Trivia / Red Dwarf Season IV "White Hole"

• Actor-Inspired Element: While the Cat's line about Holly banging her head on the screen was always in the script, Holly actually doing so later was thought up by Hattie Hayridge, who recalled:
  Danny had the line, you know, "She can't count to three without banging her head on the screen", and I said, "I've never banged my head on the screen", and they went, "Oh, it doesn't matter". So, I said, "Well, why don't I just bang my head on the screen and then it makes sense". It's probably why they got rid of me, going, "Oh, God, can't she just shut up!".
• Deleted Scene:
  • Lister gets a chance to fully catalogue his abilities. These include pool, being a good lover, and he can belch the whole of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" whilst balancing two pints of cider on his head.
  • The full version of Lister's pool fantasy is presented complete with Craig Charles' legendary prowess on the pool table, although the scene is without finished visual effects.
  • An extension to the "What is it?" sequence, where time begins to loop as the Dwarfers prepare to leave, with Lister shouting "Well then, let's go!". Presented on the DVD with the loop performed live, rather than being done through editing.
• Edited for Syndication: In a 2012 repeat, Rimmer recalling Rimmer Directive 271 ("No chance, you metal bastard") was cut.
• Troubled Production: Although Ed Bye is credited as having directed this episode, he was actually unavailable due to illness. The show's executive producer, Paul Jackson, stepped in to cover the direction duties with a Christmas party hangover. Danny John-Jules, infamous for being late, thought it was a joke by crewmembers when he was told that Paul Jackson was directing since Paul was known for his short temper and insistence on being punctual. He still turned up late, and as expected, enraged Jackson. According to Chris Barrie, Paul Jackson's presence alone caused the crew to suddenly double in size. Robert Llewellyn even commented on a soundman walking precariously along the gantry above the set, "risking life and limb," and various other crewmembers removing nails with their teeth and Naylor remarked that some carpenters were hammering in other nails with their heads, humorous references to the fear that Jackson struck into the hearts of the crew.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The episode was originally based on the "Garbageworld Earth" sequence from the novel Better Than Life. But then the producers realized how incredibly expensive that would be and based it on the "Pool with planets" sequence instead.
  • The new super-intelligent Holly was visioned as having a bald head and small spectacles. This was changed to just having her hair smoothed back.
• You Sound Familiar: David Ross, the original Kryten, voices Talkie Toaster.

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