we got all the boys including Holly back, some great concepts and some really funny episodes in classic dwarf form.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@towlie710 Hitler and Lister jamming is my fav scene of Red Dwarf ever.

[@frankbrodie5168]

Like Bobby says right at the beginning, I would also consider series 8 my favourite Red Dwarf out of them all. Sure it's a close thing. And actually most of them are much of a muchness for average/good/brilliant bits. But if properly pushed it's series 8 for me. [edit] I've thought about it for a couple of minutes since posting, whilst digging a hugle hole in Minecraft. And the parts of series 8 that make it the best for me are, - The Ackerman bit in the cell where the guys are drunk. - ALL of the Captain's office scenes in the Pete episode. But particularly Chris/Rimmer doing that superb jump back when the fight has caught up with them.

[@jjfrom2814]

The director seems a bit suss lol

[@user-vh6ts9uf6c]

Suss how?

[@TroyConvers5000]

Projection?

[@seanlinesteammvg4967]

I feel the odd 1 out was cloe i never warmed to her couldn't take her seriously in red dwarf thought at times she was out of her depth

[@milesorban]

Series 8 is my least favourite of all the shows. Bringing the crew back was such a bad idea and took away from the essence of the show, which was these 4 characters marooned on a spaceship 3 million years into deep space. Took away far too much screen time from the original four and I was never a fan of bringing in kochanski, actress does a good job but I was never sold on the character.

[@EditedAF987]

I actually think bringing the crew back was a fun concept. It would be interesting to see how the characters who had been isolated for years dealt with being back in the hustle and bustle. It also would’ve been interesting to see how the crew would’ve dealt with being stranded 3 million years into deep space, how would Hollister keep order in a situation like that? Would it just devolve into mass panic or a huge morale dump? However, this concept was wasted because they decided to stick the Dwarfers in prison, and turned the show into a ‘carry on’ esque series with tons of weird sex jokes. That’s what really killed series 8 in my opinion.

[@Bellpipe41]

@Stefano Pavone I respectfully disagree. Series 8 wasn’t the best, but it was far funnier (which is the point) than series 7 (which after ‘Tikka to Ride’ was barely funny at all, save for some select sequences).

[@K.V.P14]

My sentiments exactly

[@WilloftheFans]

I used to feel that way but having not watched it in like 20 years I now feel like it was pretty good actually. In any case, it still was the beginning of some major upheaval and continuity chaos in the greater story.

[@pressureworks]

Smeghead.

[@elizabeth184]

I always skip 7 & 8. Tikka to ride can be tagged on to s6. I just don't find any of 7&8 funny or interesting... and I've tried to watch them several times.

[@user-vh6ts9uf6c]

Thanks for your thoughts on the matter

[@TroyConvers5000]

You sound uptight.

[@StuAnderson90]

Disliked because from Kryton TV the sound and picture start to go like a weak Arial signal became annoying and unwatchable

[@R_Jackson]

Sadly the writing seemed to fall away in this series. They certainly didn't know how to write for a woman. I couldn't watch any more after the barrel-scraping low of Kryten offering Chloë Annett a tampon tied with a bow. The first six series are still magnificent.

[@mikerusby]

yeat that was pretty bad tbh

[@lucasoheyze4597]

That girl who played Kochanski was awful, really not good for the show.

[@paulhunter6742]

I have to agree, I actually stopped watching the show for most of season she was part of it. However, I did like female version of Holly, Red Dwarf's computer.

[@paulhunter6742]

Holly: "HI, I am Holly with same IQ as a 1000 PE teachers." 🤣🤣🤣

[@dezmod1644]

Those red pants...

[@leejones8582]

I prefer Clare Grogan

[@TroyConvers5000]

Here come the mysoginists.

[@davidhudson1711]

Are all adverts aimed at people of colour these days? I was under the impression this was the UK??

[@zonkeysnuggler]

The hell is that supposed to mean

[@TroyConvers5000]

The UK, where people of colour live? Calm down hon(k)ey, the British Empire has gone.