Back in the Red: Part I story
The nanobots have rebuilt Red Dwarf to its original design plans. In effect, the fresh new Red Dwarf is better than the old version of the ship the nanobots deconstructed in the first place – faster, more streamlined, containing more advanced technology, which was not included the first time round due to budget cutbacks. After crashing Starbug in the docking bay, they discover the nanobots have also resurrected the original crew complement of Red Dwarf who were killed in the radioactive disaster three million years previously, and who now have no memory of the incident or events following it. Lister tries to persuade the newly resurrected Arnold Rimmer to help him escape so that he can track down the nanobots to corroborate his story, but the only way for Lister to convince Rimmer is by helping Rimmer get promoted using a disc of confidential files left in the crashed wreckage of Starbug. Directed by: Ed Bye. Story by: Doug Naylor.
14 total · 3 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| felinoid being | major | The cat-man Cat is a main character. |
| humanoid robot | major | The humanoid robot Kryten is a main character. |
| military related work | major | The crew were embedded in a military hierarchy and behaved accordingly. |
| coping with an obnoxious chatterbox | minor | Rimmer was upset and couldn't concentrate on his book because of Lister's innate chattering. |
| delusion of being someone one is not | minor | The ship psychiatrist thought Kryten was crazy in insisting he was a robot. |
| reliable streak of luck | minor | Rimmer got his hands on a special luck virus. |
| sentient computer | minor | The sentient computer Holly chimed in with a quip here and there. |
| speculative nanotechnology | minor | Nanobots had rebuilt the Red Dwarf vessel and resurrected its crew. |
| speculative spaceship | minor | The story is mainly set aboard the futuristic Red Dwarf. |
| the desire for professional success | minor | Rimmer's ears perked up when Lister hinted that he knew how Rimmer could secure a promotion for himself. |