Costumes

Costume designer Howard Burden was brought in to revolutionise the look of Red Dwarf for this, the first season co-produced by Rob and Doug. Howard approached the scripts as if they were for a brand new show (having not seen the first two series anyway).

Lister's outfit was conceived as being influenced by his art school background, and his jacket was adorned with all manner of creative touches - the most remarkable of which wasn't seen. On the back of the jacket, Howard had included a picture of a voluptuous Wilma Flintstone riding a rocket. However, the legal nightmare of such a famous character in such a provocative pose forced the team to add a spacesuit to the now unidentifiable woman.

Rimmer's reflective uniform had the dual merits of implying his officious devotion to duty (although the new tunic design removed the need for the traditional tie and collar) as well as his hologrammatic status. A hat was also included in the new look - complete with a microphone for communication - but this was eventually abandoned after too many 'Captain Emerald' jokes... one of which did, in the end, appear in the show. (Rimmer's badge was actually adapted from an existing one used in Hitchhiker's Guide turned up-side down.)

While the Cat's wardrobe was taken to outrageous new heights, the plastic Kryten outfit caused no end of grief. A brilliant piece of design - hiding the human inside with an artificial, metallic exterior - was often ruined by Robert's need to, well, sit down. The fragile material would crack, and repairs would have to be made. The key Kryten moment - the groinal vac-hose - was originally intended to be attached to the mechanoid's chest. Howard changed all that! Holly, meanwhile, kept hold of the gender-less polo neck jumper - although Hattie did get a nice tiara for The Last Day's party scene.

Kryten's head, now one of the most iconic images the show has provided, was inevitably based on the series II original - albeit more successfully. Robert had suffered through head and body casting already, and then each week he would spend hours having the rubber head attached to his face. The work paid off, of course, with the angular features moving with the actor's own changes of expression, creating something artificial yet comfortingly human.

Kryten and Rimmer also got spangly Srehtorb Esrever costumes, and all the crew found alternate personality outfits that showed off their missing emotions. Outside of the main characters there was the sexy Genny Mutant and a droid of Marilyn Monroe. Hudzen's costume was a last minute construction made from everything and anything - overnight (the character having been added as a last-minute script change). The helmet was later used as a mould for the guards' helmets on floor 13, series VIII.