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  • Actors: Robert Llewelyn, Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge
  • Directors: Doug Naylor, Rob Grant, Juliet May
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English, Esperanto
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 180 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002TR8BI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,811 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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It's brown alert time all over again for Red Dwarf fans with the fifth season of the much-loved sci-fi/comedy series. Episode-wise, it's business as usual for the crew of the Red Dwarf--that is, if one considers encountering an alien squid that squirts a despair-inducing hallucinogen ("Back to Reality", later voted the best episode of the series by viewers and Stephen Hawking!), evil (and not particularly bright) versions of the crew ("Demons and Angels"), a virus that causes insanity ("Quarantine"), and a trip to a moon created entirely from the mind of the insufferable hologram Rimmer ("Terrorform") business as usual.

In short, it's six hilarious episodes, highlighted by the typically terrific writing of creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (who also direct two episodes). As with the previous deluxe DVD releases, Series V features a wealth of supplemental features, the most intriguing of which is a look at the failed attempt to recreate the show in America (with U.K. cast member Robert Llewellyn and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Terry Farrell as Cat). Also included are cast and fan commentaries, featurettes on the show's "science" and villains, special effects tests, blooper reels, and a sampling of Grant and Naylor's BBC 4 radio sketch "Dave Hollins, Space Cadet", which served as the inspiration for Red Dwarf. Dedicated DVD owners will also be rewarded by Easter eggs lurking throughout the menus. --Paul Gaita



Special Features

- Cast Commentary - Fan Commentary - Back To Reality Fan Profiles - "Heavy Science" Series V doco - Weblink - "Dwarfing USA" featurette - The SFX Of Red Dwarf - Deleted Scenes - Smeg Ups Trailers - BBC2/Skutter Channel Idents Lister - Intro to "Best Episode Ever" "Bad Guys" - Music Featurette - Photo Gallery - Raw Effects Footage - Isolated Music Cues - Dave Hollins Radio Sketch - 3 Easter Eggs including Animated Back To Reality
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 'Bullet Cybernautics!'...'That's Traffic Control!', 1 Feb 2006
By Mr. A. E. Hall "brother_of_sadako" (Liverpool, UK) - See all my reviews
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Red Dwarf is one of the finest sitcoms ever to hit the British screen, and even though this series loses its way from time to time it is still a gem. The lines are brilliant, we meet Dwayne Dibley (rivals Ace Rimmer for funniest bit part character ever) and many episodes simply shine. Unfortunately, some of the flaws that BEGAN to surface in IV and would eventually cripple the show in later series are all too clear.

Quarantine is one of the episodes that can lose its way, with the focus sometimes shifting towards special effects although it still has its momenets with the King of the Potato People. The Enquisitor is much the same, with perhaps too much sci fi but laughs a plenty with Rimmer's adventures with Fiona Barrington. The low point is definately Terraform, but even that is still very funny, as Kryten's SOS terrifies the Cat and Lister. The series picks up in the later half though, Demons and Angels is brilliant, with Lister forced to do things he would never do, eat things he would never eat and spill things onto things that no one should ever spill things onto! Holoship is another that suffers from too much glitz rather than plot, but yet again it's a good laugh as Rimmer finds love (and she does NOT want to throw up all over him). But then comes the real reason to buy this DVD - Back to Reality. Quite simply one of the funniest episodes ever for any sitcom, the episode is legendary. From Norman Bates' mum, to the Cybernautics division, to Dwayne Dibley and from William Doyle aka Good 'Ol Bill Doyle to Billy Doyle, a name from the wrong side of the tracks, this episode is perhaps the best Red Dwarf episode ever.

