https://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Arnold_RimmerArnold Rimmer - Revision history2026-05-13T22:46:02ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.38.2https://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Arnold_Rimmer&diff=46087&oldid=prevKurt: /* 2010s */2023-03-29T03:34:12Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">2010s</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Among the actors who auditioned for Rimmer were [[Norman Lovett]] (cast as [[Holly (Red Dwarf)|Holly]] instead), [[David Baddiel]], [[Hugh Laurie]], and [[Alfred Molina]].<ref name="Casting">{{cite web |url= http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?sectionID=behind-the-scenes&seriesID=1&subsectionID=casting |title=RedDwarf.co.uk: Series I Casting |access-date=10 December 2007}}</ref> Initially Molina was cast as Rimmer,<ref name="<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Interview: </del>Norman Lovett">{{cite journal |date=November 1992 |title=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Interview: </del>Norman Lovett |journal=Red Dwarf Smegazine |publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd |issue=#9 |issn=0965-5603}}</ref><ref name="Red Dwarf series 1 Episode One: The End">{{cite journal |title=Red Dwarf series 1 Episode One: The End |journal=Red Dwarf Smegazine |publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd |volume=2 |issue=#1 |issn=0965-5603}}</ref> however, the role was recast and filled by [[Chris Barrie]], a professional voice-actor and impressionist. Barrie, who had originally auditioned for Lister,<ref name="Casting" /> was familiar with [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]] having worked together on ''[[Son of Cliché]]'' and ''[[Spitting Image]]'' and with the producers on ''[[Happy Families (1985 TV series)|Happy Families]]'' and various [[Jasper Carrott]] productions.<ref name="Red Dwarf series 1 Episode One: The End"/> He has appeared in all but four episodes of the show, which he missed in series VII due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_7/writing.html |title=RedDwarf.co.uk: Series VII Writing |access-date=10 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022124350/http://reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_7/writing.html |archive-date=22 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Among the actors who auditioned for Rimmer were [[Norman Lovett]] (cast as [[Holly (Red Dwarf)|Holly]] instead), [[David Baddiel]], [[Hugh Laurie]], and [[Alfred Molina]].<ref name="Casting">{{cite web |url= http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?sectionID=behind-the-scenes&seriesID=1&subsectionID=casting |title=RedDwarf.co.uk: Series I Casting |access-date=10 December 2007}}</ref> Initially Molina was cast as Rimmer,<ref name="<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Intervie </ins>Norman Lovett">{{cite journal |date=November 1992 |title=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Intervie </ins>Norman Lovett |journal=Red Dwarf Smegazine |publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd |issue=#9 |issn=0965-5603}}</ref><ref name="Red Dwarf series 1 Episode One: The End">{{cite journal |title=Red Dwarf series 1 Episode One: The End |journal=Red Dwarf Smegazine |publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd |volume=2 |issue=#1 |issn=0965-5603}}</ref> however, the role was recast and filled by [[Chris Barrie]], a professional voice-actor and impressionist. Barrie, who had originally auditioned for Lister,<ref name="Casting" /> was familiar with [[Rob Grant]] and [[Doug Naylor]] having worked together on ''[[Son of Cliché]]'' and ''[[Spitting Image]]'' and with the producers on ''[[Happy Families (1985 TV series)|Happy Families]]'' and various [[Jasper Carrott]] productions.<ref name="Red Dwarf series 1 Episode One: The End"/> He has appeared in all but four episodes of the show, which he missed in series VII due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_7/writing.html |title=RedDwarf.co.uk: Series VII Writing |access-date=10 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022124350/http://reddwarf.co.uk/deck05/series_7/writing.html |archive-date=22 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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