Dimension Jump
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| Red Dwarf episode | |
| "Dimension Jump" | |
| Image:Dimension Jump (Red Dwarf).jpg | |
| Episode № | 5 |
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| Airdate | March 14, 1991 |
| Writer(s) | Rob Grant & Doug Naylor |
| Director | Ed Bye |
| Guest star(s) | Kalli Greenwood as Mrs Rimmer, Simon Gaffney as Young Rimmer and Hetty Baynes as the Cockpit Computer |
| Series IV February 14 – March 21, 1991 |
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Dimension Jump was the fifth epsiode to air in Series IV of Red Dwarf.
[edit] Synopsis
In a parallel universe, dashing and heroic test pilot Arnold J. "Ace" Rimmer pilots a ship equipped with the new Wildfire drive, which will exceed the speed of reality and propel him into a different dimension. He arrives in the Red Dwarf universe, where Rimmer is naturally extremely jealous of this "better" version of himself, and Ace eventually decides to leave, but not before revealing to Lister the 'break' that he got in his life that Rimmer missed out on. The break, in fact, was that Ace was held back a year in school, while Rimmer progressed a year like everyone else. Ace Rimmer did not have any advantage and thus forced himself to buckle down and work harder to be better, where Arnold Rimmer continued to make excuses throughout his life.
[edit] Trivia
- This episode contained the first alternative version of the end credits theme with the skutters' rendition on the Hammond organ.
- Obviously this is the first appearance of "Ace" Rimmer. Chris Barrie had lobbied for a cooler character because he was suffering "git overload" due to the type of characters he was playing.
- Although the character "Ace" returns in other episodes ("Emohawk: Polymorph II" and "Stoke Me A Clipper") it is revealed they are in fact "alternate" Ace Rimmers — in fact, in "Emohawk" it's a result of the polymorph removing Rimmer's bitterness, making him, as Kryten says, "well... nice".