Overall, the series is too hampered by special effects and glitz, taking away from the brilliance of the plot and characters. While the Enquistior, Demons and Angels and especially Back to Reality rank up with the best, the other three all have their moments but fall short of the mark. Sometimes disjointed, never less than hilarious, always worth watching!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best of the best!, 29 Jul 2006
By Dark Jimbo (Hampshire, England) - See all my reviews
Here it is - the last point where absolutely EVERYONE agrees the series was still on top form. Some start to moan with series 6 (though I love it), and 7 and 8 really come in for a lot of flak. No such problems here though, there's nary a rough edge or weak moment to be seen - and there's a good reason why series 5 is considered among the majority of fandom the best series. It's the absolute peak of Red Dwarf.

It gave us some of the most iconic villians and secondary characters the series ever had - Daune Dibbley, later to be vastly overused but hilarious here in his first appearance - Psycotic glove-puppet penguin Mr Flibble - the chilling Inquisitor - while also introducing a whole ship of holograms, (where Rimmer finaly gets laid!), giving us 'Rimmer in a red gingham dress with hex vision', and Red Dwarf's best ever epsiode, Back to Reality.

The episodes are much darker and more dramatic than ever before - it's becoming borderline sci-fi drama/horror here - and it's all much more story-centric, though it remains as funny as ever. No time for the sitting around chatting from series 2 and 3, there's characters to be developed, monsters to be fought and the series' most hilarious set-pieces to be set up. The ideas and themes on display here would give any 'serious' sci-fi show a run for their money, with the writers really pushing all the boundaries of what was possible with the format and budget of the show. It's also really Rimmer's series - at least three of the six episodes revolve entirely around him - and what with him being the best and most popular character, that's no bad thing. In short, it's simply phenomonal, containing moments never to be bettered in the four previous or three following series. The DVD package itself is as top-notch as ever too - which is nothing less than the greatest Dwarf series deserves. If you only buy one series, buy this one.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Flibble says "Buy Series 5", 7 Sep 2004
Red Dwarf still makes me laugh even now. From it's humble beginnings to the slightly overdone series 7 and 8, it is still one of the best british comedies ever.

Series 5 is quite a step up from the previous series but no less funny. IMO Quarantine is one of the best episodes ever.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A strong season, but the focus is changing
For its fifth season, Red Dwarf underwent a change of focus. Whilst the set-up and premise is still the same as the previous two seasons, the writers chose to take the show more... Read more
Published 4 days ago by A. Whitehead

4.0 out of 5 stars Last "regular" Red Dwarf, ever...
Series 5 is the last season of Red Dwarf presented in the way that made it so popular. Lister, Rimmer, Kryten, Cat and Holly crew the ship, with jokes and imaginative stories... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dan the Man

5.0 out of 5 stars Red Dwarf V
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Published 14 months ago by Vicky Welsby

5.0 out of 5 stars Uncle Arnie fries 'em alive with his hex vision
Red Dwarf has always been a favourite of mine. This series is one of the best with quarantine being one of the top episodes. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'They've been naughty boys, haven't they Mr. Flibble?'
Red Dwarf V is often called by fans the strongest series of Red Dwarf and I am no exception. All of the characters are at their peaks with Rimmer having at least some physical... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2007 by Reaper

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr Flibble is VERY cross...
I could have given this series five stars on the merits of the brilliant 'Back To Reality' alone but that wouldn't do justice to another fabulous line-up of episodes and some of... Read more
Published on 17 April 2007 by Mr. D. Woods

5.0 out of 5 stars The fine line - walked to perfection!
Red Dwarf has always been a balancing act between comedy and sci-fi, pulling in audiences from both. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2006 by Simon

4.0 out of 5 stars funny
Good series, the last episode were Criton nearly bites the dust is particularly funny, with the Cat, Lister & Rimmer on form!
Enjoy.
Published on 7 Nov 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favourite Series of Red Dwarf
My only regret is that it took me so long to actually see this series. It was made just a year after series 4, but looks like it was made about 5 years after. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars A true Red Dwarf
O.K. Red Dwarf series 5, this series is essentially the one where Doug Naylor and Rob Grant decided that to make up for all of the other strictly Dwarf episodes (as good as they... Read more
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