Here’s an interesting fact. When then-BBC liaison Janet Street-Porter read the script of Red Dwarf Gunmen of the Apocalypse she found the concept was stupid, didn't feel it could be feasibly done and ordered that the episode be scrapped. Unfortunately for her, by the time the memo arrived, the episode had already been shot and was in the midst of post-production, it went on to win an international Emmy Award, and is still regarded as one of the best episodes among fans. So I’ve never really been a fan of Janet Street Porter.
Dermot Morgan was only 44 when he recorded this. Sadly he passed away just two years later. And it's interesting to see that Eddie Izzard looks pretty much now how he did here, 27 years ago.
Thanks so much for posting, I’d probably have watched this live and might have recorded it. (Too many tapes from 1979 … onwards!) As others have pointed out, I had a ‘bit of a cognitive dissonance moment’ when Ian said ‘Diana and car crash’ in the same sentence. (I believe young people call it a WTF, or something like that.) And Dermot - bless him, sadly missed.
@longlovesretro goddamn. So he did call it..... I don't think you got what I said. I know she died afterwards, but he mentioned Diana and a car accident. Hence "did Ian call Diana's accident"
That was terrible..no fun,camaraderie,..ŵas so looking forward to seeing n hearing Dermott's sense of humour..glad Ial was there..can't wait till this year's episodes come on...
God this show was SO good. But people were talented, then. I love how Diana was fair game, now she's this ridiculous uber untouchable "don't you joke about OUR Diana.." yawn.
If he'd looked after himself and checked his Heart then I do believe he'd still be around today. He would have guest hosted Have I got News For You on a number of occassions and his stand up shows would have sold out Arenas like the O2 in London. Alas it was not to be. RIP Dermot Morgan.
