Editing Red Dwarf (section)

===''Red Dwarf: The Movie''===
Since the beginning of the seventh series in 1997, Doug Naylor had been attempting to make a feature-length version of the show.<ref>{{cite book|first=Doug|last=Naylor|title=Red Dwarf VIII: The Official Book|date=1999|publisher=Virgin|page=11}}</ref> A final draft of the script was written by Naylor, and [[flyer (pamphlet)|flyers]] began circulating around certain websites. The flyer had been created by Winchester Films in order to market the film overseas.<ref name="Making The Movie">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/archive/making_the_movie.html |title=Making The Movie |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=7 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030602075805/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/archive/making_the_movie.html |archive-date=2 June 2003}}</ref> Plot details were included as part of a teaser.

The movie was set in the distant future in which ''Homo sapienoids''— a race of cyborgs— had taken over the [[Solar System]] and were wiping out the human race. Spaceships that tried to escape Earth were hunted down "until only one remained... ''Red Dwarf''".

Naylor scouted Australia to get an idea of locations and finance costs. Pre-production began in 2004 and filming was planned for 2005.<ref name="TheMovie">{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-and-the-movie-that-never-was/|title=Red Dwarf, and the movie that never was|first=Craig|last=Thomas|website=Den of Geek|date=2 October 2015|access-date=25 March 2020|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326012328/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/red-dwarf-and-the-movie-that-never-was/|url-status=live}}</ref> Costumes were made, including Kryten's, and A-list celebrity cameos, including [[Madonna]], were rumoured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/26/madonna-in-red-dwarf|title=Madonna in Red Dwarf?|author=KJB|website=[[IGN]]|date=26 September 2000|access-date=25 March 2020|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326013012/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/26/madonna-in-red-dwarf|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the team struggled to find sufficient funding. Naylor explained at a ''Red Dwarf'' [[Dimension Jump (convention)|Dimension Jump convention]] that the film had been rejected by the BBC and the [[UK Film Council|British Film Council]].<ref name="TheMovie" />

In 2012, material from early drafts of the film was incorporated into the Series X finale "[[The Beginning (Red Dwarf)|The Beginning]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ganymede.tv/2012/08/doug-naylor-broadcast-interview/ |title=Doug Naylor Broadcast Interview |first=Ian |last=Symes |website=Ganymede & Titan |date=23 August 2012 |access-date=25 March 2020 |quote=Most of the ideas are fresh but for the last episode I borrow things from the very early drafts of the film and explain what happened after the conclusion of series eight. |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326013823/https://www.ganymede.tv/2012/08/doug-naylor-broadcast-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018, Naylor suggested production of the movie was still under consideration, explaining: "The order will probably be another TV series, a stage show and possibly a movie, and I think the guys agree on that. The film is a long shot at this point just because it can take so long to get funding."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://whatculture.com/tv/red-dwarf-turns-30-interview-with-co-creator-doug-naylor-on-the-30th-anniversary?page=3 |title=Red Dwarf Turns 30: Interview With Co-Creator Doug Naylor On The 30th Anniversary |website=WhatCulture |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=1 September 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901215823/http://whatculture.com/tv/red-dwarf-turns-30-interview-with-co-creator-doug-naylor-on-the-30th-anniversary?page=3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/red-dwarf-to-return-with-new-movie-111936904.html |title=Red Dwarf to return with new movie |first=Ben |last=Arnold |date=18 October 2019 |website=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=19 October 2019 |archive-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020031511/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/red-dwarf-to-return-with-new-movie-111936904.html |url-status=live }}</ref>