Red Dwarf

:This article describes the British science fiction comedy television series. For the type of star, see red dwarf.

Ships

:Main article: Red Dwarf ships

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Red Dwarf

The main ship after which the show is named. Red Dwarf is five miles long, not including the scoop at the front, and can hold over a thousand crew members. It also holds a complement of Starbug and Blue Midget shuttlecrafts. The "scoop" at the front of the ship collects trace hydrogen gases from space and converts them into fuel: the ship, therefore, could theoretically keep on travelling forever. The ship also has a small moon embedded in its side - however, this doesn't appear to affect its structural integrity.

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Red Dwarf was redesigned for the remastered series, making it even longer and more streamlined, with more engines at the rear. This design was also used in Series 8, after Red Dwarf's reconstruction by the nanobots, complete with Kareoke deck.

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Blue Midget

Blue Midget is a type of shuttle that Red Dwarf carries, and was the primary craft in series 2 before being replaced by Starbug. It is built to resemble a truck or tank, with caterpillar tracks and a bumper sticker.

Related Topics:
Starbug - Tank

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Blue Midget was redesigned in the remastered series to resemble a bubble car with retractable legs for "walking", and this design was also used for Series 8 (for the original episodes continuity, it is feasible that when Red Dwarf was reconstructed slightly differently the same thing happened to the Blue Midgets aboard the ship).

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Starbug

The JMC transport vehicle Starbug is the model of a small shuttle craft, green in colour. It has three bulbous sections; the cockpit, mid-section and engine rooms, somewhat resembling a bug from the exterior. Starbug replaced Blue Midget as the crew's primary choice of shuttle

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is series 3 and became the show's primary vehicle thoughout series 6 and 7.

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Series 6 takes place a full 200 years after the final episodes of series 5. During this time it is presumed that Kryten remodelled Starbug to better suit the crews needs, being the only one not in deep-sleep. Starbug's remodelling, along with a time-dilation effect, expanded the ship's interior dimensions and produced an additional sleeping quarters, engine deck and hangar bay. In episode 6.3 Starbug was finally armed with laser cannons by rogue simulants.

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