History Trivia / RedDwarfSeasonIIITimeslides

* ActingForTwo: Creator/ChrisBarrie also plays Rimmer's brother Frank, using the same accent he would for Ace Rimmer.

* CreatorCouple: Creator/RubyWax, who played the newsreader, is married to director Ed Bye.

** The opening scene of the Cat wanting to play juvenile games with an unwilling and depressed Lister is extended with additional dialogue. Amongst them Cat mentions jousting with wheelchairs, waste-bin helmets and pool cues; ironically Lister does joust in "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonVIIStokeMeAClipper Stoke Me a Clipper]]" as Lister of Smeg.
** An alternate take of the tension sheet discussion was re-shot to remove Rimmer's "hologram box" because the writers considered it an unsuccessful effect. The box (similar to a glove-box) enables the intangible hologram to operate two blinking mechanical arms inside the box, with which Rimmer is using it to re-paint his childhood model soldiers and spitfire airplanes.
** Additional dialogue with Rimmer talking to the rich Lister, his wife and butler Gilbert. Rimmer lists all the things Lister now has, and says that all he used to be happy with was a curry, a beer and a gory film.

* PosthumousCredit: In what might be the only case ever of this being PlayedForLaughs, the intro gives us "Tonight's Special Guest Star: UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler AsHimself" (he appears via archive footage which Lister is inserted into). And yes, he is named in official cast lists for this episode.
* RealLifeRelative:
** Creator/CraigCharles' younger brother Emile plays Lister's 17-year-old younger self.
** Ed Bye's wife Creator/RubyWax as Blaze Falconburger.
* UncreditedRole: An unknown voice actor provided the voice of Adolf Hitler for the scene which Hitler is heard having a fight with Lister.

** Creator/GrahamChapman was originally cast as the newsreader, but died before filming started. He was replaced by Creator/RubyWax.

* CreatorCouple: Ruby Wax, who played the newsreader, is married to director Ed Bye.

** Ed Bye's wife Ruby Wax as Blaze Falconburger.

** Creator/GrahamChapman was originally cast as the newsreader, but died before filming started. He was replaced by Ruby Wax.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/GrahamChapman was originally cast as the newsreader, but died before filming started. He was replaced by Ruby Wax.
** The skiing couple whose picture Lister received by mistake were originally supposed to talk about how they'd received Lister's birthday photos. Craig Charles pointed out that this made no sense, as the couple wouldn't have known about the mix-up when the picture was taken. The lines were cut, but the actors were still included in the end credits.

* ActingForTwo: Chris Barrie also plays Rimmer's brother Frank, using the same accent he would for Ace Rimmer.

** The skiing couple whose picture Lister recieved by mistake were originally supposed to talk about how they'd received Lister's birthday photos. Craig Charles pointed out that this made no sense, as the couple wouldn't have known about the mix-up when the picture was taken. The lines were cut, but the actors were still included in the end credits.

** The skiing couple whose picture Lister recieved by mistake were originally supposed to talk about about how they'd received Lister's birthday photos. Craig Charles pointed out that this made no sense, as the couple wouldn't have known about the mix-up when the picture was taken. The lines were cut, but the actors were still included in the end credits.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/GrahamChapman was originally cast as the newsreader, but died before filming started. He was replaced by Ruby Wax.

** The opening scene of the Cat wanting to play juvenile games with an unwilling and depressed Lister is extended with additional dialogue. Amongst them Cat mentions jousting with wheelchairs, waste-bin helmets and pool cues; ironically Lister does joust in Red Dwarf: Stoke Me a Clipper (1997) as Lister of Smeg.