Red Dwarf - Series 1 Ep. 5 - Confidence and Paranoia

Episode Info

Synopsis

Lister contracts a mutated pneumonia virus. The hallucinations of his fevered brain materialise in solid form, and suddenly the ship is beset by herring rain and an exploding 16th-century mayor of Warsaw. When his fever breaks, Lister wakes up to find he has created personifications of his Confidence and Paranoia, and a war of manipulation begins.

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Episode Info:

Release:

1988

Running Time:

30 min

Certificate:

Suitable for 12 years and over

Genre:

• Comedy
• , 
• Sci-Fi

Cast:

• Craig Charles
• Chris Barrie
• Danny John-Jules
• Norman Lovett

Director:

• Ed Bye

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